I do not have a computer that can officially run W11 and W11 is pushing all sorts of AI malware shit anyway so idk what to do. I’m not abandoning my Windows computer, it was free, is only 7 years old, and still mostly meets my gaming needs. I don’t need the latest and greatest bloated AAA game. Yeah yeah, “put linux on it it’s gotten so much better for playing computer games” but everytime a friend tries they complain about what a pain it is.
Inshallah. Hate this fake and invasive AI shit. I wasn’t expecting this to be what forces me to go back to Linux but here we are.
It is an expression of pain
Last I checked that was dangerpus for peoples kidneys right?
Lmao get out of here
Something something Ruzzian bots something something election interference something something go to war to defend democracy 
Oh awesome! Yeah more options is handy.
Is there a problem with VeraCrypt?
I will check those out, thank you you might have actually saved my life, those noises make me want to die. It only happens in the summer when they’re outside but it’s unbearable.
For what it’s worth, that noise cancelling is probably worth the money on its own - the ability to just block out the sound of the neighbour’s kids shrieking
Tell me more? I have expensive noise cancelling headphones (V-Modas) that don’t do shit about blocking out kids’ shrieking even on the maximum noise cancelling setting. I have to double up on foam earplugs and shooting earmuffs to block those noises out instead, and then I obviously can’t listen to anything. I was under the impression that noise cancelling really only works for repetitive background sounds, not sporadic staccato sudden sounds like shrieks.
clumsy
You know what fair point. A windows 10 update broke my wireless about a year ago. There’s a gigantic thread on the Intel forums of people sharing tips on what drivers fix it, run by a former Intel employee, but the fix didn’t work on my machine so I use it offline or with Ethernet now.
I may as well find my Windows 10 OEM key and then give Linux a try. Worst case scenario I just reinstall Windows 10. Or, shit, there’s 2 drives in this thing, I could dual boot off the 2nd drive.