Thread 106186408

FAQ:
>How do I activate Windows?
github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
HWID2 generates and registers a permanent legitimate license on MS's activation servers
Usage: paste into Powershell, run.
irm https://get.activated.win | iex
>and Office?
Same method, use Ohook
You can also use Office.com if your needs are very minimal
or try OnlyOffice/LibreOffice and set it to save in MSOffice file formats

>What version should I install?
W10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021
>Binary identical to Enterprise except no MS Store or apps
>Preinstalled with: Edge & Win32 system apps
>10 years support on "IoT LTSC", 5 for "LTSC"
>Manual version upgrades
IoT LTSC 2022: https://pastebin.com/rHcgvYS7

W11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2024
>Same as W10 version except:
>UI written in React Native aka JavaScript including: Start, Taskbar and Explorer that lags even on i9s
>Use only if you fell for the 12th+ gen Intel meme and need the new CPU scheduler
>Wait for IoT LTSC 2027 if you can

Installing apps on LTSC
>use WinGet or install MS Store in CMD with: wsreset -i

W10/W11 Home/Pro/Education/Enterprise/Enterprise IoT
>Preinstalled with: Edge, Win32 system apps, MS Store, OneDrive, Weather, Movies, Music, Candy Crush, etc
>Auto-reinstalls apps on feature updates
>1.5-3 years support
>Forced version upgrades

>ISOs:
Windows IoT LTSC https://pastebin.com/ywkasnhM
Windows https://pastebin.com/nUMgAr0b
Office https://pastebin.com/G8w5qu6z

>Should I debloat / build my own ISO?
If you need to ask, then no.
If you know what you're doing:
https://pastebin.com/S5VKBirt

>Portable programs & reinstall-proofing
https://pastebin.com/Zh7WSbJ2

>Useful programs (new installs, essentials, utilities, adobe, etc)
https://pastebin.com/hN8nnwns

>I miss Windows##
OpenShell/RetroBar/WinClassic/StartIsBack

>LTSC Install Guides
https://rentry.org/windowsinstallguide
https://rentry.org/concisewin10
https://rentry.org/ltsc
https://rentry.org/fwtarchive

Previously on /fwt/: >>106123743

>>106186307
I wondered this back then and who would've thought, it was just pure retardation

I love Windows!

>>106186438
Did Bic Camera or Yodobashi Camera even celebrate Windows 11 as much as they did 7/8 back in the day

sophie..

Night light keeps turning off on Windows 11 whenever my monitor goes to sleep. This never happened on Windows 10. Any fix or should I just use f.lux?

>>106186733
You should just use f.lux, it's always just werked

What are the things you always forget/have to remember to do while reinstalling Windows

Stuff like exporting bookmarks, browser extension settings, etc

I'm dreading a reinstall because I feel like I'm going to forget something and lose something forever

>>106186733
This happened to me when I stuffed up the display drivers.

>>106187874
I've turned my previous installs into VHDs (that can then be native-booted) for decades precisely to avoid exactly these sorts of problems.

>>106186408 (OP)
nakaԁashi sophie-chan

>>106186408 (OP)
PLAP PLAP PLAP PLAP PLAP
GET PREGNANT
GET PREGNANT
GET PREGNANT

>>106188370
based

>>106187874
>backup your user's AppData (plus the system's ProgramData) folders and keep them somewhere safe
>additionally backup your User's Documents folder - in case you have games' savefiles stored there and such
>cherrypick subfolders (in AppData's case, subfolders in Local(Low) and Roaming) to copy back from when you get Windows running
>reinstall programs back, and make sure they use configuration already existing in the right paths.
Don't expect it to be bullet-proof, though. Take Chromium-likes, for example: certain browser profile files like Cookies, Passwords or Local State are protected with the old user's DPAPI secrets, thus importing them as-is will fail.
>though if you restore the old user's DPAPI master key, set the right registry keys for migration preparation, and launch the DPAPI Migration wizard (dpapimig.exe), you should be fine
>https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/wiki/Recover%20Windows%20User%20Account%20Credentials/ - it's a KeePass-specific guide, but the general idea stays the same
Not to mention the "Secure Preferences" JSON protecting the profile folder from being tampered by malware. It's tied to the machine SID.
https://chromium.woolyss.com/#secure-preferences
https://www.adlice.com/google-chrome-secure-preferences/

Otherwise make sure you have your offline installers ready, use DISM or PnPUtil to export all of your drivers installed so that you can import (and install) them back.

making babies with sophie!

>>106188641
Don't impregnate your folders anon-kun

>>106188524
Now that it's common knowledge how to (re)set the machine SID, I don't understand why everyone isn't doing it.

>>106186408 (OP)
aria2 is amazing. Thanks to the anons who recommended it.

>>106188955
It's definitely the best command line based downloader out there. No wonder so many GUI ones are basically just a GUI frontend for it.

How fucked up is the upgrade to windows 11, does windows still manage to destroy itself if you don't do a clean install.

>>106190195
10 and 11 are similar enough that the change to 11 shouldn't be with much issue.

>>106188370
sophie-chan...

>win10 will spin up my hdds even if nothing is accessign them
>win10 will spin down my hdds even when I'm downloading files or transfering them through network
what is this retarded shit

>Avoid W11 at all costs unless you bought crippled hardware (Intel estrogen cores) that need the new CPU scheduler in W11.
>5X more demanding on hardware for less performance.
Is this (still) true?

>>106192164
yes

>>106186408 (OP)
The only frenly Windows is the one you installed inside a qube.

>>106188370
>semen inflating the uterus
Japs really are retarded huh?
Semen goes into the fornix not the uterus!
Fucking honorary brown retards!

>>106188955
You're welcome!

>>106192164
there's no hope for the pile of pajeet shit that is 11
MS will just do the exact same thing they've been doing for 3 decades
release a shit version with a bunch of shit no one wanted and see what's good and what's bad
release a good version with only what's good
repeat

>>106186408 (OP)
I'm just here for the gothicu loli honestly

>>106192315
based

>>106186408 (OP)
What's the current consensus of AME Wizard and it's playbooks? Is there something shady behind it? or why is it almost not mentioned?

>>106192164
>5X more demanding on hardware for less performance.
Sounds like windows alright

>dealing with ancient shitware
>uses COM components: .ocx
>users want to adminless install it because IT is worthless nigger faggots
>can get application to boot by simply providing all dependencies in same folder
>none of the COM stuff works

What the fuck is this shit?

>>106192300
>release a good version with only what's good
I honestly think you're being too hopeful for them, I don't think there's anyone left there with the capability of thinking two steps ahead, like for God's fucking sake, the CEO is a pajeet, and everything M$ done since he took over has been for the worse with the only goal in mind of milking as much money as they can from every single retard who doesn't want to know any better.
Hell, even macos, as shit and pajeet applel is, feels like night and day from M$, and the fucking OS is the most retardedly designed and with the worst UX you can find, but at least what it does, does it well and without shoving hundreds of ads in your face.

>>106192705
Forgot to add
>vendor support says installing it without admin is a security risk

How do normal people use this OS? Honestly. This is more autistic than Linux.

>>106186438
kek

>>106186408 (OP)
oh baby, hot damn hot damn hot damn

Do we care about secure boot here?

>>106194642
This isn't the Thinkpad general thread, bro (practically a sister thread to this one as half the anons there use Windows)

>>106194642
i had to set it to play battlefield 6

>>106194642
contrary to popular belief, it's actually good to have it enabled, and there's virtually no downsides of using it, even Linux plays nice with it in dual boot

A little while ago, I saw a picture of a windows system on here, that had each type of UI they've used over the years all on the screen at once. Has anyone got that?

>>106194642
Most tards like you who are crying about it are too stupid to use their own PCs. Also, these underage faggots don't even realize that it enabled by default in most systems.

>>106194705
Fuck, I was thinking about libreboot when I read "secure boot".

>>106195556
Learn to punctuate your sentences and work on your grammar, SEAnigger.

>>106194642
Literally what are the downsides of secure boot except that you might need to disable it to install some Linux distros?
It feels like people hate it because it didn't exist 20 years ago and anything that's new is automatically bad

>>106195811
>It feels like people hate it because it didn't exist 20 years ago and anything that's new is automatically bad
Just another general trend on the 4chunz

>>106195811
also because it got mentioned as a W11 requirement which makes it automatically le bad

>>106186408 (OP)
There’s a way to install Windows 10 IoT LTSC without losing data on the official Massgrave website, but why wasn’t it mentioned in any of the LTSC installation guides?

>>106196131
because they're outdated and OP doesn't care

I built up a new fresh computer and I'm trying to be better with file organization for my creative projects (Blender, After Effects, Photoshop, etc). What I used to do was have two big folders (one for Blender, one for everything else) on my desktop for each program and organize projects, resources, etc in folders within those folders. Kind of chaotic but it makes sense to me.
Couple of questions. Does having that stuff on my desktop instead of a different directory make things slower? Also, does anyone have any words of wisdom/resources to share for better and faster file management for creative processes? I feel like I generally have the hang of it but there's always ways to improve.

>>106195811
It's not "bad" other than maybe it is a false sense of security, but it also doesn't really enhance security since there are plenty of ways around it.

>>106196131
Most "generals" across all boards have outdated shit in their copypasta OP

>there is no point in restore point
>there is no point in drive cloning

try resetting my idle time and waking my monitors when im asleep now you fucking jeet nigger os

Is there a way to keep a window on top, like on Linux? It's really the one thing I miss the most.

>>106197620
unless the application supports it like certain things do like mpc-hc for example, not really

what you could do is write a python script using ctypes or a c/c++ program and set it manually with the winapi though

>>106197620
powertoys?

>>106197620
There's literally an official tool from MS that does this:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/always-on-top

Well I finally installed 24h2, so far so good
Never done a clean install since 2021 when w11 launched

>>106198728
Installing Windows is honestly surprisingly easy these days.

>>106198775
I think I had to reinstall w7 3 times from 2012-2021 so it is a lot more stable now

>>106197620
Yes, there have been thousands of utilities to set HWND_TOPMOST over the last 40 years. Look harder.

>>106196131
I've been complaing about OP being horrendously neglected but the next OP never bother to add more info.

How can I check why a program is trying to access a HDD? I have an external drive that goes to sleep and takes a few seconds to wake up and when I open magnet files in firefox and when I open one specific game in steam the harddrive starts booting up and freezes the programs while it does. There's no files being used on it so I don't understand why.

>>106199762
Resource Monitor would help here.

>>106199809
I don't really know how to use it but when I opened it and the game I didn't see any log mentioning the external drive being accessed,

>>106186408 (OP)
I'm very stumped. I downloaded the Win11 IoT LTSC image from the OP's linked pastebin and I keep getting thrown into the sign in to your university prompt for the university of toronto? Is my Windows ISO bad? I got it from massgrave.

>>106200250
Get the ISO from massgrave's repo anon. Also I've never seen anything like this.

So in last thread there was a frogposter asking about using Linux as main system, dual booting a windows installation on a second drive.
I did that and I'm having a lot of trouble with it. I set it all up, it loaded into grub like it should etc. but the next day it stopped working. Not booting with no signal to monitor and boot LED on, removing the windows drive makes it work again but being unable to access the bios I can't even change the load order or anything...
From the brief time I had it working I moved the Linux drive on top but I think it reverted back to windows on top after checking again.
System:
>Asrock Livemixer b850, ryzen 5 7500f, 9070xt
>fedora 42 nvme
>Windows 11 iot ltsc SSD
UEFI settings:
>Secure boot disabled
>fast boot disabled
>gaming mode disabled
>CSM disabled
>expo enabled

>>106200250
Always check the hashes before installing

>>106200267
I just installed the IoT version of windows 10 and it works. If I want windows 11 I think I'll need a different ISO or something. Because I'm running it on qemu. No way can there be anything left over that windows somehow detects. I even wiped the file for the efi programmable storage qemu uses and the disk image.

This hyper v shit is really annoying makes using vmware a pain in the ass had to disable a bunch of security shit just so virtualization works properly

>>106200383
Use virt-manager instead of pure QEMU for an easier time with it.
Try using the clean IoT LTSC 2024 ISO from massgrave's repo as well.

>>106200393
you replied to the wrong person the post above yours and the windows 10 guy are two different people

How do I disable the fucking Windows Defender Scheduled Scan? I disabled it in task scheduler but it turned itself back on after a few days!

>>106201082
Install DefendNot and don't click on shady links.

>>106201135
I don't want to disable Defender completely, just the annoying scheduled scans.

Has anyone ever bought OEM licences through that GVGmall shop? The whole thing looks like a low effort scam

>>106201238
I'd say if an anon is here, they activated their Windows through MAS.

>>106196923
>there is no point in drive cloning
Why?

>>106201333
Yeah, I should have figured it. I don't want to activate my copy like that, but also won't dish out a quarter of a grand on it

>>106201459
I see a site called vip-scdkey shilled by some youtubers I watch, check that one out if you don't wanna use MAS for whatever reason.

>>106198816
Modern Winhoes can still require reinstalls if a Cumulative Update malfunctions and corrupts core system components. It has happened to me a few times each with both Win10 and Win11 since 2020. I'm lucky that my Ubuntu 22/24 install on its own machine has fared better, but I haven't used that computer as much. My Windows7 install that was on my Ubuntu machine hasn't needed a reinstall, but I only used it a few months before backing up the drive image and then replacing it with Ubuntu.

>>106201196
Group Policy can probably do what you want, but ALWAYS before changing anything regarding Defender, disable Tamper Protection, or the OS will undo your changes. ALWAYS.

Is it true that Windows 10 LTSC will still receive security updates after october ?

>>106201528
Yes.
The version that will not is W10 Home and Pro. Most folks with W10 out there are using one of these two.
LTSC will continue receiving updates for a few more years.

>>106199762
Bump.

>>106201521
I guess I'm lucky because a Windows 10 update has never malfunctioned/installed wrong for me in the three years or so I've used 10 machines. Could be because I always installed Windows to diskpart clean'd drives or that I always full shutdown my machine every night. Who knows.

>>106201580
I've had issues annually. I shutdown my computer each night, too. I've installed to diskpart-cleaned drives as well, but not every time.

>>106201528
There's no shame in asking questions. This stuff can b e confusing, we all know. We do get an uncivil jackass or two here that will tell you off for not being nerdy enough on the topic, but the rest of us know better. Presumably.
Not fully reading the OP is an overly common, and understandable, habit, too.

>>106201625
>>106201549
Thanks.
I did realize the answers were in the OP, so I deleted the question. Thanks for your help.

>>106186408 (OP)
Imagine having to crack your OS

>>106201716
Good thing we can use MAS and not any cracks, sweetie.

>>106201796
A bypass or a workaround is a crack.

>>106201800
Same thing I'm currently thinking. But then OEM licences are also irregular, so... Maybe I should embrace Linux, now

>>106186408 (OP)
nakaԁashi sophie-chan

>>106201800
Cracking is what R2R and such do. MAS is Microsoft-supplied, uses built-in FEATURES (that would never work if they weren't built into the OS).

Firefox breaks more and more for me every day. Chromium is garbage and hogs resources. Why is there no other real alternative to Gecko and Chromium?

>>106201716
You can buy stolen keys for a few euros on eBay, but at that point you're better off using a Microsoft-endorsed (it's still on Github lol) open-source script like KMS_VL_ALL

>>106202049
browsers are complicated as shit and people don't really want to build them. But there's ladybird which I think is set to go into alpha next year or something. And servo is not all that usable but it's getting developed.

>>106201716
Official licenses for regular Home and Pro editions can be had super cheaply and legitimately on Groupon, but security updates are only for 3 years or so. LTSC has much longer update life and is FREE for random mooks in a personal use case.

>>106201929
You still haven't refuted anything that I said.

>>106201929
>Hotwiring a car is the legitimate way to start a car because it uses parts of the car that are already there.

>>106202335
You haven't proven anything you said. And then?

>>106202430
I used a common and widely accepted linguistic colloquialism that's used when referring to bypassing official means of software activation. You don't have to prove common parlance because it's common. You're just being anal and semantic because you have nothing better to do than argue on an anime website.

>>106201716
A crack that gives you a legitimate license doesn't really sound like a crack. If Microsoft doesn't want this they could easily remove MAS from github and update windows to detect these activation methods and deactivate every installation using them. Hell they could permanently ban your device from using HWID activation.

>>106200344
Says I need to reinstall GrubHub or whatever

>>106202467
If I generate my own valid keys, is that a bypass? Or is it official?

>>106200250
kek

Is there a more updated version of https://namazso.github.io/nanami-tan/? I think I have a project to throw in the back burner if no one did one.

>>106202467
>You don't have to prove common parlance because it's common.
Said no one ever.
And common sense is known to be uncommon. And every Jane and Joe has their own definition and understanding of x, y, or z term or saying if you go and ask, shut-in.

>you have nothing better to do than argue on an anime website.
Again, right back at ya.

>>106186509
She looks really good, right?
Like, I'm approaching my thirties but I'd still massage her whole body, read her bedtime stories and give her a goodnight kiss.

What's the most resource-lite way for me to use animated wallpapers? I've never tried them before.

>>106205020
Wallpaper Engine probably?

Is there a way to easily download VMware Workstation (16.6.4) without registering to broadcom website?

can you mas your way to the esu program for win10?

Goodbye, Windows.

Does anyone know how to properly get hdr to look good? I recently bought a monitor that supports it, but when I have it on it makes the colors look washed out and makes my monitor a little dim.

The hdr calibration tool makes it even worse.

>>106203013
Not really. Moko/Chloe's guide somehow still exists, though, but no real changes have been made since 2019.
https://ricing-guide.github.io/
Otherwise I think the only active windows ricing guide is niivu's
https://www.deviantart.com/niivu/art/How-to-install-Windows-10-or-11-Themes-708835586
>>106205203
https://archive.org/details/vmware-2025
Somebody made a mirror of vmware's cds repo just before broadcom niggers took them offline.
Alternatively this mirror of full-type installers should also be legit
https://archive.org/download/vmware-workstation_archive

>>106205203
This Github repo always uploads the latest version.
https://github.com/201853910/VMwareWorkstation/releases

latest release: https://github.com/201853910/VMwareWorkstation/releases/download/17.0/VMware-workstation-full-17.6.4-24832109.exe

>>106205398
Holy fuck, this is gold. Thanks anon

>>106205220
Yeah, just use the TSforge activation method, that should automatically give you access to the ESU when the time comes.

isnt the legit cost of entry like 75 bucks? like what are you avoiding?

>>106205398
>>106205311
Thanks anons!

>>106205398
vmware is so insecure if you give me your username ill leak your address and the last 4 of your social.

>>106205448
Seems to work, thanks;

>>106205470
Who are you replying to?

im interested in the multiple desktops in windows 10s

Can you have these saved and loaded and name them?

1-

>>106205470
I don't know what that guy is avoiding but 75 bucks is a lot of money

I love windows and I make love to Sophie I love this thread
Also is it worth it to learn the registry (all of it)

>>106192522
>AME
Creator of AME here, there is some serious retardation happening on this board. Most of the people here are practically sucking Microsoft's cock and don't understand anything they are talking about.

We recently made it possible to inject a playbook into a Windows ISO, and replaced the entire default Windows OOBE with our custom implementation, applying the selected playbook on boot.

Join our Telegram and enjoy the future of open-source Windows deployment solutions.

>>106207267
nigga really lurked this thread waiting for an opportunity to answer a question

>>106207321
hahaha maybe 15 years ago I would have done that. I literally opened /g/ for the first time in like a year, and searched if folks were still sucking Microsoft's dick in this thread: Yup.

Of course I would reply to an AME question.

I've been having an issue that has stumped me for a while:

Sometimes when accessing folders, performing file operations or playing games off of HDD, the system will 'hesitate' or pause for a second before continuing. Note that this is 2 x HDDs set up in a RAID 1. Both HDDs are brand new.
This also happened on my last computer, same RAID configuration with different hard drives.
Am I just buyiing shitty drives? Do RAID 1 arrays always have a 'hesitation' problem?

>>106207689
I forgot to mention, you can actually hear the HDD(s) pausing and then continuing when this happens.

>>106207689
Have you tried disabling HDD sleep in the power plan settings?

>>106186438
Man... I'm starting to miss Windows 8.
How did shitcrosoft managed to make an even crappier OS than that?
Pajeet magic I suppose.

>>106205470
you got it backwards, I'm not avoiding paying for entry. I'm avoiding entrying by not paying.

>>106205470
>what are you avoiding?
the humiliation of having paid for windows.

>>106207267
>>106207369
>the AME fag is a /g/tard
Imagine my shock. All the shilling of your shitty hacked iso makes sense now.

>>106205470
I've never paid for windows or any ms products, yet every year they break record profits. They don't seem to need my money.

>>106200250
Are you connected to a campus network?

>>106207689
Check their power supply.
A bad supply can cause them to briefly power off during use but the software side will usually just wait the second or so until they spin back up and the files are available again.

>>106208023
found the microsoft paid shill

Hi guys I am on windows 11, I'm trying to ssh into my other laptop that has no password (linux) but when I do it keeps saying invalid password and it sorta forces me to enter something. I remember there was a setting in windows to turn this off to allow no passwords, where is it?

>>106186408 (OP)
Sex with this child

>>106199857
You should be able to see the culprit either under CPU (handles > search for the drive letter) or disk.

>>106205535
He is part of this new wave of 4channers who are most likely underage, they're too scared of confrontation to reply directly to a post, instead they do this weird passive aggressive fatherless behavior.

>>106208771
What client?

>>106208771
>>106209555
I mean because AFAIK its a server setting not a client one.

>>106207369
Ok but what's the Telegram

For the love of god how do I make it so this never pops up ever again, I'm sick of seeing it

>>106209681
just make a patch to disable it and throw in in your portage patches folder

Guys my remote laptop (linux) has no password and I can't ssh into it even if it has an empty password. I suspect this is a windows setting/issue, I don't know how to get it working again. I have the gpedit setting limit blank passwords for local account to console only: disabled.

Ahhhh

>>106209707
How

>>106207267
>Join our Telegram and enjoy the future of open-source Windows deployment solutions.
Noise malte! Some big words out there!
Thanks for the telegram reminder.

>just ITCHing to install windows after like10 years of not using, around when the first W11 preview builds came out
> ltsc takes like 40 min to install because they're scanning my system for aids
> setup reaches 99% then blue screens. Message keeps saying efi boot file on my USB drive was corrupt
> probably burned the USB drive wrong, or was missing tpm option, or no secure boot keys or it saw some Linux nigger wizardry on my previously gpt-formatted 500gb install disk.

Maybe a another year guys

>>106209781
>40 minutes
>gets to 99% then blue screens
Sorry, but Windows doesn't run on a 486 anymore.

>>106196131
Hello, same techlet anon here. I just tried this method on my W10 Pro PC, and it went unexpectedly well! It even kept my browser’s Ctrl + Shift + I! This really should have been in the OP.

>>106209681
Why not click donate then do nothing? They don't associate donations with sessions or devices, right?

>>106208461
I was on my home internet. It was very weird. But I installed windows 10 and it worked

>>106210119
It's not in the OP because the OP doesn't like change. Things get added/changed they change it right back.

>>106209781
this literally never happened

>>106209736
help plsss

>>106210461
you probably can't login with an empty password. i haven't looked into that specifically because that's an unusual thing to do with ssh. if it works with a password, but you don't want one, consider using pubkey auth instead. it is an alternative to using a password

copilot and chatgpt constantly forget to brace around ps variable expansions.

>>106210599
Try using Gemini Pro

>>106210606
it's no big thing, just a curious flaw. they fix it if pointed out. scripts offered have worked fine otherwise.

>>106210630
I usually just find Gemini Pro gets stuff right overall the first time.

>>106186408 (OP)
https://youtu.be/J6yfn3IRflc?si=PgdkszzcsV946mcd
control panel is obsolete
also it is interesting to see utf8 support

Where do UWP apps store their window size and position? No registry values are set when manipulating window, upon closing app there's something set to \REGISTRY\A, which I googled but don't understand.

>>106210637
After the chatgpt-5 debacle, what do you think is the best llm for free users? I tried gemini free and it's pretty nice. The other day I found out it can generate quizzes for you, too!

>>106208771
Just add a simple password... qwe123 or something IF it's not in a public network that is.

>>106188955
what are the advantages of this over the built in browser download manager?

>>106188955
why not just use jdownloader?

yeah, I might need to downgrade back to win10
as far as general performance goes, there's pretty much no difference between 10 and 11
even the slow downs, laggy file explorer and other things people report so much aren't true on my machine, I'm not autistic enough to be able to notice if it is 1% slower or 1% faster
but I'm noticing a considerable amount of screen flickering when alt tabbing during heavy use, some screen tearing and "freezing" (alt tabbed but need a mouse click to actually show the next screen)
just going to clean install my stinkpad's graphic drivers first and observe a little longer

i was eager to use 10 iot ltsc but cant install some programs i read OP post about doing it in cmd, idk if i write the exe filename to run it silently? but just ended up going back to pro version. I think the ltsc edition is for headless servers or something.

>>106210647
Staying on 10 and thats final. You cannot bait anymore.

i will NOT succumb to the loli temptress

>>106207689

maybe change spindown time with hdparm

>>106205294
You're not supposed to have it on unless you're viewing HDR content.

>>106213389
>I think the ltsc edition is for headless servers or something
LOL

https://github.com/Wallpaper-Engine-for-Windows
Is this a fake repo? The download link contains nothing but pic related that does nothing

thanks for existing. decided to switch to w11, great to have access to legit dls, easy activation, etc. up and running smooth

>>106216588
Dude... That's obviously malware, Wallpaper Engine is not open-source and must be bought on Steam...

>>106216588
uh, yeah bro
https://github.com/Wallpaper-Engine-for-Windows/-Wallpaper-Engine-for-Windows
download goes to https://asdeennerhorse.github.io/mogus/Wallpaper flagged by goog safe browsing
the index.html links to https://github.com/dakidlos1977/kilkanat/blob/main/settings.akkdjft
base64 encoded links to fi-self-repaying.com

>>106216953
i ran the executable
wat dou

MAS 3.5

>>106217085
clean format

>>106217137
based

>>106186408 (OP)
Nvidia dropping driver support for Windows 10 late next year is where I start to worry

>>106209781
>>106210365
Sorry guys, I w
as high on meth and sleep deprived. The blue screen wasn't BSOD but a recovery menu thing. It had text like "ESC to go back to uefi" "F1 to try reboot"

It really did take 40 minutes though. Probably my shitty asrock mobo which automatically tries to download all drivers on first setup.

But it actually installed correctly and booted after a restart. So I just upgraded some firmware and wiped the drive afterwards. and my bios now has a better looking font too! But w11 is still as shitty as I remember. Takes half a second to open menus, taskbar still unmovable. Also there's copilot in the LTSC edition too KEK. Microsoft shills are okay with and will defend this.

>>106205744
Based and Clippypilled!
>>106207834
Satia...
>>106218057
I wouldn't worry as they are making shitty drivers for a long time, not at the level of Radeon but still...

>>106218768
I haven't updated my Nvidia drivers in a long time, but a future Nvidia sponsored game may really really need the day 0 game ready driver and in that case I will be fucked

>>106210647
If you declare it in your manifest you get native utf8 for narrow page APIs for free. Enabling systemwide is how you break shit. I have seen a lot of flies get corrupted by that setting.

>>106218791
Not really anon, some drivers work well with old Windows versions.
Especially because WIndows 11 and 10 are almost the same on that level. But, we'll see...

>>106212834
Gemini Pro is usually the leader on most LLM battleground leaderboard sites, followed by the o3/o4 variants of ChatGPT.

>>106213389
Same for me and now im undecisive of putting 10 pro back on or 11 pro cause i know the end of life thing is 3 years but time goes fast. I read more on that ltsc thing it can be used for headless machines whereas server edition is essentially for servers. Both of them i wouldnt recommend for your daily driver. The ltsc/server doesnt seem any different when i was benchmarking a few games i owned so yeah just using whatever works for now.

>>106209736
>I suspect this is a windows setting/issue
You are correct: Windows hasn't allowed blank passwords for ANYTHING but local console logon (by default) since Vista.
>I have the gpedit setting limit blank passwords for local account to console only
That is only for RDP logons, not anything else.
The only suggestion I have is to try a diferent SSH client that doesn't obey Windows' password requirements.

>>106213389
>ltsc edition is for headless servers
Sorta, but no. It's an "embedded" edition, and while server is a type of embedded role, and LTSC can be used as a rough-and-ready server, it has (artificial) limitations that a proper Windows Server SKU doesn't.
In reality, LTSC is meant for things like ATMs, medical equipment, POS terminals etc., where it's stripped-down nature and low-impact update policy can shine.

I would like to be able to move windows with Windows Key + left click and resize them with windows key + middle click. What is the best way to accomplish this?

>>106220029
I just wrote a 20-line program in my head that would do that: it works by listening for NCCLICK messages, checks the status of modifier keys (though I'm not certain you'd be able to use the Windows key, Ctrl, Alt etc. would be fine) and taps on DefWindowProc to make the window think you've selected Move or Size from the window's System menu.
I have no idea if anyone's ever written something remotely like this, however.

>>106220029
maybe autohotkey?

Who could track an IP address just by taking into account the information of the browser used, device used, country and city?

>>106205186
any good foss alternative?

is there anything like rainmeter but not bloated? I just want graphs for CPU usage, individual disk usage, and cpu/gpu temps

>>106221244
you can format hwinfo64 gadget registry entries to anything you want with python or whatever if you dont want to use p*thon

>>106221208
It's 5 euros...

>>106195794
From Finland actually. Thanks for the tip.

>>106221505
>>106195794
Thanks - ironically. I don't see any punctuation issues. Most Americans are just too stupid to understand English because it is not American English, and some certain Kentucky dialect.
Drink bleach faggot and go eat some french fries for school dinner.

>>106221208
Look up Lively Wallpaper

>>106220029
https://github.com/RamonUnch/AltSnap
Active fork of AltDrag. Defaults to Alt hotkeys by default, but can be configured to use Windows keys instead.
You can also reassign mouse functions so that window resizing will work with MMB instead of RMB by default.

>>106221518
You're not being Friendly

Does 4chan X work on the latest Chrome? I've seen anons complaining it's broken, is it fixable

>>106222416
IIRC it's because userscript managers like Violentmonkey/Greasemonkey don't work with MV3 properly.

>>106221488

i rather look black and see waifu when it is freedom

>>106222416
>still using Chrome after they killed MV2
Nigga if you hate Firefox at least use a chromium browser that still supports MV2 but Jesus stop using that cucked browser

>>106223120
Brave is like the only Chromium browser that still supports MV2

>>106223131
Still a better option
I wouldn't be able to go back to browsing 4chan without Violentmonkey and 4chan XT

>>106223196
Not saying Brave is bad. It's basically the only good Chromium browser left.

Anyone know how to check my current ClearType settings so I can apply the same exact options to a new PC?

Or the same font rendering options in general, W10 just seems to have ass font rendering no matter what I do (feels like I tried everything with both ClearType and MacType), whereas I don't even remember having to adjust it on my old W8.1

>>106223208
>basically the only good Chromium browser left
ungoogled
chromium

>>106223217
Does it keep MV2?

>>106223216
>Anyone know how to check my current ClearType settings so I can apply the same exact options to a new PC?
Registry contains font rendering configuration (HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop):
https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner/wiki/ClearType-Investigations
Additionally there are font rendering settings that pertain to WPF applications (which the desktop composition part of Windows may or may not use them, also): {HKCU|HKLM}\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics

Wild guess - is that a (QD-)OLED display you're using for the new PC? ClearType was made with LCDs in mind, by the way.

>>106218861
The Windows 11 requirement slowly crawling into the game world is pure BS, more political than some kind of genuine software need.
Pure faggotry.

>>106224963
Every computer made in the last 8 years can run 11 officially, every computer made in the last 17 can run it unofficially.
TL;DR: Sorry you're poor dude.

is tiny10 a meme? dont care about the potential security risks, im just looking for a windows 10 iso thats relatively debloated by default so i dont have to spend hours removing all the aids microsoft has kindly gifted me with the install (even ltsc has a lot of bloat)

>>106225086
There hasn't been any backlash against Tiny10/Tiny11 really.
Tiny11 also recently dropped a version of itself that uses 25H2 as the backend which is cool.

>>106221358
I don't know how to do that. I currently use hwinfo64 graphs for the temps but I have to manually send them to my other screen every time my computer wakes up.

>>106224963
>>106225008
Which games absolutely require W11?

>>106225086
I remember reading it was suspicious, and the creator didn't bother to address the doubts.

Just hate how WD marks everything as a virus specially cracked shit

>>106225356
If you wanna use cracked stuff you should try to put it all in one excluded folder so it won't pipe up at you constantly.

>>106225356
>Just hate how WD marks everything as a virus specially the primary vector for viruses
FIFY. You're welcome.

>>106225370
I will do that in my other PC, playing VNs is better when lying down

>>106225356
you guys havent disabled defender entirely yet?

>>106224524
Thank you

>Wild guess - is that a (QD-)OLED display you're using for the new PC?
No I'm reusing the same LCD display which is why the wildly different font rendering is so bewildering to me, they *fucked* something up along the way when just leaving it alone would've been great

>>106225356
Disable it. There are guides online.
*** Make sure you disable Tamper Protection before doing anything! Your changes will be undone otherwise. ***
Rely on Malwarebytes' Antimalware to cover your ass instead.

>>106225008
wrong thread?
Lincucks tend to say otherwise outside of this thread.

My best friend cracked his egg and transitioned to Windows 10 BLM Corporation LGBT 2021 and he stopped playing normal vidya with me and started playing genshit and other pedo or lgbt games instead. Then I came to his house once, and while he was in the toilet after a gemmy spicy dinner, I installed W11 Home for him and closed the 'top while leaving it on so it radiates him while he sleeps. In the morning his long greasy hair fell of and now he has a nice hitler's youth brocoli cut and his acne and eyebags disappeared and his penis became functional again and voice became deeper. Now he plays normal vidya like Warzone and Fortnite with me again and doesn't use that weird edition of windows anymore. Thanks microsoft.

>>106192522
Posting from a Win10 AME installation.
I like it but unfortunately I had to use corpocuck software (Power BI) and it wouldn't install. There are problems like that here and there.
But it's great, honestly. The closest to a Win7 experience you could ask.
>>106207267
Thank you for your service.
>>106208023
I bet you pay for Netflix, pleb.

>w7 lost support in 2020, lost esu support in 2023
>brave, firefox, steam, amd, nvidia already stopped supporting it by 2023
brutal blackpill for 10ducks, w10 is literally FINISHED in the period of 2025-2028. brutal

>>106210647
reminder that the currynigger 11 shill doesnt even use windows

I detect unfriendly energy

I have a retail license of w10 pro on my old machine, how much of a pain is it to get my license over onto my new build?

I gave in and updated. I'm sorry, I just can't deal with the FUD and FOMO knowing W10 is going EOS in a few months and every vendor and software maker will be dropping support for it after that time. I just want a just werksy machine that will auto update and stay up to date with mainstream channel and supported by everything without me worrying about it

>>106227671
They won't drop support for 10 anytime soon, you got memed

>>106227708
Idk, it just feels like a ticking bomb. Like I'm wasting my time and I know upgrading from W10 to W11 directly isn't even upgraded because it always comes with a performance loss. I'm just gonna go with my new fresh W11 install and let it autoupdate and hopefully have no regression in performance and build up my pc from scratch figuring out all the software i need and media and vidya i want to backup. i just worry that at any point ltsc could get canceled or ms intentionally bricks it so people move away like they constantly make issues and accidents happen on w10 22h2 or even 21h2 with that update that kept failing and demanded manual powershell creation of a larger partition or whatever

>>106227648
in theory, you should be able to transfer it to the new build as long as you don't use it on the old one too, that's the benefit of the retail license over the OEM

However, activation in Windows is broken and can act weird so one never truly knows, if for some reason it doesn't work, you can activate it with MAS

>>106229070
Woah, haha, this guy is crazy!

>>106229070
Have you tried spamming a different gif?

>>106227671
I study Linux as a contingency plan in case that W11 is 100% awful.

>>106229591
I'm staying on IoT LTSC 2021 until I encounter problems, but from what I've seen the only thing that actually sucks on W11 is the start menu
I think I'd rather deal with that but have the software library and the "just works" of the rest of Windows
Some Linux distros aren't bad but wine simply doesn't work with literally everything and I want my wangblows software/games

>>106226040
Is this true?

>>106229585
I use it for bump but I'll search more insane bill moments

>>106196999
HAHAHAHHAHAHA THIS NIGGER OS TURNED IT BACK ON AUTOMATIC START AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT FUCKING TURNED MY MONITORS ON AND WOKE ME UP

NICE FUCKING OPERATING SYSTEM RETARDS

I guess there no longer exists a truly uncensored search engine? yandex.ru images got censored.

>>106229770
Developers.

Recently, I've been starting to think about turning one of my PCs into a dual boot with 10 and 7 for old games. While I'm covered with MAS and the ISOs themselves on Massgrave, I need to figure out how to make USB images on Linux with Ventoy, get something that's like Grub to switch between OSes, and update/debloat/disable telemetry. I don't know if Simplix's pack is still safe to use nowadays, or if I'm better off using Legacy Update for 7. The rest, maybe I can search for guides. Not really concerned with debloating, since I have 32 GB and a i7 4790 installed. Any opinions to share?

>>106222368
Holy shit this is awesome. Just what I wanted and more. Thank you

>>106230100
Windows updates are basically a computer literacy test.

If you're too dumb, stupid, or technology illiterate to do a 30 second google to block the updates until you want to do them, you are exactly the type of braindead subhuman normie retard who can't be trusted to take care of a computer. You're the exact type of moron who would click "no" to security updates for months or years while installing 200 malware greeting card toolbar trojans on your PC while blaming "M$" for having "bad security." When people talk about how fucking stupid and clueless boomers/zoomers are with technology, they're talking about you.
>b-b-b-b-but i turnd it off!!!111
Obviously you're too computer illiterate to read simple instructions and didn't, or you wouldn't be crying like a little bitch about it.

YOU
SUBHUMAN
NIGGERS
HAVE
BEEN
CRYING
ABOUT
THIS
SHIT
FOR
OVER
A
DECADE
AND YOU STILL CANT FIGURE IT OUT
AN ENTIRE FUCKING DECADE
KIDS CAN FIGURE THIS OUT BUT YOU CANT
YOU ARE SUBHUMAN NIGGER TRASH

If you cry about something this fucking simple, you are too stupid to even breathe without assistance. You are exactly the type of braindead retard who should not have a choice to apply updates. Even with everything taken care of for you, you niggers still intentionally turn off your antivirus, remove critical system components, and fuck up your PC by ignoring all warnings and installing 219387 viruses and 952598 hobbyist hacks that break your entire system and proceed to blame Windows for your own retardation. Forced updates on techilliterate normies like you are the best thing to happen to computing, it protects braindead niggers like you from yourselves (usually), while having a net positive impact on the rest of us because we don't have to deal with your self inflicted tech support problems anymore. You don't have the IQ to own a computer. Just lynch yourself and purge your subhuman trash genes from the pool for the betterment of mankind.

>>106231485
The updates are off fucktard. I havent updated in MONTHS. it's why the uosvc is nudging my fucking idle time every x hours because I won't let it update.

It doesnt stop the Update Orchestrator Service from running
Or restarting itself
Or re enabling restarting itself without even more bullshit

Do you even fucking know what UOSVC IS? Fucking retard

Guys my windows 10 LTSC version has never updated to 21H2 in the many years I've had it. It always fails to update. That said I have had literally 0 issue with anything.

Should I expect any issue once the normal Windows 10 dies, or will my LTSC continue to work with 0 issue as before?

>>106231592
LTSC will never update to 21H2 if you have an earlier version. You need to install LTSC 21H2 explicitly

>>106231592
10 LTSC is locked on 21H2, anon. It only receives monthly updates.

>>106231597
>>106231602

Oh good then, I guess I can stop worrying.

Thanks I'd been wondering why W10 keeps failing and trying despite it never affect user experience.

>>106231485
lets see your usosvc status and startup type you retarded nigger

>>106231632
You should install 21H2 regardless because it's the only one that's gonna get security updates until 2032

>>106231836
Should I just manual install it?

>>106231994
yeah

>>106186408 (OP)
>half the op dedicated to win11 when it's unusable dogshit
>0 mention of ctt's winutil in op, or in any linked pastebin
>has the audacity to post anime
Consider killing yourself tourist

Has anyone else had issues with windows 11 where the HDMI port would not work but the display port works?

>>106232621
I don’t know if it was a windows update or what but HDMi ports suddenly stopped working, installing the last known Dell monitor drivers got it working again

Is Chrome font rendering just permanently fucked now with no way to fix it?

>>106229769
Of course not. It's actually implemented by a COM object (way, WAY higher than native API side of Winlogon where CAD is implemented), and Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Win emulates the "Office" key (yes, there are keyboards out there with it), in exactly the same way Ctrl+Esc emulates the Win key, and Shift+F10 emulates the Menu key.
TL;DR: if some /g/tard is posting X screenshots, it's almost certainly some shared schizophreniform delusion.

>>106213376
>but I'm noticing a considerable amount of screen flickering when alt tabbing during heavy use, some screen tearing and "freezing" (alt tabbed but need a mouse click to actually show the next screen)
What? I even have a button bound to instant alt tab on my on-battery-and-throttling thinkpad and I have never seen any graphical artefacts on alt tab.
What build?

>>106230100
>fail basic computer literacy test (h/t >>106231485) because you're a worthless nigger
>project your niggerness so unashamedly the entire board laughs at you
This is why I keep coming back to 4chan. It's one of the few places where you can laugh at niggerfails without losing social credit.

>>106205294
Windows tonemaps SDR content to HDR by strictly following the standards, the problem is that monitor manufactures have basically never followed the sRGB standard and so display some colours brighter than they strictly should be. Actual media will display "correctly" because it will be tonemapped by the program/player itself (I hope you are using a decent media player!) and so the only subpar experience is the desktop.
Your options are
>use a colour profile like https://github.com/dylanraga/win11hdr-srgb-to-gamma2.2-icm
>turn HDR off when not viewing media
>get over it

>>106209736
Check your server settings. SSH server doesn't allow login with blank passwords by default and will give the same error.

>>106219928
>run ssh client
>uuh its a Windows setting!
Lmao

>>106219962
>It's an "embedded" edition
IoT LTSC is but regular LTSC is literally intended for graphical workstations

>>106232552
>ctt's winutil
Be honest, can you name 1 (one) reason why it is even worth considering when we have much better tools available.
The guy even rewrote it in C# because >uuh just in case they change PowerShell and I don't like it anymore

>installed Python with pip and PATH variable
>installed gallery-dl with pip
>pointed the path variable to the gallery-dl scripts folder
>still can't use gallery-dl no matter what I input
I remember being able to open cmd from anywhere and use gallery-dl, is there a foolproof guide to doing that from scratch

>>106232552
>the same OP that is purported to have an anti-W11 stance
>is called out this time for having W11 info
kek
>0 mention of ctt's winutil in op, or in any linked pastebin
>ctrl+f "winutil" on the debloat paste proves you wrong
i know reading comprehension is scarce in this current age, but damn.
not that i'd be wary of trusting a techtube dudebro's script anyways, or at least until you study the insides of the powershell script that does the stuff.

has anyone gotten deep into "foreign" filesystems for Win10?
like BTRFS through WinBTRFS or ext4 through WSL2

gotta restart archiving before internet closure

>>106233763
POST YOUR FUCKING USOSVC STATUS NOW YOU NIGGERFUCKING RETARD CUNT

>>106234033
THIS NIGGER DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHAT USOSVC EVEN DOES AND HES CALLING OTHER PEOPLE ILLITERATE

>>106233982
AppData\Roaming\Python\Python3xx\Scripts

>>106234099
Yeah I pointed the path environment variable to that and it didn't work, then I uninstalled it and reinstalled with admin privileges command prompt and now it works, but the scripts are now in Program Files\Python313\Scripts

Is this a bad solution? Everything I see online says the scripts are generally in the folder you posted

Update: I have removed ALL permissions and inheritor permissions for all users including SYSTEM from the usosvc registry key and changed its owner to me.

So far it hasn't been able to reenable itself, or reenable automatic start (Delayed) on the service. Even services.msc cannot read its description now and it says <Failed to Read Description. Error Code: 5>. My idle time is safe, for now.

Here's a reminder to the retarded faggots who are so fucking high and mighty and computer literate and probably have usosvc enabled and running themselves; I AM NOT TRYING TO DISABLE UPDATES. Automatic updates are already fucking disabled, and have been since I installed this garbage heap of an operating system on this rig. I am not getting any fucking reminders for updates, and I may choose when to install them. What has been happening is the usosvc service has been sending signals that reset my idle time and wake my monitors periodically. I know this because I wrote a fucking script to look at the power requests constantly to find out what was doing it

>>106234033
>>106234054
>>106234264
It's almost certainly running. It can't do anything though, because I've disallowed it from doing anything - as anybody who is slightly competent can.
All you can do, however, is shout "UsoSvc" with the caps lock on, and try to smash things because you're a nigger - this is how moronic you are, and this is why everyone is laughing at you.

>>106234187
idk it works on my machine

if it works like that though who gives a shit just make sure it doesnt try to write into program files cause otherwise it might have a shitfit unless you run it elevated

>>106234303
>I've disallowed it from doing anything
No you haven't.

>>106234320
>n-no u havent
>cries and pisses himself
>probably gonna kill someone for their shoes later idk
Yes, I have.
Sorry you're a worthless nigger.

>>106234526
You haven't stopped it from starting, so your assertion is automatically false and you're patently full of shit. I would wager you don't even know what it does either. What you can do is stop powercfg from acknowledging its power requests, but that's not changing its behavior directly. Why are you being a buggy shitpile jeetware apologist?

>>106234320
Holy shit this post is so black I can hear the CHIRP

>>106234627
>hallucinates bullshit at the last second and fucks his entire argument up
The resemblance to AI is startling. Who would have thought that nons would prove Chinese Room Argument for us?

>>106234666
t.

>>106234674
>i cant do something bcuz im a dumb nigger
>but bcuz you can
>this makes u a streetshitter
Just when I don't think you can be anymore pathetic, you actually surprise me worthless shitnig.
I almost don't want to tell you this is your last (You), because you're like watching 10 million Congolese subhumans getting their hands chopped off - incredibly entertaining, and very well-deserved.
Further, it's not like you understand the concept of "end" or "finish" - you genetically, and demonstrably, lack the cranial circuitry to understand the concept of "future".

>>106234744
Oh it's you. Why do you even come here?

What is this update that keeps trying and failing to update? As far as I can tell I'm on the latest versions (barring force upgrading to 22H2), the security updates continue to update normally.

I already ran an integrity check and it said no issue.

>>106234320
The offensive part of this post is not that he's too rarted to do something.
It's that he thinks everyone else is as rarted as him.

>>106234821
The feature upgrade? It's weird how it tries to install the 21H2 enablement package on a specific Windows release that uses 21H2 (19044) as a baseline in first place.

Try resetting Windows Update components: quick way is to stop the wuausrv service, remove (or rename) the SoftwareDistribution folder in %SystemRoot%, and start the service back. Reboot the OS, for safe measure.
Next time Windows Update starts up, the folder will be recreated along with its DataStore. Hopefully it will come back to its senses and have the update queue deliver stuff that is actually applicable to your system.
>otherwise try scanning the component store health to see whether it's fucked up and windows randomly thinks you don't even have the 21H2 enablement package installed
>DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth in elevated prompt should kick the scan in, repairing the store when it detects corruption
>ultimately just hide the update with wushowhide lmao (or one of those other windows update front-ends like WUMT or WuMgr)

>>106234821
You did some nasty hack to the registry or something so you could "upgrade" to LTSC from a GAC SKU, didn't you? Suffice it to say, you've left Windows Update completely confused as to what it's actually running on, and berko results like this are to be expected.
Do a full reset of Windows Update (there are batch files online for doing it, that automate what >>106235288 suggests, plus a whole lot more that needs to be done), and hope for the best.

What's the use case for IoT Enterprise LTSC (because muh hecking updates) when microsoft can at any point auto update your PC with an update that locks you out of your computer and encrypts your data without giving you the password if they consider you an enemy of the united states government?

>>106235429
The use case is I won't have to use Linux

>>106235429
Do you think people use MS accounts on their IoT LTSC computers? Are you being dense on purpose?

>>106235429
I don't use LTSC, but because it's a business SKU, meant for fairly important applications (ATMs, medical equipment, etc.), and is administered by someone with actual competence, those things don't happen.
The issues you see with GAC SKUs aren't usually Microsoft fucking things up - it's some Dunning-Kruger retard with a memescript who hasn't got a clue what he's doing.
This only affects LTSC insofar as the aforementioned idiots are increasingly installing LTSC, then fucking it up the same way as their previous GAC install.

>>106235429
What's the use case for Linux, when the pseudonymous bedroom-dwelling loser with an anime avatar who managed X distro's app st^W^Wpackage repo troons out and starts distributing packages that delete your home dir if your locale is set to ru-RU?
Microsoft is a gigantic company - not to mention litigation target - if something like that happens. Aforementioned loontroon will just disappear, and the remaining distro maintainers will just pass the buck until it gets lost, while their distro goes down the gurgler (that is, literally nothing of value is lost).

>>106235451
Why not?
>>106235495
What does the ms account have to do with anything? You do realize windows updates that are the reason you use LTSC are fully proprietary and have full access to every part of your machine and you have no idea what they do and they could just activate the killswitch to encrypt your data from you and disable you access to your pc. Why not just use Windows 10 22H2 Enterprise / IoT Enterprise and disable updates fully (if you think that's unironically possible kek) and not worry about it? Or just accept reality that you will never own your data and PC if you use windows so might as well use Windows 11 Pro and have compatibility with everything

>>106235512
I agree that MS is pretty competent, there's nothing wrong With GAC W11 Home/Pro 24H2 for the average user beyond some annoying nagging getting you to use their ecosystem, I just find it funny that people unironically think privacy or ownership is achievable on any version of windows. Just dual boot linux and windows, use W11 Home/Pro for proprietary apps, and use Debian/Arch for libre apps and having privacy/independance on your own machine.

>>106235568
This is what happens when you think the communist substrate FOSS exists on is somehow "the default", while drinking the "M$ IS LITERALLY THE DEVIL REEEEEEEEEE" kool-aid.
Here in the real world, you don't have customers and you don't have a business if you abuse them like this.
>inb4
Your total inability to use Group Policy is not "abusing the customer". Your incompetence is not Microsoft's - or anybody else's - responsibility.

>>106235429
>microsoft can at any point auto update your PC with an update that locks you out of your computer and encrypts your data without giving you the password if they consider you an enemy of the united states government?
I wouldn't know, Alyosha. My name doesn't figure in the US sanctions list.

>>106219962

The reason for the misinformation is that "IoT" was part of that movement to get it running on ARM processors.(like the Nokia phone. they were worried about Android / Chrome OS) And it got picked up by the hobbiest community with the Rasberry Pi that put the axe into it.
Lots of jeets spawn camping digital life forums and reddit since their only job at MS was to reply to people to tell them to reinstall.

If you want to really see how small and trimmed down Windows 10 can be look for a WinRE environment ISO (mind the viruses though) containing an absurd amount of software.. With the only limit being it shuts itself off after 3 hours.

>>106233904
This.. also a trick I learned back in the day still has me worried. Anyway to block incoming "tee" commands? (I was thinking of nesting a Win 10 Server to build an AD just so it can make sure it "owns itself".)

>>106235347
>>106235288
I got the
>0x800F081F – The source files could not be found. Use the “Source” option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature.

Which probably means I deleted something when I installed way back when. But everything seems to be working fine, as far as I can tell the security updates have still be downloading and installing correctly, so I guess I'll just leave it as is.

>>106236717
>>106236717
>>106236717

>>106219962
>is meant for
it's meant for anyone that wants no app store shit and a sane update system
that's the only actual difference

>>106236449
Akshually, for the true view of how low you can go with Windows, check out Nano Server and Factory OS. They make RE (or even the "naked" PE WIM in the ADK) look fat-assed.

>>106233904
Even Microsoft disagrees with you.

"The Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) is designed for Windows 10 devices and use cases where the key requirement is that functionality and features don’t change over time. Examples include medical systems (such as those used for MRI and CAT scans), industrial process controllers, and air traffic control devices. These devices share characteristics of embedded systems: they are typically designed for a specific purpose and are developed, tested, and certified before use."

Not the absence of the term "IoT" anywhere in that passage.

>>106236685
>0x800F081F
>CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING; source for package or file not found, ResolveSource() unsuccessful
Well, it does signalize that there's something odd with installed (or rather partially) CBS packages in your system, with how it complains about missing source files that it couldn't even get from WU/WSUS (make sure WU recreates its data store first before running the command, unless you used the /LimitAccess switch to forbid any WU/WSUS contact in first place)
Make sure you see what's the matter in %SystemRoot%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log: Ctrl+F for the error identifiers (additionally the ", Error" string for any other errors), and check their surroundings to see what might cause the ruckus. Expect the logfile to be yuge.

If it was some modified Windows image with removed components, be it nicely or like a brute, that would explain it.
You'll have to pass over the /Source: switch to that command, with the path directing to an alternative repair source (pure unmodified for best results):
>WIM image folder mountpoint (or path to a known-working Windows installation of same version and build): path being directed to its root, its Windows folder or the WinSxS subfolder
>sxs folder in the install medium (this really pertains to offline-installing .NET 3.5)
>path of a windows .WIM image with the right index - e.g. D:\sources\install.wim:1 - choose the right index no. for your current edition

Anyway, here's the relevant MS documentation that you might wanna check: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/fix-windows-update-errors
Then again, I might just be too pedantic and shit actually works fine when you reset WU and that phantom feature upgrade no longer appears. If it werks, it werks.

>>106237015
yes..yes. Microsoft disagrees with everyone with Technet, with MSCEs, with CodePlex and very soon with GitHub..
>key requirement is that functionality and features don’t change over time.
Welp, good thing we still use keyboards, mice and controllers.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise/Overview
It is a binary equivalent to Windows Enterprise.
>"where changes in functionality aren't desirable."
I don't want them doing squat to our computers. locking us out? forcing Account activation? huge fucking dis-service to humanity

Listen, you seem knowledgeable enough. I should probably say forcing all those schools, business and people to "buy more" or "upgrade the hardware" to keep them on the enshitification treadmill is really damn stupid. Just like Apple. Just like Google. Just like Broadcomm. Just like IBM.

As a former MSCE I can tell you my foolish NT 4.0 certifed but thought MS was going to bring us to a better tomorrow. But considering how much I paid for those prometric tests and Billions of manhours Microsoft has fucked over all of mankind GLOBALLY because they want you as a Tenant in their "cloud" and to make you the product. Get in yer XBOX pod and eat zee bugs!

If they really are "losing monies" then they should have done the right thing and released the source code and put it in the public domain for everyone to fix.

Anyway heads-up to anyone using $OEM$ Folders: https://massgrave.dev/oem-folder

"However, in Windows 10, IoT Enterprise editions were not included in the Enterprise category list during the installation process. As a result, Enterprise with an OEM key can handle setupcomplete.cmd, but IoT Enterprise (LTSC) cannot. This was fixed in later Windows 11 versions.
In Windows 10 IoT Enterprise (LTSC), you can resolve this issue by using the Non-IoT Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC ISO. In this case, the HWID method in preactivation will install the IoT LTSC key to change the edition and enable HWID activation."

>>106237350
>it couldn't even get from WU/WSUS
There's a registry value (that I have no doubt that the more paranoid memescripts set) that's basically like a global /LIMITACCESS:
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Servicing]
>"UseWindowsUpdate"=dword:00000002
Presumably, it's set on yours - seek and destroy.