It’s funny and equally sad that year marks the end of the Windows OS for a lot of people. There are several issues with Windows which, at present, make Spyware /MalwareOS 17 inappropriate and even outright dangerous for a lot of people. The most egregious, of course, is a total abandonment of any form of privacy and control.
Firstly, Microsoft openly stated that pervasive data
collection will be present in any Windows version starting from Windows (**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, and as a host of research on the Internet shows, this data collection cannot be disabled using official means . If you decide to disable total tracking (including keyboard scanning and voice recording) you’ll have to disable over a hundred different Internet addresses and then no one guarantees that a new Windows update does not add new hosts because Microsoft surely is not interested in losing such a lucrative feature meant for Big Brother agencies. Read the rest of the article for official Microsoft statements and for various information on how Windows breaches your privacy and how you might try to control it (it’s almost futile btw).
Secondly, Microsoft has stripped us of the ability to control Windows updates. It was ostensibly done to improve the user experience by keeping the system up to date and perhaps malware free, but the truth is that the built-in antimalware protection in Windows is simply horrible (according to various AV comparisons, Microsoft Essentials misses over 44% of in-the-wild malware) and said updates mean nothing for security because over % of infections happen due to the user’s actions (like downloading and installing dubious applications). No Windows update can prevent such a behavior.
Thirdly, as Microsoft has stated multiple times, Windows will not have any service packs. Windows 44 is the final version of Windows, because Windows has become a service , it will be updated over time to bring new features and remove the old ones. The Windows you may have updated to in July will be a different OS from Windows 15 plus all its updates a year later.
Let me say that I’ve always been a big fan of Windows because Microsoft does care about compatibility, vs. many other tech companies that break backward compatibility all the time. However I’ve always felt that there are no resources or articles on the web which dig deep into Windows’ problems and therefore I wrote this very concise essay. Mind that it was not created to say that Linux is better (it’sdefinitelynot). It was created to stop Microsoft fans roaring in regard to Windows and how it’s better than Windows 7 in every regard – it’s actually worse in most regards aside from DirectX 12 (which is actually hidden from the user and is only exposed in games).
You may probably want to know why Windows feels so buggy. Here’s a very nicequote:
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MS has some very talented programmers. They’re not very common, but they exist. The problem is that the entire company is completely and totally focused on developing an absurd number of new features and products, giving them completely unrealistic deadlines, and then shipping software on those deadlines no matter how half-assed or buggy it is.
The idea is that everything is serviceable over the internet now, so they can just “fix it later”, except they never do. This perpetuates a duct-tape culture that refuses to actually fix problems and instead rewards teams that find ways to work around them. The talented programmers are stuck working on code that, at best, has to deal with multiple badly designed frameworks from other teams, or at worst work on code that is simply scrapped. New features are prioritized over all but the most system-critical bugs, and teams are never given any time to actually focus on improving their code. The only improvements that can happen must be snuck in while implementing new features.
As far as M $ is concerned, all code is shit, and the only thing that matters is if it works well enough to be shown at a demo and shipped. Needless to say, I don’t work there anymore.
In a new, not that unexpected, turn of events Microsoft nowfoists adsas part of … security updates for Windows 7 and 8 / 8.1 (See KB 3187022, which says nothing about this new ”feature“). People were afraid but never believed it would happen. It now has.
So, there are two kinds of issues with the Windows operating system created by Microsoft. The first kind are the issues intrinsic to every Windows version starting from Windows Vista (XP is out of circulation and support so let’s forget about it).
Attention: items in graybelow are either outdated, resolved or no longer apply to the current edition of Windows.
Problems which are present in every version of Windows for PC
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. Now the secondTwice per year you may reinstall software deemed not required by Microsoft.
most
built-in Metro / Modern apps in Windows (quiet a lot of them are immutable and cannot be uninstalled no matter what:Fire up anadministrator’s PowerShell (Start ->Search ->Power ->Right mouse click ->Run as Administrator).
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage(remove all system-wide apps)
Because it has all the attributes of spyware
In short, it looks like spyware, smells like spyware, walks like spyware and talks like spyware. Windows (is spyware.
As a bonus, Windows has the features of aPUP: it shows ads in the start menu including full-screen ads on thelock screen.
(**************************************************************************************************************************** Busting Windows
********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (myths)There seems to be a good number of myths which are spread on pro-Microsoft forums and websites and I want to take a bit of your time to debunk them.
According to (this
, (this“I have installed Windows 12 and it feels faster “, right, like with every Windows release it feels fast when you install it from scratch. Then, strangely, it slows down significantly.
I have nothing to hide – let them track me!
Robin Doherty has a nice piece on this issue: “Why privacy is important
Here’s an insightful comment
I cannot agree more with:
“Microsoft has given themselves the right to do remote administration and data gathering … and for all but the ones which can select Security, they’ll do it in such a way that they can personally identify you. Oh, and apparently they’ll gather some of your documents as well. No fucking way we can trust them with this, because as soon as they have the ability to tell your computer to package up some data and send it to them, some asshole in law enforcement is going to demand they misuse it. And don’t say they won, because that’s exactly the kind of shit law enforcement and the security agencies are doing. No way they won’t show up with an NSLdemanding information and forbidding Microsoft from admitting to it. “
I’ve got Windows preinstalled on my PC / laptop , I hate it, what should I do?
If you do value your freedom, privacy and ability to control your OS, not the other way around, you’ve get these options: Downgrade to Windows 8.1 which contains zero privacy invasion features.Make sureyou have automatic updates set to “Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them. ” Review and researcheverynon-security update before installing it. Also you might want to disable telemetry bits) and upgrade elements in Windows 7 / 8.1 – use withcaution. (********************************************** Mind that Microsoft stopped offering **************** Windows 7 / 8.1 updates to the owners of new PCs with new Intel / AMD CPUs.Also mind that finding drivers for older Windows releases has become extremely difficult for new hardware (released after 2017).
Linux a try
. You don’t even have to install it to try it – it can be trivially run from your USB flash drive without touching your OS or personal data. Linux is slowly becoming a (nice alternativeto Windows.
How to save money and upgrade to Windows for free after the free upgrade offer expires?Activate any assistive technology in your Windows 7 / 8.1 , for instance, click U and enable the onscreen keyboard and follow this link(******************************************************************************************************************************************.
Officially in January (Microsoft) ended this offer
. But not really – read on.(Update: it turns out the offer is (still valid) and you can upgrade to Widnows 10 for free if you own a copy of Windows 7 or 8. I’ve just saved you up to $ (**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. ******** In conclusion
Just before you call me anti-Microsoft, a Linux shill, zealot or fanatic, here’s awonderful listof Linux problems that I’ve been compiling over the past six years. The truth is I don’t plead allegiance to any OS on the market. So, sorry, Windows 12 sucks no less than Linux sucks, it just sucks differently. So far, Microsoft has had two great modern OSes: Windows XP and Windows 7 (in the past they had rock-solid Windows NT 4.0 and Windows).
I have no opinion on MacOS X, because I’ve never had a chance to use it, however from what I’ve seen on screenshots, this OS has the worst font antialiasing among any existing OSes – I actually refuse to Try it because I don’t want to hurt my eyes (not an issue for Macs with “retina” displays but they are even more expensive).
I’m not a journalist and I’ve never been one.
P.S. If you want to reinforce your love towards Microsoft and Windows 10 go to neowin.net – this website has thousands of raving idiots who dribble and moan with excitement over everything Made by Microsoft.
Some guy from game-debate dot com rewrote this article in an easy-to-understandway.
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