> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis?
I've been exclusively using Windows 10 since 2016 on my main rig as well as my laptop. While there are a lot of small annoyances, for me, it's been far from _on a daily basis_. I'd say, from 360 days in the year, I spend maybe 10 days dealing with some Windows bullshittery.
These are the things I changed on my system:
- Disable Windows Defender real-time scanning and related scheduled tasks.
- Use classic shell to replace the Windows start menu.
- Tweak privacy settings in the Windows Settings panel.
Everything else is pretty much default. Yes, I do update Windows on a regular basis.
There have been occasions where default applications associated with file-types break after an update, but for me this never occurred with the default browser setting. Not while I've been using Chrome, neither now while using Firefox.
I live in central Europe, maybe that makes a difference.
For my background, I mainly work on video game stuff, which is the main reason for running Windows. Still, it's development work (mostly C++), not just things that can be done in a browser where no actual interaction with the OS is needed.
Edit: I've not reinstalled the OS on my main rig since 2018-12-22.
Edit 2: My most recent hard-crash that forced me to power-cycle the machine was in March 2021. According to my notes it appeared to be related to the GPU driver (NVIDIA) and occurred while developing an application that utilizes Vulkan.
I've been exclusively using Windows 10 since 2016 on my main rig as well as my laptop. While there are a lot of small annoyances, for me, it's been far from _on a daily basis_. I'd say, from 360 days in the year, I spend maybe 10 days dealing with some Windows bullshittery.
These are the things I changed on my system:
- Disable Windows Defender real-time scanning and related scheduled tasks.
- Use classic shell to replace the Windows start menu.
- Tweak privacy settings in the Windows Settings panel.
Everything else is pretty much default. Yes, I do update Windows on a regular basis.
There have been occasions where default applications associated with file-types break after an update, but for me this never occurred with the default browser setting. Not while I've been using Chrome, neither now while using Firefox.
I live in central Europe, maybe that makes a difference.
For my background, I mainly work on video game stuff, which is the main reason for running Windows. Still, it's development work (mostly C++), not just things that can be done in a browser where no actual interaction with the OS is needed.
Edit: I've not reinstalled the OS on my main rig since 2018-12-22.
Edit 2: My most recent hard-crash that forced me to power-cycle the machine was in March 2021. According to my notes it appeared to be related to the GPU driver (NVIDIA) and occurred while developing an application that utilizes Vulkan.