Already started converting family pc’s to Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon edition with a few special virtualbox setups for specific windows programs.
weh1021 on
Linux it is
DontEatNitrousOxide on
Can’t you keep using Windows 10 w/o support?
CurrentlyLucid on
If I really have to, will learn linux, fuck win 11.
the_red_scimitar on
I use W11 at work, for over a year. There is zero interference from CoPilot. I never use it, and it never has intruded. I tested it, found it extremely non-functional for code generation, and that’s the end of it.
DZello on
You can still turn it off.
Helgafjell4Me on
Copilot is a paid service and off by default. You don’t have to use it.
arrgobon32 on
So the focus has shifted from recall (which most people won’t even be able to use) to copilot now? It’s basically just a shitty search engine, which you have to opt-in to use.
If you’re mad you can’t fully uninstall it (you might be able to, but I haven’t looked), ask yourself what the functional difference is between turning it off vs uninstalling it completely. “What if MS turns it back on via an update?” Well what if they reinstall it via an update?
2948337 on
I just upgraded to 11 last week. I see a copilot icon in my taskbar but I have yet to touch it. What does it do? I’m afraid to poke it. Maybe it’s a bear and everyone knows that poking bears is never a good idea.
TinyTC1992 on
You can just turn off copilot. I mean macos will be pushing apple intelligence too. So I guess Linux is the only option for those people who really care about privacy while also using tablets, phones.
Upstairs_Bird1716 on
Wait, there must be millions of people not being able to buy the hardware required for win11, what are they going to do?
auburnradish on
2025 will be the year of Linux on the desktop!
MrNegativ1ty on
Alternatively, use 11 and turn off recall.
But that doesn’t get sensationalist ragebait clicks, does it?
Sargasm666 on
I am by no means defending Windows, but Copilot can absolutely be uninstalled.
TheEpicGold on
I’ve used Windows 11 for like 1.5 years now and I’ve had 0 issues and have not used copilot once. Y’all are weirding out in the comments.
BasicallyFake on
all of these anti copilot people are going to be all in on apple ai, chatgpt and google.
private_person on
Already have Linux. Love it.
thebenson on
Copilot is already on Windows 10. There’s no keeping it off.
AndrewH73333 on
Is there a way to make Windows 11 think I’m in Europe and that I have actual rights?
GreenFox1505 on
Windows 10 added a Copilot shortcut to my taskbar this morning. I use Win+1 to open a frequently used shortcut and Microsoft just fucking changed my taskbar on me.
I do console game development. Every DevKit is Windows-based. Even though PlayStation and Nintendo are both Unix-based OSs, there isn’t a valid Linux based development environment for either.
el_f3n1x187 on
Pass me a good 101 on dual boot / first steps on linux
Hot_Cheese650 on
I really hate Win 11 so far. After days of changing settings and registry edit there’s still so many annoying things.
Simple action that require one or two clicks on Win 10 now require 3-4 clicks to bypass stupid UI menu to perform the same function. It’s such a stupid design.
49yoCaliforniaGuy on
Show me a distribution of Linux that can run any PDF creation software that allows for the complex handling of form fields on documents that are a thousand pages long and I will gladly switch.
ASuarezMascareno on
The issue with Linux remains driver support and buggy features.
Each time I get a new computer I give Linux an opportunity, and then I go back to windows after a few days. Last time was a month and a half ago. I spent a weekend trying to get the Nvidia drivers to interact nicely with the Gnome desktop, to get a stable desktop with dual monitors of different resolutions and scalings, and to get control on the fan speeds (this one is a niche one). After failing several times, including a few reinstalls, I went back to Windows and had the OS up and running with no problem in less than an hour.
Windows causes headaches every once in a while, but Linux causes significantly more. It will never get mass adoption until installing Linux and using it becomes just smooth sailing without having to check the terminal once, and without having to do so much troubleshooting.
octahexxer on
First time huh? I used win 7 for years after eol….the computer did not explode we made it trough alive.
im_nobody1911 on
Linux mint best decision of my life. For college work, I just use a vm with Windows 11.
Jaibamon on
Have been using Windows 11 for years, I haven’t used Copilot once, and there is no icon from it in sight.
You may not like Windows 11, but switching to Linux just because Copilot exist is dumb.
matt_30 on
I switched to arch and KDE last week.
Working brilliantly for me.
Tenocticatl on
Linux isn’t that big a deal nowadays. If you have a computer made after 2010, installing Mint (which is what I’d recommend for new users) is as easy as installing Windows. Thanks to Valve’s work on Proton, most games just work (big exception is a lot of multiplayer stuff because of the incredibly invasive anti-cheat software). If you’re at all interested, just see what software you absolutely must be able to run and whether it can run on Linux, or has an alternative you can switch to instead. For me, the biggest sticking point is Autodesk Fusion. Freecad has come a long way but is still a lot harder to use, and I don’t like that the hobby version of Onshape only has public storage.
21Shells on
By “learning Linux”they mean figuring out how to use an OS with a different User Interface. Its really not that hard to swap to Mint.
Higgs_Particle on
Linux doesn’t require much learning; just deciding to give up some key software that you may be used to. The actual usage is easy.
RedofPaw on
I actually think this kind of scaremongering is good. It spooks shareholders and encourages workarounds. I’m still gonna use Windows, because Linux doesn’t support all the software I use, so as long as this stuff can be excised then it’s all good.
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Already started converting family pc’s to Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon edition with a few special virtualbox setups for specific windows programs.
Linux it is
Can’t you keep using Windows 10 w/o support?
If I really have to, will learn linux, fuck win 11.
I use W11 at work, for over a year. There is zero interference from CoPilot. I never use it, and it never has intruded. I tested it, found it extremely non-functional for code generation, and that’s the end of it.
You can still turn it off.
Copilot is a paid service and off by default. You don’t have to use it.
So the focus has shifted from recall (which most people won’t even be able to use) to copilot now? It’s basically just a shitty search engine, which you have to opt-in to use.
If you’re mad you can’t fully uninstall it (you might be able to, but I haven’t looked), ask yourself what the functional difference is between turning it off vs uninstalling it completely. “What if MS turns it back on via an update?” Well what if they reinstall it via an update?
I just upgraded to 11 last week. I see a copilot icon in my taskbar but I have yet to touch it. What does it do? I’m afraid to poke it. Maybe it’s a bear and everyone knows that poking bears is never a good idea.
You can just turn off copilot. I mean macos will be pushing apple intelligence too. So I guess Linux is the only option for those people who really care about privacy while also using tablets, phones.
Wait, there must be millions of people not being able to buy the hardware required for win11, what are they going to do?
2025 will be the year of Linux on the desktop!
Alternatively, use 11 and turn off recall.
But that doesn’t get sensationalist ragebait clicks, does it?
I am by no means defending Windows, but Copilot can absolutely be uninstalled.
I’ve used Windows 11 for like 1.5 years now and I’ve had 0 issues and have not used copilot once. Y’all are weirding out in the comments.
all of these anti copilot people are going to be all in on apple ai, chatgpt and google.
Already have Linux. Love it.
Copilot is already on Windows 10. There’s no keeping it off.
Is there a way to make Windows 11 think I’m in Europe and that I have actual rights?
Windows 10 added a Copilot shortcut to my taskbar this morning. I use Win+1 to open a frequently used shortcut and Microsoft just fucking changed my taskbar on me.
I do console game development. Every DevKit is Windows-based. Even though PlayStation and Nintendo are both Unix-based OSs, there isn’t a valid Linux based development environment for either.
Pass me a good 101 on dual boot / first steps on linux
I really hate Win 11 so far. After days of changing settings and registry edit there’s still so many annoying things.
Simple action that require one or two clicks on Win 10 now require 3-4 clicks to bypass stupid UI menu to perform the same function. It’s such a stupid design.
Show me a distribution of Linux that can run any PDF creation software that allows for the complex handling of form fields on documents that are a thousand pages long and I will gladly switch.
The issue with Linux remains driver support and buggy features.
Each time I get a new computer I give Linux an opportunity, and then I go back to windows after a few days. Last time was a month and a half ago. I spent a weekend trying to get the Nvidia drivers to interact nicely with the Gnome desktop, to get a stable desktop with dual monitors of different resolutions and scalings, and to get control on the fan speeds (this one is a niche one). After failing several times, including a few reinstalls, I went back to Windows and had the OS up and running with no problem in less than an hour.
Windows causes headaches every once in a while, but Linux causes significantly more. It will never get mass adoption until installing Linux and using it becomes just smooth sailing without having to check the terminal once, and without having to do so much troubleshooting.
First time huh? I used win 7 for years after eol….the computer did not explode we made it trough alive.
Linux mint best decision of my life. For college work, I just use a vm with Windows 11.
Have been using Windows 11 for years, I haven’t used Copilot once, and there is no icon from it in sight.
You may not like Windows 11, but switching to Linux just because Copilot exist is dumb.
I switched to arch and KDE last week.
Working brilliantly for me.
Linux isn’t that big a deal nowadays. If you have a computer made after 2010, installing Mint (which is what I’d recommend for new users) is as easy as installing Windows. Thanks to Valve’s work on Proton, most games just work (big exception is a lot of multiplayer stuff because of the incredibly invasive anti-cheat software). If you’re at all interested, just see what software you absolutely must be able to run and whether it can run on Linux, or has an alternative you can switch to instead. For me, the biggest sticking point is Autodesk Fusion. Freecad has come a long way but is still a lot harder to use, and I don’t like that the hobby version of Onshape only has public storage.
By “learning Linux”they mean figuring out how to use an OS with a different User Interface. Its really not that hard to swap to Mint.
Linux doesn’t require much learning; just deciding to give up some key software that you may be used to. The actual usage is easy.
I actually think this kind of scaremongering is good. It spooks shareholders and encourages workarounds. I’m still gonna use Windows, because Linux doesn’t support all the software I use, so as long as this stuff can be excised then it’s all good.