The win10 EULA was the all reason I needed to never use it. Paraphrasing "we will take your files, email, passwords etc from private folders and do whatever we like with them". Couldn't agree to that so my network is totally Linux now.
@@ChrisTitusTech Pretty good line! I just tried Linux Mint for 2 days off a thumb drive. I liked it, but I had to do taxes on software I already bought, so I reopened Win7. I'm noticing things in Linux I liked better. Thanks for you video. I have to change next year when Win7 is retired.
Ya think? Try using Windows 10 on the Insider Programme. You can't alter some of the telemetry settings if you have agreed to get freebies from Microsoft. Every so often you get a message saying something like "The settings on this PC are controlled by an Administrator. Contact your Administrator for detail on how to change settings." That Administrator is Microsoft.
@@cyrilpinto418 It's proprietary crap. While being good, you don't have that much control over the "features" Microsoft wants you to eat, like Cortana or the Bing default search on start menu or yourphone running for absolute no reason in the background.
@coordè Does not change the fact that windows is slow propitiatory old deceptive feature creep vintage anti-freedoom and about ltsc that costs money I don't get your point
Microsoft page: " Your Windows 7 license is not valid any more, you cant download Windows 7 " Windows 10: " Windows 10 Pro is activated by Windows 7 license... thaaaanks " God dam Microsoft forcing us to download W10......
When *I'm* forced to interact with a Windows machine, I want to tear what little hair I have left out. When I retired from a 20 year career as sysadmin, I moved my home systems to Linux, having been a Linux fan since the early 90s. As far as I'm concerned, the ONLY way to win with Windows 10 is to NOT USE Windows 10...
Came back from using Linux for a few weeks only and immediately noticed how fucking bloated and slow it was compared - also what really bothered me was the way files are organized: opening c:/ in a normal explorer window takes about 10 clicks
I had this crazy situation when I was dual-booting Win7 & Linux Mint 18: My W7 went to an endless loop of trying to install some update and failed, the only option it left for me was to reboot... After a couple repeats I gave up Windows altogether; and since I had already a nicely running Linux on my other HD I decided to unplug my Windows drive. Some time later I simply plugged it back, reformatted that drive to ext4 and I have been using it for backup purposes.
Me: Cortana, which night club should I destroy tonight? Cortana: [silent] Me: Cortana? I want to be the bomb! Cortana: [silent] Me: Burn baby burn. Disco inferno! Burn baby burn... Cortana: [silent] "OPEN UP! FBI!"
Fifteen months ago, I had never even opened up a computer case... technology scared the crap out of me... but I loved what it could do! Now, I've built two brand new Linux computers from scratch, regularly install new operating systems onto a hard drive just to check them out... and I'm having a ball learning to do everything! Once I actually started using Linux, I hardly ever went back to my Windows computer except to use one program that I hadn't quite managed to replicate well enough in Linux (I have now though lol). When I put Mint Cinnamon on my first new computer mid 2018 and realized it was a keeper as a daily driver, I stripped down my old Windows computer and modernized it up with a nice Linux distro and gave it to my brother to use and have fun with. Windows sucks... long live Linux lol.
Does Linux have a desktop environment that comes with Candy Crush preinstalled and, if removed, will reinstall itself after an update? Nope! I think I’ll stick to Windows, thank you very much. Candy Crush should be compiled into the Linux kernel, or at least systemd.
Microsoft treats your computer as theirs. I use to have a computer repair shop, and #8 Viruses was my bread and butter, and these were people with anti-virus running. One thing you didn't cover is that Microsoft restricts the owner of their own computer from hidden directories and files, like these files belong to Microsoft. They also tell you to get a hold of your administrator, when it is your machine. I get that Microsoft might not know this, but at that point you are normally locked out of taking care of the problem. Linux on the other hand doesn't do any of this, and in root you have full access to your OWN computer.
Windows hides system files on purpose. It uses to hide the windows folder until XP with a message "these are system files. Are you sure you want to display them" Also system files can be enabled in options.
It is isn't it? I remember installing that shady "freeware" software back in the day and then forgetting to uncheck the box on the next screen. Congratulations on your new toolbar!
How is data harvesting unethical? They are turning something you do not use yourself into a resource. Maybe it'd be unethical if you were selling the data yourself. But you're not. You are literally out nothing. So where is the ethical conflict there?
@@1pcfred It's unethical when you explicitly choose not to share your data, yet they continue to do so. Then again we have a choice. We can use Win10 or not. I choose not to.
@@thehighevolutionary7161 but you haven't chosen to not share your data. You'd have to live under a rock to do that today. Which is an option. You've simply opted to not pursue that.
Viruses usually get in your computer because the users themselves install them. The difference is that the average linux user has more knowledge about computers than the average windows user.
@nmeunier I agree with you. My uncle bought a brand new Windows 10 computer, and I removed as much of the spyware and other crap as possible. I even set up the MVPS HOSTS file for him. Within months his fast computer was slower than the crappy laptop he replaced. It was ridiculous. He eventually had to take it for service because Windows 10 became unusable. (I am done wasting my time on that piece of crap OS.) I used Windows XP and Windows 7 since they were released, and loved Windows 7 (at least until they started trying to force Windows 10 upgrades.) I was a huge fan, but now I am done with Microsoft forever. Microsoft is no longer trustworthy with all their Windows 10 shenanigans, and obviously don't care at all about their customers. Linux on the other hand is awesome - especially Linux Mint and Peppermint OS - but there are tons of fantastic distros and very easy to find one that suits you. I love how incredibly fast, stable and customizable it is. I occasionally have to startup my Windows 7 laptop to find an old file or something, and I just dread it. Thank God (and Linus, the developers, and all the generous people who help newbies switch over) for Linux!
No. It’s because the kernel is so secure that doesn’t have open vulnerabilities like shitdows. You don’t even need a virus to hack shitdows. security holes everywhere
Yup. Standard fresh install procedure: Fire up Edge and download Chrome. Microsoft are hip to this nowadays and Edge practically begs you to give it a try and not set Chrome as your default browser. Earlier versions of Edge made it very hard to even get to the Chrome download site and then would deliberately get in the way of you changing the default settings. Isn't that typical of the mentality at Microsoft?
17:57 Really hits home with how my grandma browsed the web. Would go fix her computer several times a year, and every time with a bunch of new toolbars and sketchy programs installed. Installed xubuntu for her one day (after asking and explaining what it is), set it up to look like windows, messed around with some printer-drivers and never had a problem since. One of the best decisions of my life.
Switched to Mint a couple years ago at work for most workstations, I find windows search, superfetch basically power eating, cpu wasting services that don't do much for most people but generate waste heat and frustration for users, the whole concept of cacheing every file in the user profile... Why, just why! As for my personal home use I only boot into it to update Windows or to remember the current changes when walking people through how to fix windows crash of the week...
Steve Jobs once said to Bill Gates that Apple OS is the best operating system (between Windows and Mac OS). Gates replied "Windows doesn't have to be" (the best, since I've got all these contracts with IBM PC clone makers and thus will dominate the market). This was basically true at the time and obviously Gates took this idea to heart by being OK with producing a significantly inferior product ever since. I rationalized moving to 7 since it was about as close to an intuitive OS as Msft had put out only to watch them scrap it and sabotage it for 10. On a scale of 10 to the worst mess posing as an OS it is properly named. One note about the virus issue; I consider W10 itself to be a virus.
Take a page from Apple's MacOS X playbook (and go back to the origins of Windows, now that I think about it) and make Windows 11 a GUI shell that runs on Linux. The 11 even sort of rhymes with the old X11 Window System. Back to the good old days when Windows was just an optional UI layer resting on a stable base.
@@karljacob1986 What surface do you have, Im typing this on a Surface pro 2 thats dual booted with Manjaro. The bios on the surfaces are bafflingly bad (mine has 4 options total), but its still possible to do. Turn off safe boot, boot into the advanced boot menu, and use that to boot into a flash drive. Make sure you shrink your windows partition beforehand so you don't risk bricking your device by destroying windows. Since the only way to boot into a flash drive is to do it through windows, if something happens to windows, your entire computer'll be dead.
Not a bad plan, I'm going to continue making videos showing how to use Windows Games on Linux and demonstrate as much of the things people use Windows for, in Linux.
The main reason I stopped using Windows is because I was too lazy for the dual boot, I got rid of my windows partition because of that. I still have a windows machine in my laptop as I need it for visual studio but other than that? No reason to use it. I might miss some of the games that only work on windows but those are getting fewer and fewer.
@Xiita GNU Bamboo I don't really do it for the entire philosophy behind it..at first. Now I must say I like the idea behind open and free software. Doesn't have to be my main reason for using Linux though as I used a lot of open software on windows as well like gimp.
@@papabones8753 Would suggest you check out VSCode, have been using it for about a month and it's great for developing, have VS Studio on the work computer as well. However I see no reason for using it.
@@Zandman26 Thank you for the reply, I do use VSCode as well. My only issue is when I have to create a GUI to work on windows machines I am kind of SOL. Thankfully my class I finished this semester is the final one I needed windows for. Personally prefer Java and Python myself anyway.
@@papabones8753 Ah I guess that could be an issue, my company only uses web front-ends or terminal applications. I've been coding Java 8 for about a year now but still like C# better. However on my free time I code in Go.
Weird, I am the opposite. I love Linux, and mostly keep my "back ends" on (and written in) free software, but I prefer "living" in Windows and keeping Debian Linux as the handy tool for everything I do. I even prefer BusyBox for command-line tasks in Windows, but I don't think I'll ever give it up. Debian VMs make perfect server container for various projects specific to one chore. Windows just feels like the OS I can sit right in front of and begin doing exactly what I need to do. Linux is just the best toolbox to have.
I switched a couple of years ago and although I keep having issues with Linux mint it remains far better than windows 10. Issue 1: Games. But with WINE, now proton it's going better. Issue 2: lack of drivers for older Radeon graphics cards. I am on R5 m330, no driver. Issue 3: few tweaks are required for Linux, like tuning down swappiness, get some package so Libre Office can read MS fonts, and set a shortcut to switch keyboard language. Issue 4: I believe it was Linux Mint 19 (maybe 18.3 I don't remember exactly) that asked for EFI Bios to allow installing it in dual boot. I had to use AOMEI partition to translate legacy bios installation of windows to EFI. Before said version it never mandated it. Issue 5: important programs like AutoDesk Maya, Photoshop, Quickbooks still do not have a Linux port. You have to learn alternative open source software. (Blender, Gimp). Even with these issues with Linux, Windows is still inferior and frustrating. It started once an update when the working day was over while I had to take my laptop home. Worst experience ever!
I'm learning how to do Linux. Literally the only reason I switched on the Windows computer in the last 6 months is to use the proprietary sound hardware because there's nothing in Linux to run it to it's potential.
I switched to Linux around 2010 and it was a gradual slope... What frustrates me: someone who has used Linux for thirty days explains to me how Linux works! I want to kill myself. My self-esteem has crumbled to a sub-nuclear size. Keep going :-)) Superb channel.
How do you use Google now...won't give me any updates anymore on my Windows 7 old HP desktop..and it won't work anymore with my new HP printer...ouch...
That comment reminds me folks who sat on 98 when 2000 was out, or XP when 7 was available for years already. Get Windows 8.1 but do not go to 10. Think of it as modern Windows 7 with a store (that you do not have to use). You will thank me.
I switched to Linux Mint 2.5 years ago. At the beginning there was many issues to address such as drivers (e.g., Bluetooth and Cam), alternative apps, and using the OS in general. I solved most of the issues but not all of them but over time some issues will be solved or you will simply adapt not to have that feature. Also you will be slightly less productive in Linux due to the fact of having less apps or inferior quality apps and not fully utilizing the hardware capabilities because of not optimized drivers. Even with all of that I enjoyed and still enjoying switching to Linux and with each day it become more and more interesting ride.
@@mrkanobe Actually I can very much relate to that...I was frustrated with the state of Linux Gaming as well, so I decided not to ditch Linux and went for a Shadow PC. Luckily my broadband is 400mbit/s so, latency is low and visuals are great and now I have a virtual PC with Windows 10 and a Nvidia 1080 graphics card and my linux PC just running silently. I guess it depends on what your use case is. For my it was perfect (albeit a bit rocky sometimes, but they have a very devout community and the devs are forever helping you at Shadow). Thought I'd mention it ;)
Microsoft is herding people slowly toward a full subscription environment which will be their new cash cow. In a few years Windows will be subscription only with various packages like: Windows + Office 365, Windows + Office 365 + Defender, Windows + Office 365 + Defender + IT Help Desk Support....Microsoft is also slowly preparing Windows to eventually be cloud based like Chromebook. This will give Microsoft central control over everything like: purchased software, data, security, IT support, etc.... I need not mention how this will destroy private sector IT as it will be replaced with the "Get Help" app that is already on Windows 10 computers today. They are already incorporating the Linux command line into their PowerShell which should alert everyone as to what their plans are with Linux as a whole. This should be a big concern to everyone because if Microsoft controls the standard then all privacy and choice is gone and subscription prices will only increase and increase and increase...
THIS THIS THIS. I have been ranting and raving about this for a while. We are slowly losing control over the things we pay for. When everything is subscription-based, we lose all rights to use it and to our own information and privacy. The mobile device takeover isnt helping either. Everyone is so excited for the possibility of an ARM centered future, but I think it's going to be terrible. Less control, less say, less choice, less privacy. Pretty soon, we won't even own the rights to our own fucking information.
Man, how I hate that new CEO, who basically outsourced services to vendors (probably some family from India) who are very untrustworthy!!! Especially RE-something... very bad bad experience!
Yea to hell with the cloud. I like to store my data on my computer. I like downloads over streaming. I want programs not apps and I don't want to have to be online to use the software that has always been on my computer. Adobe started making Photoshop and Lightroom subscription based. I have Photoshop cs5 on my windows 7 desktop and I use it often. But if for some reason my desk top was physically destroyed along with all of my software and I had to build a new one I would probably have to stop using Adobe products because I don't see my self ever upgrading to any subscription based rental software. As it is my desktop is stripped of all it's networking and sharing applications, has no anti-virus software installed on it. The only time it has ever been online was during the initial setup/OS installation and once everything was installed I took her offline and that's the way I keep it. It's stable, reliable and agile. I can't remember the last time it crashed. It never really needs to be updated because it runs all of my programs just fine the way it is. I have no need for all of the work arounds and piece meal system patch's that Microsoft comes up with to secure there software from attacks commonly referred to as "updates". So my desktop spins like a top. I have a win 8.1 ACER laptop for rummaging around the web that I don't use for much of anything else but I can't stand 8.1. They took a major step backward with 8.1. It's worse than Vista.
I left my Windows 10 Laptop at an Airport and whole waiting for it to get back, I borrowed my Wife's Windows 7 computer. My laptop is an I5 and my wife's is a Dual Core from 10 years ago... My wife's laptop was 3 or 4 times faster than mine at opening apps and processing things. I think I'm done with Windows 10.
The mere idea of stopping Windows version at 10, is so horrible and utterly stupid. The incremental numbering of the "external" version and innovative naming conventions (XP, Vista, Seven, etc) worked marvelously for Microsoft for ages. It gave a "false" sensation of something new, evolving, and hopefully magically better. I bet their new marketing team has no idea what they're doing "put a cut-away scene from Family Guy here".
@Вероника Заглотова It's rather a marketing trick to attract new customers and force old ones to upgrade. I don't think it has to do with the quality. Although, I'm inclined to think that it may have some motivation effect on the developing team. Say: "in 2025, so what's up. Nothing we are still working on the same old Windows 10."
@Вероника Заглотова Salary does help motivation indeed. But from my own experience as an engineer, I'm more enthusiastic when a project is a new design. Modifying an old project that was design years ago by someone else is a kind of a let down for me.
Each one of those Windows were big steps in positive direction. Windows has always strived to support legacy software and legacy hardware. Always had its complainers and "anti - fanboys". The Surface computing ability of Windows 10 is excellent. It has been a very stable development environment; just need to tune out all the haters. And of course important for Microsoft to listen to those with good points.
Used to love Windows around the Vista/7 era, but as soon as 8 and 10 came out, it was just... different. It only took me a couple months to replace Windows 10 with Lubuntu So now, I’m down to 2/3 Windows systems, and Lubuntu is awesome for web browsing and getting work done. I don’t think I’m ever going to stop using Windows 7 or Vista on my other machines, but I will never install Windows 10 on another PC.
And maybe because Windows does everything for most ppl and Apple is way too expensive and no one really wants to use Chrome OS, on top of that Windows has been the dominant Computer OS for several decades and schools, business's and hospitals mainly use Windows, which make ppl accustomed to it over the years and ppl don't rlly like to change especially when they are ok with what they have
@@MalikSmith774 The reality is that Linux runs the World. The vast majority of servers run a Linux OS, all of the IoT devices run Linux and if you're on an Android phone you're running Linux. If people were given a choice when they bought their computer between paying for Windows vs getting Linux for free I'd bet more folks would opt for the free Linux OS.
@@Jupiter__001_ improvement is there bro.. but can't play a good AAA title fluidly.. the game optimised drivers are not readily available.. can't play jc4 or Hitman 2 .. hoping for a radical improvement in this area
Viruses - My brother bought a computer with Windows 7 years ago and while it is a good version of Windows it is still susceptible to viruses. He is not that tech oriented so I end up as the person he calls for computer problems. His installs never lasted for more than 3 months even with the best anti programs I could find. I would then spend a few hours wiping and reinstalling everything. The constant reboots after installing were aggravating. About the 6th or 7th time doing a wipe and reinstall I suggested setting up his computer as a dual boot with Linux Mint. I told him I would repair the Linux install but if Windows failed he would have to do it himself next time. He gave Linux a try! About 6 months later he called be and asked me to delete Windows. He said Linux was faster (no anti programs likely helped) and that it was as fast as the day I installed it. I have had to get some hardware working for him over the last few years, but he has even done Mint version updates by himself.
It sounds like I have more system uptime than your brother gets out of a Windows install. pfred1@giga:~$ uptime 15:45:00 up 148 days, 23:29, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00
@@jakespoon5549 what use is a PC if you can't browse porn with it? Get a real OS already. One that can handle some adult content. Linux is like blitzing the Internet in a jet powered super tank. It is power.
I watched your 30-day challenge last week. This past Saturday I had to reboot my Win10 laptop before it would let me do something. Guess what popped up? UPDATES! Windows was forcing me to install updates before it would reboot. Not today Microsoft! I held down the power button, grabbed an image of Pop OS and installed. Only been a couple days but I don't miss Windows 10 at all. Keep up the great content!
More reasons: I'll never forget seeing files on my old Windows installation using an Ubuntu livedisk in 2007. Files you can't ever see from Windows unless you're a very clever guy... and everyone who uses windows develops an amazing level of expertise very quickly. It must become an obsession really, otherwise nobody can survive. Over a few years I developed intuitive keyboard/mouse control. So try this: install 'easygesture' and if you have a mouse that has thumb buttons, moap them to 'ctrl' and 'alt'. Now you can move, resize, open, close, do anything with your apps with mouse gestures (instead of only having the keyboard maps). So you can write a script to check if guayadeque is running, and if not start it up to play music etc. I do that drawing a 'g'. Wait until you check out all the shortcuts for Vivaldi, then wonder at how easy it is to define and map those functions (hide UI - quick squiggle). I very rarely EVER need to use a menu. For the rare occasion I'm launching something I can't quite remember, I use 'uLauncher'. The convenience is so incredible, if I load up windows I complain 'oh my god, I actually need to start aiming and clicking stuff here'. So for the OS, Windows hasn't got a hope - but the real f*kker is the software people can't use, partly due to ignorance (not being aware that you can use your computer) but sometimes things you just can't do with your Linux laptop - the company forcing using Outlook etc.
Microsoft trends... 3.11 for workgroups, 98SE, XP, and 7. Perhaps NT and a server version or two. Basically years between gems and turds, with the crown jewel ending up being a giant fake cubic zirconia (win 10). Linux trends... slow march forward and upward. I remember having to recompile the whole kernel just to add a new driver, breaking my entire system just trying to add something (granted I'm a forever n00b), etc. and now most distributions have their own package managers, any software you can possibly imagine is at your fingertips, and gaming is becoming more and more available. I'm so impressed with Linux growth these last few years. It's insane.
Thanks for that video Chris. A couple of points, you are about 18 years behind the times mate, I could see the way Microsoft were going when they brought out Windows XP, I had to use it at work on a corporate network, but not at home, I changed from Win 98 to Linux and haven't looked back. The other point about viruses, don't forget if Microsoft clean up the act and make the core more secure then it's going to put a lot of people out of work, there is a whole cottage industry around protecting Windows using third party resources. All the computers in our household now use Linux, my wife is pretty computer illiterate, but she just uses it without any problems, I would hate to inflict Windows 10 onto her, I know I'll end up wearing the bloody computer around my neck as a bit of bling. Not bad for Grandad and Grandma here, we are both 70 ;) don't worry I didn't take offence.
Welcome aboard. I've been using Linux on my desktop for about 6 years now and my prediction is that you'll just become more and more disillusioned with Windows, I know I have.
Although I definitely agree with the complaints you have laid out here, to me, there isn't any other operating system that supports all the programs that I need like Windows does. So compatibility wise I prefer Windows over any other OS but I'd love to see MacOS and Windows OS to get proper competition where all software developers release their programs and apps on. To me an OS is as useful as the software being released for it. Do you think another OS will eventually catch up and maybe even overtake the two big dogs?
I too was absolutely sick of windows! I use to use windows 7 all the time but there's always some BS you have to deal with. Then I switched to LINUX! I LOVE LINUX!!! Wanna know why? Okay here we go! I was looking to see if they put out a new Linux Mint yet? What I found AMAZED ME! Some how I bumped into Distrowatch.com I was like a kid in a candy store from that point on! You see Linux is kicking the living SH!T out of windows! Not only did I find linux Mint BUT OVER 100 other Operating Systems! Linux is NOT the old Linux you use to know way back when NOT EVEN CLOSE! There's certain Linux OS's "Specifically" for gaming, hacking, protection, every day use, servers, media & studio! It was like I drifted away from Linux next thing you know their kicking everyone's tail around! Here's why Linux OS's are "Truly Special" 1 They're Fresh OS's! 2 They connect to wifi way better than any windows OS. 3 They're NOT extremely vulnerable like windows. 4 Software is FREE! Almost like every software for Linux is Free! 5 There's NO Threat of your system locking up because Linux wants to know if your Linux is "Genuine Linux" BS you know like windows does. 6 The absolute variety of Linux OS's is mind boggling! 7 LIVE CD's! I LOVE THIS FEATURE! Live CD's simply means burn a OS of your choice to a DVD pop it in your computer and watch it boot up and work beautifully! There's no need to install it unless you want to. 8 Linux is NOT nearly as frustrating as windows. I think windows has a lot of bugs intentionally! You know so Microsoft can scam you out of your money type of thing. It's completely different when your OS is designed by independent companies and individuals. I even converse with Warith Maawali from time to time. He's the creator of perhaps the finest Linux Distro/ OS named Kodachi. Kodachi is my favorite! There's too many reasons why. Go and download it and you'll understand. Linux is the future and I strongly believe it's because of some seriously creative people like Warith Maawali who let his imagination run wild. I honestly believe Kodachi is headed straight for #1 Linux distro. Linux makes windows look like a bad joke!
@@jester99sch Your opinion is 1 of 8 Billion people on the planet! When I last spoke to Warith Maawali creator of Kodachi he mentioned how people in Russia love Kodachi ( I'm an American by the way ) and that they use nearly 5TB of the Free VPN more than any other country. He also said something about have to upgrade a node? I believe it was. Anyway, People who don't have any desire to use Linux seriously it's their Loss! You also stated "it's NOT going to change because I want it to" My response: I could care less if people switch over or not. What I'm doing is simply trying to give people a heads up on a way better product. Whether they want to switch or not is simply up to them. If you want to be a stick stuck in the mud that's fine. However, there's TONs OF People who have made the change because Linux has become Fun & Exciting! Not to mention seriously adventurous! I actually went to distrowatch to see how many Operating Systems they offer I counted over 300! 302 to be exact. Now you may not know this but Chris the guy in the video use to a Microsoft Windows Technician and has many degrees to prove it. Think about this Chris Titus made the switch from Microsoft to Linux! Think about that! Think about this too YOU NEVER OWN WINDOWS Operating System on your computer!!! NOPE! Which is why they can and often do check to see if your "Windows Is Authentic! You don't have that problem with Linux! You own it! It's yours! There's NEVER a check to see if your Linux is Authentic! You're right though you ought to NOT try Linux! Why? Well because in a very short time you'll be saying "Windows SUCKS!!! Have you seen what Linux is doing?!!! " Zap
Don't forget to mention that Anti-Virus (itself) is a big resource hog!!!! When I switched my desktop to Linux in 2006, the performance gain of NOT-RUNNING-ANTI-VIRUS was tremendous!!!! This was back when single and dual-core CPUs were the norm. When I switched, it felt like I had gotten a new super computer!!! LOL!!!!
I agree, so I have malwarebytes set to NOT run with system startup. I run it when I feel like I should and I always do external hard drive backups (between two drives in case one gets messed up)
@@rileyandseevie you're dedicated. I suppose we all are in our own way. So I suppose I should amend that to, you're dedicated in ways I'd rather not have to be. Or to elaborate in ways I find hard to be. I'm better when I work on my own schedule.
@@Mario583a I do not care about running software made for any other OS. pfred1@five:~$ aptitude show wine Package: wine Version: 1.8.7-2 State: not installed
Love Windows 7, but after several warnings that 7 will lose support in January 2020 as to security updates and such, I grudgingly bought a new computer with Windows 10 installed. My old computer was 15 years old so I figured it was time. Still working fine, though, for now. Slowly getting used to 10. Wish you good luck with 7.
@@mso4433 I'll wait till 2020 when I'm forced to use it :) I will always have a windows 7 computer even if it never connects to the Internet. I don't like the tablet style of windows 10 along with all the bloat ware and I dont like the way windows 10 spys on people by default. Yes you can uninstall most of it with third party programs but it would be nice if you had the option in the first place. When you do a fresh Windows 7 install it's like 2-3 steps to get in windows but windows 10 was like 20 or more which is ridiculous lol. I still got a Xp pc that stores all my movies and it works perfect
@@mso4433 forgot to mention that I installed a old game on windows 10 called deus ex (original game) installed all the latest drivers but the game was so dark I couldn't even see it let alone play it, the brightness was all the way up as well. I did compatability mode and it made no difference. Just seems most of the stuff I use don't wanna work with windows 10.
Back to 2084... Microsoft : "Freedom is Slavery...so don't chose linux" Linux : "Big Browser is watching you" NSA : "Their ignorance is our strength mouahahaAHAHAHAHAAH !!!"
Okay, i noticed that there is a lot of misconceptions about windows on the internet, powered by the hate (and fear) people have towards windows, so i will try to clarify some of these topics. 1-*Telemetry makes you computer slow* So, first things first telemetry is the analysis and monitoring of anonymous data from a given software with the goal of identify and solve errors and bugs, and improve the product. All the data being sent by windows to Microsoft consists of small archives containing information including but not limited to: What keys you type the most on your keyboard to improve "Autocomplete" in Edge; your current location (IP address) to improve several services, including the news feed on Microsoft Edge, weather, Cortana, etc. Examples of Apps and services that use telemetry include: Android, IOS, MacOS, ALL internet browsers, ALL anti-viruses and anti-malwares, Adobe, Oracle, IBM. That being said, is safe to say that almost every software that is connected to the internet is sending information from your computer. Saying that only the data sent to Microsoft causes your computer to slow down just doesn't make sense; as a proof, here's a link to a post made by David Tomaschik, a Security Engineer at Google, on his own blog, testing the claims of a Czech news site about privacy on windows: systemoverlord.com/2015/08/16/so-is-windows-10-spying-on-you/ on which you can conclude that no Large volume of data was being sent to Microsoft during his tests. If what you say is true and this service made your computer slow down significantly, it certainly have nothing to do with the amount of data being sent. There is a rather common bug on windows on which the Hard Disk usage stays constantly at 100%, you might have experienced something similar. If turning off telemetry worked for you then that's great! but it definitely wasn't putting your privacy at risk. 2-*Cortana, and other "useless" windows services waste too much resources* The Windows Enterprise LTSB was released with computers that run only a single software 24hrs a day in mind, and since these machines do not need these services or any update that is not related to security, this version does not come with any of those making it the "fastest" windows version if the statement above is true. That is not true, even Cortana when not in use enters in a low consumption state; in my computer while idle it consumes only 3.4 MB of RAM of the 4GB total, which is just insignificant for the performance of the system. The insignificant difference of the performance between both LTSB and Pro versions of windows was proven on this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yj5hmVovfAM.html, by Baboo (the test is made at 8:14, Pro on the left and LTSB on the right); after 5 minutes in idle, the LTSB version consumed only 14% less than the Pro version. The exact difference was of 22MB, that is only 1% of 2GB of RAM installed on that system, which is already a low amount of RAM by modern standards. 3-*Viruses* Yes, Windows is not a no-brainer. Sincerely I think everyone should use the OS they think suits their needs the most, and thus i will not force anyone to use Windows, but we got to separate facts from fantasy.
Great video. I switched to Linux full time 2 years ago and love it. I will never go back to windows. I run Deepin 15.9.1 keep up the good work. Glad I came across your chanel
U might be slightly interested to know as a rare case that never got "addicted" to windows, even though every time I buy a machine with windows 10 installed, I try to give it a chance, I end up where I can't wait to replace it with Linux less than a half hour later.
@@B121AN1 everything is relative. From where I'm looking at it Windows 10 is not so good either. 7 may have been a lucky number for Windows users? Pray for Windows 11. Because 11 is an automatic winner too.
Check out protondb.com and lutris.net for Windows Game Compatibility. A lot more is happening and my tipping point was last November. I also made a playlist of some of the harder to play Windows games in Linux: ru-vid.com/group/PLc7fktTRMBoxAo8k95vnIaPynvk0wXomc
I litteratly just bought an extern harddrive so I can have windows on there if I ever need it and can put a big sticker on it with the lable "Keep out spyware inside"
I stopped using Windows because Microsoft telemetry to improve software. Now I will create a RU-vid channel to Google use my data and sell it to other companies....I prefer Google using my data to advertising than Microsoft using to improve their service. Google needs you information to make money, Microsoft does not. The existence of this video is a contradiction in itself. Literally all apps on your smartphone has telemetry, so delete it all just to be consistent with your view
What I like about this channel is that he can say "I used to use this OS, but now I use this other OS, here's some of my reasons for making that choice". It's not the usual new-convert zealotry or half-incoherent hate rants, not the usual linux-pwns-windows tough talk, not even trashing (too much) on Microsoft. He's only saying that WinOS has certain flaws and issues he doesn't want to live with and linux offers him an alternative which doesn't have those flaws and issues. I've used all sorts of linux over the years. I still do. But the sad truth is I wouldn't install a linux on grandma's computer - not even a "friendly" one like Mint - because I already know it just wouldn't work for her. And the other sad truth is that sometimes I can't get away from running a WinOS myself ... not all hardware is linux compatible, not all software is linux-compatible, most of the computers I touch which are owned by others are going to have factory-installed Windows ... it ain't a perfect world.
@@ChrisTitusTech Malware knows it's audience. They are targeting a demographic that tends to not be familiar with computers or how to respond to hijacks.
Hi Chris I just finished utilizing the script from your how to De-bloat Windows 10 video it worked great so I thought I would subscribe to your channel! I just installed Linux Mint 19.1 on a new computer I built from spare parts from my recent upgrade of my gaming computer (that is still running Win7). I am very impressed with Linux Mint it was very easy to install and I find it very easy to use, plus the Linux forums community is very helpful and friendly. With the Death clock for Windows 7 at less than a year away I wanted an option to Windows 10 which I DESPISE. I bought a new laptop last fall with Win10 on it because my wife and I were traveling for 5 months over last winter and dragging my PC around wasn't real practical. That is when I realized I had to come up with another option and so far I am very happy with the Linux option! I am posting this on my Linux machine! : ) I was going to build a new gaming computer this winter but with the present state of the gaming industry I decided to hold off for another year. The only area where I may still need to deal with windows is going to be gaming. Linux is getting much better but it's not quite there yet I am hoping the gaming industry gets serious about supporting Linux gaming. If I do build a new high end gaming PC next year I am thinking if I have to install Windows 10 to play games I plan to use it primarily for gaming and not much else so I would want to strip it down to what I need for gaming such as the fire fox browser, drop box , etc. and turn it into primarily a gaming PC (at least until the game support on Linux gets a little better). Thanks for the videos they have been very helpful. I am watching your vids on switching to Linux!
The issue is, that if you don't activate your Windows version, it practically becomes useless! another thing I've found is the MOST ANNOYING Group policy, which says "your settings have been managed by your organization", which doesn't allow you to change some settings! It's like someone controlling your PC!
@@xpmyt341 Well its truth its build that its at core same, biggest gap was between Windows Xp and Vista, Windows 7 its very optimized Vista like Vista SP6 , they should do same with windows 8, and 10 update looks add better security, make it run better,make it even more clean, and that's it, but instead of that they went completely reverse thing
So long as enterprises keep using Windows, it will remain at the top, 10 years or 20 years. Individuals switching to other OS means nothing to Microsoft.
When people tell me, "I can't switch from Windows because I play a lot of games," I have to wonder. Why not just buy a PS4 or Xbox? Play your games on there, and use your computer for everything else. Problem solved.
Drumpf_4_All Correct. You can’t turn it off completely. Windows Enterprise LTSB, which isn’t cheap or available for home use, can lessen telemetry, but its still lurking in the background waiting to phone home when you schedule security updates, the definition of which Microsoft isn’t consistent on. Wrestling with Windows 10 telemetry isn’t worth it. Best to ditch it completely.
You can strip out a ton of registry entries and services using powershell which pretty much "turns it off", but it is a massive beast that will "reinfect" your PC on the next update. I typically keep my GPO of telemetry at "security" level and then run my powershell script to disable it when it comes back. You are correct that it just never goes away... its AIDS.
Chris Titus Tech I don’t have much experience with Windows 10 beyond helping some helpless family members, but this is exactly my experience. I thought I killed the telemetry by performing surgery on the registry, but next update comes along and took me back to square one. It’s a shame, because windows could be a decent enough normie OS if Microsoft wasn’t so invasive and incorrigible.
Yerunski Awesome! I love my pi-hole, too! But keep in mind that Microsoft dynamically and actively changes to whom and how it phones home. IP ranges change, etc. Stay on top of it, since it’s a moving target.
My last straw with windows 10 was when I found my case fan running at or near full almost the whole time. I also had all of your reasons, but having to listen to that fan I decided it was finally time for the switch. My system went from Windows (with a Xubuntu VM) to the total reverse. That fan is now nearly silent most of the time. And I only need to use the VM for instances where websites absolutely require IE to function or to run a Windows only program.
I've used CentOS then Ubuntu then Linux Mint for various things but never left Windows on my critical work system. After watching some of your challenge videos, I tried OpenSuse but didn't really like it. I guess I'm too accustomed to the Ubuntu way of doing things. My current strategy to get away from Windows is to set up a separate desktop system running Mint at work and see if I can wean myself from my last couple of Windows only applications.
The big advantage (downfall) of Centos is that it is Redhat(made from Redhat's source code). Basically any book on Redhat is a book on Centos. Redhat has always been extremely stable but that also means that their packages are really dated. RHEL 8 is supposed to have the best of both worlds (stable and current). What Windows apps do you still need to replace?
Cortana = "she-it"...got it! ;-) I'd be a bit less annoyed with Win10 if they put a true Classic Mode in. Hate hate hate all the ribbon UI crap since Office 2007 (which supposedly even Bill Gates didn't care for)!
I'm still on Windows 7. All my machines here in my house are Windows 7, because it gets the job done without slowing me down and throwing wrenches in anything I want or plan to do. Linux is looking attractive though, specifically it's underlying architecture and command-line's functionality and capability.
Your concern for an internet stranger is much appreciated - and a sight for sore eyes! :) I assure you that we'll be alright. Regular OS updates and AV are an integral part of healthy computing habits for a lot of people. For a few certain others OS updates and AV are the product of their curious and inquisitive endeavors. Admittedly, I lied about *all* my machines running 7. You could say I have something of a 'research machine' running 10, aptly nicknamed "Security Swiss-Cheese" (I was never here) Have a good weekend!
Another thing that bugs me about Windows 10. Non-Microsoft applications break alot! I constantly find applications that you install and are working fine. Then you don't use them for a few weeks and when you go to use the app it is either broken or missing. You clink on the icon and get a file not found and you have to reinstall the app. Come back in a few weeks and the app is gone again.
You can disable all telemetry at install. My network has 4 machines all sharing files. Never had to reconfigure any once setup. One machine is running a game server. Absolutely no issues of any kind. Cpu usage is never close to max. I am constantly monitoring temps, voltages, etc just in case . Just never experienced any of these issues, even with constant daily use of windows 10.
I stopped using Windows because of the forced Updates that Borked my system one too many times. I am technically still in their Insider Program on both the Xbox and Windows. Like I have said before, I havent really booted into Windows in about 9 months. I have actually taken my 3tb Gaming drive for my Windows drive (I use 2 removable trays, 1 for SSDs (boot), and 1 for 3.5" standard HDs) and but it as my new Arch install (went back to Gnome after getting irritated with some Plasma issues). There are still at least 1 game that I need Windows for so far, Space Engineers, but since I bought a AMD 980 Nitro GPU Windows would probably be borged anyways. And I think you are wrong about Windows going completely away. 1. M$ is doing the best to destroy it. 2. Like you said more and more people are going to Chromebooks, phone, tablets and not using computers at all. ( I feel like a Chromebook is nothing more than a glorified tablet). Most other things will go web based, Linux, or OSX (But Apple is doing pretty bad things to their computers too).
Got a Win 7 machine about 4 years ago. About 3 months after all drivers and updates were installed and it was all stable, then I disabled them. Still heaven. I use only Malwarebytes Premium and don't go on porn, gambling, sharing, etc, but MWB catches the odd inadvertent site and warns me. I use imaging (Acronis), so even if I were to be infected with something intractable, I could quite happily bin the entire system and start over. Microsoft and Apple both have had their time and have become too arrogant and greedy to be allowed to continue. Those in the development community should step up to make Linux become the undisputed leader - make it free, make it BETTER FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE and they won't have a choice. The only reason that people choose the products from these massive old corporations, is fear of the unknown and pretty much everyone outside of the 'IT Community' knows nothing of what an OS is and why, etc, apart from enthusiasts. It needs to become, "It's free. It's got your back (privacy). It runs any program that you have - even the old ones. It''s fast." Even the most 'tech-averse' person is going to see the logic of that. Take the browser away from Google (and try to hold on to Net Neutrality) and the people have the computer as their tool again, as opposed to the use of a machine that runs only corporate spy software.
If you have a homebrew gateway running Linux, then block that nonsense on the gateway level. Fine, they are reactivating that crap - but what does it help if they cannot get any data out to their servers?
I'm not going to argue with any of your points, but let me say this: I was a passionate Linux user for 7 years, starting with 2006. Archlinux, Ubuntu, Fedora, I used them all extensively. I finally switched to Windows 8.1 and later upgraded to Windows 10 am never going back. I simply got tired of updating system literally every day and those updates often breaking something. You can say whatever you want about Windows 10, but I appreciate when everything is easy and just works. I occasionally install Archlinux or Ubuntu on another HDD and play with them for a while, but I have no use for them. I have tried installing Archlinux on my 2015 HP laptop with SSD and 12 GB RAM, but it just feels way slower than Windows 10.
Apparently chocolatey is quite a viable package manager, though of course it's not part of the OS so still not as seamless as apt, dnf, etc. It's a shame that Microsoft can make very good tools like VS Code, Visual Studio, etc. (anything .NET development related) and yet the core OS just can't get to a level where users ENJOY using instead of getting stuck with (because of business use)
How can I kill Cortana by editing my registry? I'm sure a great many of us non-tech people would like a detailed, step by step video on how to do it correctly. Along with killing the telemetry & Edge.
You can't kill these completely as they are literally part of the operating system. However you can "disable" them by using the debloat script I linked in the video.
@@TonyD-dz8pt go to file location then turn off at task manager and change the first letter of the file it will remove the default search feature but you install a classic shell for Windows to make it look like anything you want to and I don't even have Cortana pop up anymore even with updates it up to you
And here we are, roughly four years in since you'd posted this and every point you've made is even more applicable now if not more so. M$ has shown that their more concerned with the "user being the product" by serving us up the "malware " that windows 11 really is, justified by the fact that W11 functions as if it's nothing more than a "shell or wrapper" around W10 but with refinements in it's telemetry and data collection abilities.
Not a fanboy but just a thought, if you're on wifi, you can go into the network settings and switch it to public or private. Windows 7 was way better in this aspect tho.
Good Info: I have a micro pc shop and now have about 90% Ubuntu customers. Every single one after using my custom Ubuntu desktop for a month says "I'll never go back to windows".
