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Comment by yndoendo

Windows treats files as a second class citizen versus a first class like Linux / BSD. Countless time wasted because the anti-virus or some other part of Windows locked a file.

Cmder; _clink update_ ... file locked forced to wait for Windows to release it and continue working.

git pull; file locked forced to wait for Windows to release it and continue working.

git checkout; file locked forced to wait for Windows to release it and continue working.

Run an application that iterates through files, sit and wait for anti-virus to scan those files before the application / script can even touch them adding seconds or minutes to the task.

Windows can easily add 10-30 minutes of wait time after a cold boot. This is from running anti-virus, telemetry service, auto updates, ... .NET optimization service.

Windows removed the whole root user concept too. "Sorry Dave, you cannot modify that permission to remove the temporary file / change the registry value."

Microsoft even forces their bloat-ware into the IoT / embedded OS and has started to remove the ability to create a local account vs a forced Microsoft account. Windows 7 Embedded allowed full customization with removing any bloat / unused feature.

parent yndoendo 7 months ago

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