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For my aunt

Doing a fresh install of windows 10 iot ltsc... Because it works, and I refuse to learn windows 11 just to do tech support.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Make sure you put Linux on that bad boy before October.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm kind of jealous that you have that option.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Anyone can download the iso from archive.org, verify the checksum with ms, and if your feeling frisky buy a license key off of eBay for a few dollars.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

But then what am I supposed to do with this mass of gravel?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/Yz4c--SsWo4

This is what convinced me it was a reasonable used computer.

It cost $300, 64 GiB Ram, 512 nvme ssd, big screen for old eyes

and its extra verified in qubes if I should ever be regifted the laptop back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good man!

If you know win10 the learning curve for win11 is flat though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You say that..... and i agree for the individual user,

but for doing tech support - i think all of the dark patterns ms uses in their retail environment is going to setup a older person for failure. I don't want one drive to get pushed or auto-installed. I don't want edge to take over everything. I don't want to try to debug whatever copoilt / recall is doing this week. I don't want to start bar/task bar to get filled with micro advertisements.

Thats why I went with IOT LTSC, sure, I don't have the windows store, but on the other hand I don't have the windows store.

When windows 8? Was a thing and Ms had this all tile interface I once tried to print a document in a hotel... I felt like the interface was actively fighting me the entire time, the single most difficult computer interaction in my life. (And I used os/2)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I use win 11, but i put my parents on osx. Not as good as it used to be, but a bit less intrusive than windows.

Regarding os/2 that was my ideal os for many years. Its kinda what osx could have been, until they deviated into what it is today

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I got my first Thinkpad for myself the other day, X1 Carbon Gen 7 or 8 for $160. Local e-recycle shop! Loving it.