Thread 107075734

FAQ:
>How do I activate Windows?
HWID2 generates and registers a permanent legitimate license on MS's activation servers
github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
Usage: paste this into Powershell, run.
irm https://get.activated.win | iex
>and Office?
Same link, select Ohook option
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/Scoop 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/: >>106966795

>>107075734 (OP)
Didnt think gates was that based

>>107075797
No, just a greedy fuck scared that (and rightfully) diversity would destroy the company. That was also over 10 years ago.

>learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/recover
>Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk (...) Data in bad sectors is lost. Because all data in bad sectors is lost when you recover a file, you should recover only one file at a time.
>Bad sectors (...) were marked as bad (...) They pose no danger, and recover does not affect them.
u wot m8
>Data in bad sectors is lost
>Bad sectors (...) pose no danger, and recover does not affect them.
What did Microsoft mean by this? Schrodinger's bad sector, hey - maybe we'll nuke it, maybe we won't.
This is purely for my curiosity's sake - I wouldn't actually use this for data recovery. Blessed are the holy trinity; Recuva, Photorec/Testdisk, ddrescue.

>>107075734 (OP)
WTF? I LOVE MICROSOFT NOW!

Also to contribute a little - if you want your computer to stop asking you to update your password, cmd as admin
>net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited

what are the real problems switching from w11 home/pro to w11 ltsc?

websockets blocked https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsLTSC/comments/1olv02n/windows_11_iot_enterprise_ltsc_doesnt_allow/
network issues https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsLTSC/comments/1ollq7w/various_issues_with_ltsc/
riot anticheat https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsLTSC/comments/1ojrqun/i_installed_11_ltsc_iot_but_problem_with_riot/

Why is Windows 11 file explorer so fucking gutted, soulless, and retarded?

icons for jpg/png/bmp the same generic shit
refers to 'Type" as "JPG File" and "BMP File" instead of JPEG/Bitmap.
Slow as fucking hell, often doesn't even have the move/copy/paste window appear above the fucking window you just pasted into (it's not brought to the front).

I feel like for any file management I want to boot a fucking Windows 7 VM to do it because that explorer just worked good.

>>107076199
>Blessed are the holy trinity; Recuva, Photorec/Testdisk, ddrescue.
I use cracked Easeus. Doesn't Recuva require cracking, too?
I have some forensic recovery tool (X something or so), takes up a lot of space compared to the ones that get mentioned here, and it annoyingly saves the spare disk space at the end of any file recovered as a separate file.
testdisk/photorec is nice, but takes 10million years to do its thing, damn.

>>107076481
I feel you, bro.
Also, when I want to open a folder with a few hundred pics, it takes longer versus Win7 & 10. If I want to select a pic from there to post here, it takes even longer than normally opening that folder to view pics for some reason, 7 & 10 are not like that.

You just gave me the idea, should I be able to use Ubuntu's file explorer if I install Ubuntu in WSL2?

Also, about Win11 annoying me with *significantly* longer load times on populated folders, this is Win11 IoT LTSC powered by an i7-12700k versus Win7 running on an old Latitude E6330 (that is my only experience with 7) and Win10 running on an Asus TUF A17 I used to have and on an old Latitude E6440 that I also had. And Win11 runs slowest on opening a populated folder despite the processing power of my 12700k. Retarded.
No excuses for the slowness, either, my systems are optimized.

>>107075979
2018 and it's not even close

All this DEI stuff is corpo warfare and now evertyhing is shit

All in all, so unless you need Wifi 7, get W10 LTSC?

>>107077060
W10 LTSC can't even reach WiFi 6E speed if I'm not wrong.

>>107077093
My main router is far from my room and the ethernet runs slower than WiFi when plugging into the wifi repeater.

>>107077072
My router doesn't even have the 6Ghz band.

Not everyone is living in the 21st century, especially not in Europe.

>>107075734 (OP)
based bill

>>107077060
there is no use case for wifi 7

>>107076450
>make your opponents fill their offices with diversity hires so they fail
billy was 10 steps ahead

Is it time..?

>>107076561
Enjoy! Indian perfection at work. With all the power of javascript.

>>107076450
>spake the big three US Hindi companies: Microshit, Poogle, and crApple

>>107077528
India's government didn't like "your country's digital infrastructure as a service" meme from Microshit, so they are going to move to Linux completely with all due haste as well as subsidize and incentivize individual civilian Indian contributions to Linux development. They will take over what Linux development that they haven't already within the next decade, I expect. guud lawd, lads, what wild times we live in. "Sino Century" with also be digital Indian century. I do look forward to 4chan schizos seething at how much "poo" will inescapably be in everything digital that they touch.

>>107077602
>India investing in Linux
I'm old enough to know that's just micosoft's EEE strategy at play. Micosoft (aka the USA government) knows exactly what they're doing.

>>107077884
Wasn't that what WSL2 was about? I don't see Microsoft trashing Linux any way.
I'm pretty sure India will just be another headache for Microshaft. Also, that's money they are going to lose once India and its government agencies are no longer customers. EU was, in fact, the ones who started this by sanctioning India and demanding Microshaft cut themselves off, but India sued to get their systems back.

>>107077602
>falling this hard for a fake article posted on gee
Lmao

>>107078016
WSL is just a ploy to keep webdevs and the like on Windows because half the tools are not cross platform

with the speed of modern computers windows update should be a nearly instant process and instead if takes 15-30 minutes per update i am forced to assume this is on purpose

I love Windows!

Is anyone happy with or at least indifferent to W11?

I've been on linux for ages but there's a few programs I want to run natively like Revopoint MetroX, Affinity, plasticity & Topaz so was thinking of installing windows again.

Might get directory opus again if Explorer has gone to shit.

Windows Search can't find my installed apps for some reason even though all of the relevant shortcuts are in my C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder. For some reason the icons got removed, but the shortcuts remained valid, and after moving them to another folder and moving them back, they re-acquired their original icons. What causes this? Why can't my search find my Firefox or any installed app on my start menu? I even pinned them to Start.

>>107076561
Are you using the same automatic content detection with "Date" column on all three systems?
Because switching content type from media to normal or disabling "Date" column and using "Date modified" solves 99.9% explorer performance issues.

I used the TSForge to get 3 years ESU on Windows 10.

However in the "Windows Update" page in settings it says pic related.

Does this mean the TSForge method failed? Or will it just always says this no matter what?

>>107079998
No, it's a visual bug. If you run "slmgr /dli" in a command prompt it will show that the ESU packs have been installed and are licensed/activated.

>>107080008
Thanks man, I hope this is true because I haven't received a windows update since EOS was reached. And I use this PC to pirate games from the shadiest of places online so I'm definitely vulnerable.

>>107080036
All comes down to if the November update comes through in the coming weeks.

I use auto-hide taskbar and after a recent windows update it started lagging like crazy whenever it expands. Instead of revealing smoothly there is now an extremely choppy 5 fps animation.

In this reddit thread: https://lr.ptr.moe/r/WindowsHelp/comments/1io56wu/after_11022025_security_updates_taskbar_autohide/
they mention uninstalling a particular update (KB5051974), however it is not available in my uninstall list.
They also mention disabling WpnUserService_*, which does fix the issue, but at the cost of breaking push notifications (also, even if you disable the service via registry, it somehow reenables itself whenever you open the action centre).

I have also found some possibly related github issues
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/2306
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/2212

however, none of the solutions mentioned there worked for me either.

Does anyone have a fix? Really feels like microsoft is giving us the last "fuck you" before ending support for win10.

>>107080045
what will they break this time?

>>107080070
just install 11

>>107080079
windows 11 has more spyware. It also looks like common utilities such as the file explorer are even more bloated and slow. I'm happy with win10 and security updates only, and I refuse to use a version of windows that is categorically worse just because microsoft is deliberately trying to break win10.

>>107080121
generate an autounattend.xml and use it to install windows 11 LTSC

>>107080132
no. see >>107080121

>>107080191
the autounattend can be setup to completely ignore the spyware though

does the fast profile on mpv still look good enough?
or am i better using other players

>>107080233
more spyware will be added in the next ""feature"" update, which means I will have to download some spy blocker software and then manage this crap all the time. This also doesn't address the other issue of windows 11 being generally slower and more bloated than 10.

Microshit is on the verge of making windows sufficiently shit for me to migrate to linux.

Apparently you can update ltsc 24h2 to 25h2? Officially it gets sent as update. Trvke?

>>107079346
Did you disable the search service or one of its dependencies? If not still check if its running.

How do I make Windows use power as if my laptop was on battery, even though it's plugged in? My CPU is unnecessarily at max clock speed when I plug the laptop in. My games run at 60 fps even on battery, plus the thermals are better. The power profiles don't change anything. Any tips?

>>107080401
25h2 is same as 24h2 just with some hot fixes. You can grab from Windows update or Microsofts update catalog.
>>107080499
if Ryzen CPU use Ryzen Master. If Intel CPU use the Intel equivalent i think its Throttlestop or whatever.

>>107080532
>Ryzen Master installation prohibited in this system
:/
I think it's because I have a ryzen 5000 series U model, the low-power ones, probably doesn't support overclocking

>>107080610
You can go into the BIOS on AMD and straight up limit the PPT. That's what Ryzen Master does except without a reboot. You can also try PBO2Tuner.

start menu sucks

>>107080499
Try limiting CPU here

>>107078637
>Lmao
It's in the news, retard.

>>107078673
no joke, it takes about as long or less on 3rd gen Intel i5. The more pressing issue, in my opinion, is that it tries to hog the whole CPU while doing it in the background as you work. The updates installer service has no CPU cap.

>>107079811
I will try that today, but Explorer shouldn't need workarounds.

>>107080070
auto-hide Taskbar in Win11 also has buggy animation, though no lag

>>107081293
He just said it didn't work for him.

So 23H2 support ends on the 11th. Is 25H2 good? Did they fix all the issues that 24H2 had?
>inb4 use this enterprise ISO instead!!!
shut your black negro whore mouth

>>107081820
>Did they fix all the issues that 24H2 had?
if you value stability stay on 23h2

>>107076481
>>107076521
Windows 11 explorer is shit
Just use the old one.
Go to Control panel and type in the path C:\
It'll have the old one

Evidently something broke with getting audio CDs to directly play from explorer, and I have no idea how to fix it

>>107082830
Check if you have a media player installed. Check if that player is set to be the default application. Check if the Audiosrv, AudioEndpointtBuilder, Plug and play and ShellHWDetection services are set to automatic. You should also try other cds. If all of that fails try searching the event viewer for a more detailed error message.

>>107075734 (OP)
>ARE YOU TRYING TO FUCKING DESTROY THE COMPANY?!?!
>*imports a million Indians*

>>107083114
The default media player can see the CD just fine if I open the media player. I can also load, say, a game CD just fine. I can also see the CD's contents in Explorer.

Where do I check to see if the media player is set as default application? Because something tells me Autoplay isn't it.

>>107083257
Oh yeah, I can go in and play individual tracks straight from Explorer

>>107083257
Settings -> Apps -> Default Apps

>>107083302
After some further digging, it seems this is the crux of my issue. I have in fact moved iTunes elsewhere. But is there a safer way to change this than changing the registry?

>>107083667
Whoops, forgot pic

>>107083667
>>107083676
To my knowledge If the link to itunes in the autoplay settings is dead the only way to change it without touching the registry is to reinstall the program.

>>107083843
Figures. And how do I set, say, WMP or VLC to be the default instead, then?

>>107083855
They should be in the drop down menu in the auto play settings

>>107075734 (OP)
Are the mass grave editions a multi-version (Home, Pro, Enterprise) ISO? I know there is apparently a version of these for "I.T. pros" but I forget if MS offers these officially or not.

Microsoft fixed the windows search!!
https://youtu.be/pcpXFaO_9WU?si=fzQx_upXQGH3kYg1
By replacing it all together with copilot, at least it is better than old search

>>107084052
hopefully it's limited to shitpilot+ pcs

>>107084071
I actually want to try it ,some of the ai stuff is interesting

Why doesn't Microsoft remove old code from Office and Windows that's been around since the 90s?

How do I crack this: https://www.bluetoothgoodies.com/a2dp/
Tutorials on Reddit /r/piracy only discuss old versions like 1.0 and 1.4 or so.
I can't even buy it because the option is grayed out lmao

I'm gonna install Win10 IoT LTSC on a new drive. If everything I need for my daily stuff works well on it I'm gonna try Mint on my current main drive. Will I have issues with the Windows installation living on a drive with a letter other than C:? I remember I had a Win7 install on like E: without any trouble but it seems like everything is more broken and retarded in Win10.

>>107084511
btw I did try to search for this but all I found was jeet articles that didn't answer my question and reddit faggots saying either yes, no, or yes and no.

>>107078637
>WSL is just a ploy to keep webdevs and the like on Windows
Almost every webdev uses a Mac

>>107084621
>Almost every webdev uses a Mac
fronteniggers not devs

uhhh 2021 IoT LTSC bros? i thought we got updates until 2032

>>107084621
webdev is not real programming anyways

>>107084753
only women use mac. every man uses nvidia pc.

>>107084621
>>107084793

>>107084753
IoT LTSC is still getting updates Windows just "accidentally" forgot to flag the notification.

>>107083137
beats w*men

>>107075734 (OP)
he said nothing about the indians

>>107085201
very rigjht saar

>>107082182
that looks awful. just like the new one.

>>107080121
as former silver beard Microsoft employee just saying win10 and 11 SAME shit.

https://imgur.com/a/g1ysW8o

>>107085371
>saying win10 and 11 SAME shit.
but le thread paste says
>Same as W10 version except: UI written in React Native aka JavaScript including: Start, Taskbar and Explorer that lags even on i9s

>imgur
why not just post the picture. I'm not turning off my vpn.

>>107084753
Mine doesn't say that, you fucked up and installed another version probably

>>107084753
>>107085494
I have the same issue. No, I didn't fuck up. Windows 10 ltsc iot. Appears after KB5066791.

>>107085596
Yup you fucked something up

>>107085639
I have two different machines. Installed the same iso on both, activated both the same way, and updated normally. My laptop has this issue while my desktop is not affected. Now shut the fuck up spanitard.

>>107085686
What's the iso md5? Where did you download it from?
Because there is plenty of fake homebrew isos that is just frankenbuilds

>>107085704
fwt rentry.
Anon I'm telling you it's not that, it's some bugged shit on microsoft's side.

>>107085729
>rentry

>>107085755
it's completely fine thoughbeit.

>>107085435
>Start, Taskbar and Explorer
taskkill /im explorer.exe
start C:\your prefered app dir\your prefered app.exe

I don't use explorer or search after preJEET era ended (2020). only TotalCMD as file manager and powershell

>>107085779
If there is a taskbar replacement I might as well use that and just stick with win 10. That's my issue after all >>107080070.

>>107080499
powercfg /?

as >>107081293 mentioned, limit max CPU state to 99%.

100% will trigger your Intel Turbo Boost activation during games. just set 99% and you will be fine on regular frequencies

>>107085843
try to tune delay in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

I don't use taskbar auto-hide, sorry

>>107085228
That's the Win 10 explorer which has less bugs
Personally I just use StartAllIsBack

>>107084753
You probably disabled OneSettings with ShutUp10++ or something.

what now?

>cant install mpv scripts in the winget folder because of the "read only" garbage

I tried everything already

>>107086673
Can you provide less information?

>>107086920
What? Why are you trying to install
mpv scripts into "the winget folder"

>>107086673
Check with this
dsregcmd /status
Sounds like your PC is domain joined/Work joined

I have a Windows 10 Home computer at work. Can I convert it to Windows 10 LTSC IOT with the massgrave tool without clean installing -- or convert it to a different version that is still supported?

>>107087371
because i installed mpv with winget?

>>107075734 (OP)
She knew what she was doing, she got ejected fairly. It was a cunning and conniving attempt to destroy the company from within by reducing it's staff.

>>107087416
there is a method disclosed in the W10 EOL section of the massgrave page.

However, I wouldn't recommend to mess with a work PC like that, if what you need is just the support, you could use MAS to activate the ESU which gives you 3 years. Again, consider if your IT department is competent enough to notice that you made any changes without permission.

>>107087545
Attachment: We do not know what happened in the company as the information is not publicly available.

what software will block me if i start using windows server 2022 as a regular os

>>107075734 (OP)
Question: Why are Windows people so slow to adopt MSIX? It's one of the few good things to come out of nuWindows. Using setup.exe in current year is kinda crazy.

>>107087525
So you mean you're trying to put them in the mpv install folder under WindowsApps? I am not familiar where winget puts MPV.
You can also put them in %AppData%\mpv\scripts

is there any way to make mpv not scale down the UI when playing videos on a small window?

>>107088341
Add this to your mpv.conf
script-opts=osc-vidscale=no
It will still scale down when your window gets very small though, but I don't think there's anything you can do about that

>cant install anything on windows 10
>many services just stopped working, started noticing when i couldnt launch steam, now not even teams can run.
>work laptop shat itself too
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AHAHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAAH RAPE ME RAPE ME RAPE ME

>>107080289
you really don't know how to use a computer do you.
>more spyware will be added in the next ""feature"" update
what the fuck does this even mean? do you serious download updates? you're a retard. that's the dumbest possible thing you could do. unattend allows you to disable updates completely.
> issue of windows 11 being generally slower and more bloated than 10.
prove it. you won't, because there's no proof. if anything windows 11 is faster because of the kernel. you do realize it's the same kernel but just with more fixes, right? do you understand anything about the windows kernel?

>>107088841
yeah that sucks
i sometimes want to click on the seekbar instead of using the arrows

>>107089348
Sar I shieted and jeeted kernels please update to 11

>>107089456
not an argument

>>107089488
Sar I am arguings do not redeem 11 brahman kernels it is mandatory

/g/tards never have an argument because they're all unemployed kids with no computer experience. it's just a shitposting waste of time

>>107089547
Sar I am arguings and am very computer experienced do not redeem the brahman kernels

>>107089348
sorry anon this has been talked about many many times already and I have no desire to discuss it with yet another retard.

>>107089547
post hands

>>107088256
no i cant

I've installed the windows ltsc in the OP and I was wondering what can I do besides shutup10 to disable telemetry, I don't want to break anything important.

Is shutup10 enough? I'm in the last update possible.

>>107087384
no
>>107087037
i wanted to get the win 10 extened updates from this github https://github.com/abbodi1406/ConsumerESU

>>107091170
Using ShutUp10's recommended settings are the best you can do to disable all the main telemetry properly without breaking any system shit.

>>107091285
Should've gotten the three years of CommericalESU updates through MAS's TSforge module.

>>107091289
Do we know what telemetry and bullshit does Microsoft get still?

HOW TO GET WIN 10 UPDATES AAAAAAAAAAA

>>107087552
Thanks. I'll try the method to switch to ESU. Didn't know that existed.

>>107091326
According to group policy it's security based. It's the telemetry type that businesses set it to.

>>107089696
>i completely ignore valid solutions
>because im retarded
we know anon, we know

>>107090644
Care to elaborate or do you not actually want help?

>>107089696
Then link it

after testing multiple video players
mpv might unironically be the best

Anyone have the distrohopping meme where at the bottom it says something like welcome to familiar operating system and you're finally getting job done or something and there is windows or mac there as final stage.

>>107077602
YES SUPERPOOWER SAAAR WE BRAHMIN WILL FUCK ALL WHITE WOMEN AHHHHAHAHAHAHA

i need help. ordered a used windows laptop on ebay. had a picture of the machine logged in to windows. now that i received it, it says

Your account has been disabled. Please see your system administrator

im accessing it remotely via pikvm. is there anything i can do to get this laptop to run normally, on any user account? the seller does not know who the admin might be.

>>107092627
do a fresh install of windows. not because you can't get into it, if it's not using bitlocker you can get into it, but why would you want to?

>>107092655
so a fresh install of windows will be possible? its not like the admin can brick the device?

>>107092627
no refunds saaar

>>107092655
>why would you want to?

why not?

>>107089696
>>107092233
yeah agreed link it or you're lying. but also, i just gave you the answer:
unattend solved all your spyware/malware/update problems
and windows 10 kernel IS windows 11 kernel, so this fake bullshit about windows 11 kernel being slower is literally you lying. why are you lying?

>>107093034
so your justification for doing something is "why not" instead of "here's the reason"? what an idiot

>>107093035
"the windows 10 kernel" isn't even "the" windows 10 kernel it's got like 5 or 6 distinct versions iirc, windows 10 and windows 11 are purely branding names

>>107093009
if it's a stolen business laptop, it's possible the whole machine is disabled as there exist anti-theft technologies that can disable the machine itself. the message you're describing sounds like it's coming from windows, so it's probably not that kind of disabled. it's still common for business laptops to have locked bios's though so you may need to reinstall windows by removing the internal storage and using another computer to perform the installation to it

>>107093034
because its over a kvm, im remote and retarded, and ive never done that, would probably take 3-4 hours of my time to research how to do it, fuck it up once or twice, and finally then succeed with it

>>107093087
the eaby account has 9000 sales of electronics, so my guess is its not stolen, i mean, how would they get that much stuff? usually criminals are not so enterprising. so i think he got it officially

>>107093112
>the eaby account has 9000 sales of electronics, so my guess is its not stolen, i mean, how would they get that much stuff? usually criminals are not so enterprising. so i think he got it officially
well just because he didn't steal it, doesn't mean it wasn't stolen. maybe he just re-sells stuff and doesn't know the history of everything he gets.
it's also just a guess, i don't know your machine.

I've been running Windows 11 Home for a few years now. Alder lake i3 laptop. Signed into my account. Have never "debloated", have 4 or 5 programs for any task I might ever need. Have never had a crash, bsod, or black screen. Fast and snappy, plays my older games just fine.Updoot whenever possible. When is it supposed to get unuseable?

>>107093035
why do all win11 retards talk like angry 12 year olds? Curious.

>>107093035
BASED

Anon, dat ni/g/gers thread is just too dumb to write answers file autounattend even with clicking on https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/ or by using titus/winutil (another click-click). They will never touch Dart/sccm or whatever else.

Monkeys can figure out how they can compare build numbers and not just stick to “win10” good/“win11” bad.

>>107092218
>>107092233
>>107094009
Sorry, I have things to do, and installing a shittier version of win 10 or arguing with idiot gamers online is not a priority right now. If you don't know how to resolve my taskbar issue on windows 10, I can live with it. I'm not gonna downgrade to windows 11.

>>107093962
why are windows 10 users braindead zoomer faggots? Curious.

also can someone tell me when the next windows 10 update is?

>>107094071
ok so no link? you took the time to type all that but couldn't paste a link? what a fucking retarded homosexual you are LOL

Bwos, I set my Win11 wallpaper to Bliss

>>107094660
i have no memories of this because drivers

>>107094124
You are indian

>>107080455
>>107079346
What services/dependencies should I be checking. Windows Search is running just fine when I check the Services app.

>>107094885
im not indian, sorry buddy, whatever dumb narrative you're pushing isn't going to work here

>>107075734 (OP)
>get a security alert on a microsoft account that's marked for deletion with a couple weeks left until its gone, saying they think someone else might have accessed it
>go to sign in to it to see what's up, it asks me if I'm trying to reopen the account, implying that nobody's been in it
guess I'll just pray that all my shit doesn't get leaked instead of reopening it just to close it again. anyone else ever had a similar thing happen to them?

>>107091285
Nigger, just use MAS

>>107082182
>type
dropdown also works

Apparently Windows 11 Explorer can handle .tar.xz, but WinRar and even 7-zip can't. Do I have that right?

>>107097826
Scratch that. Opening from context menu just spits this out, but opening up 7zip and navigating there "manually" opens it up just fine. Not sure what to do about that.

>>107097841
I hear PeaZip is pretty good with tar.xz files

>2032
>file explorer still sucks

I'm trying to run Windows 7 on a VM with VGA Passthrough, wish me luck anons

>>107098688
I mean it should work fine if you've set everything up properly passthrough wise? You can even activate it easily via a downloaded local MAS and TSforge.

>>107075734 (OP)
>Get text message about my Microsoft account (pic related)
>"lmao, do these jeets really think I'll fall for that shit?"
>Go about my day
>Check E-mails
>See E-mails from Microsoft that my account was signed in from [other country]
>oh shit
So apparently this is legit. Has anyone seen a genuine message more fraudulent-looking than this? I've seen some pretty good phishing attempts, and I did not consider this message one of them before finding out it's real. Jesus lmao

>>107098806
>I mean it should work fine if you've set everything up properly passthrough wise?
There are always some caveats, like currently I'm unable to initialize the RX470, likely due to some driver thing since I can boot a linux with it using exactly the same config

>>107098945
Same thing happened to me and it was also genuine. I had 2FA too so I dunno how the fuck those jeets did it
Changing the username used to log into the account was the only way to get those jeets off of it

Reinstalling windows for the hundredth time as an attempted symbolism for starting fresh and turning my life around

>>107098945
>>107099124
Giving my anecdote. Not exactly the same but maybe simillar.
Recently Gmail has been giving me a lot of mailer daemon errors.
The kind you get back when you send a message to an account that doesn't exist.
And the original message is spam sent from me@gmail.com to me@google.com (non-existant).

Surely these are forged, because otherwise it would mean someone is able to send mail from my account and if they could do that they wouldn't spam me.
But I also can't think of how this would get past Google's filters.

Its fishy enough to stand out and only started within like the last few months.
Not sure what's going on.

>>107099430
Pretty sure you can check recent sign-ins and stuff to be sure

>>107099453
Yeah I've been looking but nothing strange. Only my desktop at its home IP.
And I have 2FA, and I signed out all sessions.
So my guess is either some successful spoofing that's somehow tricking mail servers, or my desktop or phone is compromised (unlikely).
I'd like to contact Google support about this but it looks like they don't really do consumer support...

>>107099498
I have a feeling actually trying to contact Google support will lead to hours upon hours on being on hold before you have a 10% chance to actually talk to someone that'll help (maybe)

winget has become so good, now it even installs yt-dlp dependencies

>>107099685
Does it actually install ffmpeg automatically now?

>>107099734
yt-dlp.FFmpeg and DenoLand.Deno
yt-dlp needs that deno shit now or equivalent

>>107099788
It's crazy that Youtube has fucked up their backend so much that yt-dlp now needs an outside JS interpreter to actually get video properly. Though at least it's as easy as just putting deno.exe in the yt-dlp folder.

>>107099788
>>107099796
I have yt-dlp and ffmpeg installed through Scoop and I don't need this DenoLand.Deno shit for it to work
I literally just tested it right now and it works perfectly

>>107099837
read the yt-dlp github

>>107099860
I guess I probably already had a javascript runtime installed or something, because I don't have anything like that listed in my Scoop software

>>107099882
probably still works without it but eventually it will stop working

>>107076440
go with win 10 iot ltsc
ya welcome

I have w11 non-ltsc enterprise version. No 25H2 update yet. Is this normal? I used the massgrave activation script

>>107101422
It's completely random when your specific Windows Update will actually give you the next feature pack update. It took my computer like a year or so to actually get the 22H2 feature pack after being on 21H1 for months.

>>107101422
>controlled feature rollout for eligible devices running Windows 11, version 24H2 for users who have already turned on the “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” toggle. If we detect that your device may have an issue, such as an application or driver incompatibility, we may put a safeguard hold in place and not offer the update until that issue is resolved.
If it doesn't popup in Windows Update then Microsoft thinks your PC is incompatible in some way and it needs to be installed manually from their catalog site.

>>107075734 (OP)
>What version should install?
U should install linux bro

any way to make middle clicking an icon in an already open instance of explorer (win 11) open a new instance instead of a new tab?

>>107098945
>>107099124
>>107099430
>>107099498
I'm >>107096974 anon, and as I said I got an alert for an account marked for deletion, in my very late night braindead state of mind when I got that email I checked the sender address and it being legit I followed the link sent and clicked for the password reset (like a retard), but never received the email code for 2FA. maybe some sort of spoofing going on to try and catch some people out, maybe microsoft will talk about it since this seems to not be a one-off

How do I get rid of this message on a W11 install using a local account?

>>107102366
Just disable notifications relating to "finishing setup" within Settings.

>>107102366
Use iot ltsc

>>107087865
Blease resbond

>>107087865
>why are developers so slow
Time and knowledge.
Because Windows will always maintain proper support for anything remotely in production there's no reason to update. Also MSIX doesn't really bring anything for developers, especially if you already have a working build and install system.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/overview

>>107077602
Oh my God. I thought Linux would be jeet proof. Fuck...

>>107098688
>>107098806
>>107099019
No luck anons. Seems something's odd with the initialization of this GPU, I can't get a framebuffer from a VM but when the OS initializes it (modesetting) then it shows up. Seems Windows 7 requires a framebuffer in order to boot. Most likely this will work with another GPU more compatible with passthrough. It does work perfectly fine with any linux and Win10/11 though

>>107080121
>refuse to use a version of windows that is categorically worse just because microsoft is deliberately trying to break win10
The same could be said about previous win10 versions (LTSB 2015 and LTSC 2019) and win7. So if you accepted this for those versions, why not the latest win10?

is update next week?

>>107085201
Bill Gates beats women?

simple question: i've a W10 22H2 rufused and pretty clean and i'm pretty happy with it (only few BSOTD) do i need to upgrade soon?
And i plan to build a new PC do i need to go further on the dark side or can i stay with this build ?

>>107104700
nah its all good until 2032 homie, enjoy

>>107077288
grokette is this real

I used TSForge to activate the security updates. But then I saw I could also change my Windows version, mine is a retarded one that only forces me to use a single language(Windows 10 HOME Single Language). If I change it now to another version using MAS, would I have to do the process of activating security updates all over again? Will it fuckup anything?

>Install W11pro from a boot stick, but wifi no workie workie.
>download drivers from the manufacturers website and extract them into a folder on another USB:
Bindows doesn't see 'em.

Any suggestions what it could be?
WIFI adapter drivers are compatible with my windows version and the system still sees the wifi card.
LAN connection for troubleshooting is unfortunately not an option.

I want to have a classic Windows PC for fun. It's never going to be a daily driver, barely gonna be on an internet connection, and mainly playing DOS games, any PC game up to DX9, and emulating PSX and N64 at most. What would be the best version for my needs: XP or 7?

>>107107973
I'd go with 7

>>107107973
depends on the hardware and drivers

>>107107843
Just install without internet and then install drivers after as usual. Also phones have USB tethering these days for 4/5G or WiFi if your problem is no adaptor.
>Pro
Follow this
https://pureinfotech.com/bypass-internet-connection-install-windows-11/

installed windows 10 ltsc with the massgrave iso and activated with the command, worked like a charm

>>107109059
I mean yeah, that's what it do.
Enjoy your LTSC machine anon-kun.

>>107109079
kinda stating it as a "if a retard like me can do it, anyone can"

>>107075734 (OP)
>build new pc
>prices suck but whatever it'll only get worse with time
>install windows 11 pro cause i still can't live using only linux
>consider using massgrave cause fuck microsoft
>"ehhh might as well buy a license, $200 isn't that much in the long run"
>microsoft's jewry goes beyond my expectations, regional pricing bumps license to $300
thank god for massgrave

>Updates are underway
*holds down power button*

>>107109179
so based

>>107109179
Enjoy your broken install? Really stuck it to the man doing that lol

Question about image viewer programs.

I currently use Honeyview because it just works for what I need. I like that I can right click a file in windows explorer and select "view with honeyview" or "convert with honeyview" and get what I need immediately. That I can right click a folder and display the contents as a gallery for me to look through. It's very simple and convenient to do so.
But Honeyview does not support viewing images that are multiple subfolders deep.

I now need a program that allows for that.
If, for example, I have my reaction image folder organized by expression, and then within the expression folder are subfolders to organize them further.
Example: Despair\Real life\Cat
I want a program that allows me to just right click the Despair folder and see everything in it regardless of subfolder. For it to create a gallery out of everything in those folders
A program that ideally can also be started just as quick as Honeyview because it also hooks into the registry so it can appear in the right click context menu.

Is xnview the answer to my problems? Or is there something else besides getting over my tism.

>>107109413
XNView MP is pretty much what you want

>>107109422
>XNView MP
Currently looking through the various options and settings. Seems to be quite a lot since it's essentially a swiss army knife that happens to have a image viewer attached to it. Certainly seems like it requires a bit more effort than Honeyview, but it does seem to solve my problem.

So regardless of my current hang ups, thank you anon.

>>107109229
>>107109323
It did keep spamming operating system not found but it was a faulty motherboard.

How to stop windows from trying to repair itself after a couple crashes?

A /v/ thread got me paranoid about the Copilot shit.

I didn't want to deal with Microsoft's bullshit so I just downloaded/activated it from massgrave, I just assumed it had all that trash disabled.
Am I good or should I have done something about it? Been using it like this for months...

Not my main computer and it's a local account but still I don't want those kikes looking at my Stable Diffusion gens...

>>107107973
>dos up to dx9, psx, n64
98SE/ME are the only options that support DOS through dx9. 2k+ can't do DOS, you'd have to use dosbox on later windows

>>107109855
I don't remember if it's included or not but you can just disable it anyway. And yes if you have a local account and disabled all the main telemetry shit with ShutUp10 or the like (run the recommended settings) then you'll be fine.

>>107109890
>and disabled all the main telemetry shit with
I didn't touch anything for months, I just installed from here https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links just the way it came. Did I fuck up?

>>107109896
Well the default telemetry was on the whole time? Running a tool like that sets it to disabled.

>>107109900
>Well the default telemetry was on the whole time?
Yeah looks like it. I just disabled Connected User Experiences and Telemetry through Services.msc but that was only just now. I installed this OS in March.

>>107109904
Well that's one thing. Running ShutUp10's recommended settings turns off a bunch more.

>>107109909
I understood that already. Just wanna know if I'm fucked from all those months running it like it was.

>>107109918
It was just basic default telemetry, plus you're using a local account so it can't really be traced to you anyway.

why do you guys think?
should i use scoop for cli software?
i prefer winget but i dont know

>>107110000
Scoop is great for CLI focused programs

>>107110000
I default to scoop otherwise winget. It's great because scoop keeps everything clean, a lot of these dev tools gets messy, with path variables and config files, etc etc.

>>107109918
Yes anon they've been getting off to your gens and sharing them around the office for months now. You're totally screwed.

>>107110000
scoop (with extras bucket for gui tools) for anything that does not run at startup or associate as default for files/protocols.
winget/msstore strictly for ms apps, I've seen bad appx sandboxing settings mess with things too often to trust third party devs.
winget/winget for everything else

https://scoop.sh/
this is scoops offial site right?

>>107110437
Yes that's scoop's official site.

Ok, I clicked update and got Windows 11 and now even shitty mobile games like Blue Protocol Star Resonance lags.
I have a R77800x3D, 64Gb of DDR5 and a 4090 so it's not a toaster.
Is it really this bad? I don't know what to do, or how to fix it. Not sure what version of Windows I have as this is a copy that used to be Windows 7 and then updated at end of support.
Can I also debloat it, news, weather, teams, install whatsapp etc.

>>107110527
Re-install your graphics driver first I think. Like DDU it and install it fresh, use NVCleanstall if you have a NVIDIA card.

>>107110527
Plug the displayport cable into your gpu not the motherboard

>>107111879
>>107111882
My issue now is internet, both wifi and ethernet, refuse to work. I have tried installing drivers for my Gigabyte Aeorus X670 AMD board but Windows 11 just says "No internet" i get light at the back of PC + phone(wifi) works so I have internet.
It also worked after booting it up the first time, but after restarting, no internet.
I have reset network stack in adv settings, reatarted the chipset but I still get hit with "No internet connection"
Gonna buy a Ethernet to USB after work just to be able to use my PC.
Windows 11 Pro btw.

Is it normal for RAM to reset to default speed after a bios update? Happens to me and I need to go back in and set it to full speed

>>107112048
probably normal. the "full speed" you refer to is, depending on who you ask, a non-standard, overclocked speed, so it wouldn't surprise me it goes back to standard speeds when you flash a new firmware

>>107092655
if its not using bitlocker, how do i get into it?

>>107112393
why, with a livecd of course. linux-based or windows-based, doesn't really matter. windows account passwords are only relevant when running the installation they're related to.
you can use tools like chntpw to set a new password to any windows account, as long as it's not encrypted (bitlocker).

>>107112027
you can just connect your phone to your pc with the charging cable and get internet

>>107075734 (OP)
>Transfer a shitload of files from my C: Drive to another Drive because it gets bloated (and the C: Drive has very limited space).
>Do an unrelated transfer for a vidya from Steam to my Linoox machine through my other drive
>Computer crashes because of course it fucking does (I am still trying to diagnose why it's been crashing regularly, but I suspect it's a fucked up laptop battery that needs replacing)
>Get notified to fix the other hard disk of errors
>Do so
>Computer crashes midway through
>Launch back computer and things don't seem bad, so I just shrug it off
>Come back a few weeks later to find a specific image
>Folder for all the files I transferred before is completely fucking gone
>Unfortunately in the time since I've been writing on the disk a fair few times.
>Still worth a shot to try again just in case at least I can recover something
>Oddly enough trying to click on "scan drive for errors" in properties doesn't work.
>So I decide to use Chksdsk like a retard not knowing it apparently makes things worse.
>It stops at 100% Analyzing, I google it and notice a lot of people warning that Chkdsk is bad so I immediately stop.
>Use PhotoRec instead
>At first I fuck up and have the recovery folder on the disk in question and I didn't click on the setting to recover deleted files, so that might've fucked some things up and wrote on the disk a fair more times and maybe indirectly overwritten some files in the process.
>Still try again this time to recover only deleted files with specific filetypes
>Nothing
>Try Recuva
>First few times computer crashes
>Finally doesn't crash
>Recuva reaches 69% of analyzing damage
>Crashes
What the hell do I do now? I know I am acting like a bumbling retard here, but surely I am missing a more efficient way to fix this problem, right?
I am considering just not using the drive and focusing on diagnosing why the computer is crashing first and foremost and maybe ordering a new battery and opening it up to change it.

>>107112952
well first you have to tell us what "crashes" means.

>>107112952
bad ram or intel cpu?

>>107112456
will chntpw work if the admin has actually blocked the account entirely?

>>107112952
niggers with non-checksumming filesystems be like;

>>107113074
Apologies, should've been more specific, I mostly didn't go in detail due to character limit and because my main problem was with the external HDD (I should also specify that when I said "crashes" at the end, I meant RECUVA crashed this time, not the computer, which is the part that concerned me as it means there's something seriously wrong with the external HDD, I should've specified that).
The computer randomly switches itself off. Completely random. It just suddenly turns off and restarts. Completely. I initially assumed it had to do with the laptop overheating as I hadn't replaced my thermal paste in a while, but after I did so, the problems kept persisting and it turns out the crashes are completely random.
Looking at the event manager gives me a frequent error of Event ID 41 which happens multiple times per day, which is a kernel-power problem, which is what makes me think it's a faulty battery. Maybe I am wrong there too.

>>107113350
If there's a way to identify if it's those, I'd like to diagnose it. A bad RAM can be replaceable I think, but unfortunately this is a half-broken laptop so the CPU is unfortunately soldered afaik. So if it's a fucked CPU then it's completely fucked and I might as well trash it.
After I resolve this, I am hoping the next step is figuring out how to replace whatever the fuck happened to my data on the external hard disk, which is sort of the main problem for me at least.

>>107113482
It's exFat unfortunately, a foolish option but I chose it because I needed it to be cross-compatible across OSes, but still very foolish of me regardless, in hindsight I should've bought another HDD that should've acted as more permanent backup storage that I didn't use to frequently move stuff with, but nothing I can do about it now except try to recover what I can.

>>107075734 (OP)
I actually Googled the name and it was Nutella, not Gates, the one who pushed her out.

Yet another cost-cutting scheme from the Dalit country people.

>>107113487
Which cpu do you have? Intel 13000 and 14000 are the ones that degrade.
You can download free ram tests from the internet.

>>107075734 (OP)
Why are you still on windows
None of you have jobs anyway so it's not like you need some windows-only professional software

>>107113574
It's an Intel Core i7 2.6GHz. The laptop I was using is an MSI GE36 Raider RGB 8RF.
And yeah, I'll go ahead and try out a ram test and see what comes up.

>>107113608
https://www.hcidesign.com/memtest/
I like this one. Spawn multiple windows with 2048MB each and let it run for a bit.

>>107113706
Is this better than MemTest86? I just downloaded it and was just about to download Ventoy for it.

Alright anons, I need honest advice for choosing an OS.
Here's my shit:
>main pc Debian
>have Windows aux pc for gayming (6700XT)
>1440p screen
>got into AI generation/training
>bought 3090
>main pc can't accomodate 3090
>decide to put 3090 in aux pc
Now, the plan is to use 3090 mainly for AI and ocassional gayming and I don't know whether to stick wiith Windows on aux PC or switch to Linux since I know both can do AI and gayming fairly well, but
>Linux best suited for AI to save VRAM
>Windows best suited for DX9/2000's gaymes

>>107113744
Either one is ok. Memtest86 is better because you aren't risking corrupting your OS install with bad ram.

>>107112952
>I know I am acting like a bumbling retard here
Oh phew, what a relief! For a moment I feared you really were retarded.

>>107114114
Thanks, the only issue is that I need to figure out a way to get the BIOS screen to display on the external monitor, unfortunately the laptop's screen is busted, so I need to figure out how to get it working. So this will take much longer than expected.

>>107114213
Never said I wasn't. If stupidity were a virtue, I'd probably be the most virtuous man in the universe.
Still, I am kicking my own ass already at how stupidly I've handled this whole thing so far. Stayed up until 6:00 AM trying to fix it and bashed my head against the desk for every mistake I've done so far that I'd only realize second later the implications of.
Stubbornness and human stupidity is a dangerous mixture.

>>107113946
>>Windows best suited for DX9/2000's gaymes
Offline single-player games unironically all work best on Linux these days thanks to Proton

>>107114542
Any RPGMaker game I've tried runs like absolute ass on Linux. I've had relatively modern games work perfectly but anything RPGMaker chokes to shit.

>>107114306
in that case it's probably easier to test it in windows

>>107114542
>>107114855
Alright, thanks for the insight anons, Linux it is. I don't play RPGMaker games so I should be good to go

>>107110527
just roll back the update
should've installed iot ltsc like every sane person
upgrades are only if you manually initiate it from ISO setup.exe

>>107114879
Aren't I supposed to access Memtest86 through the BIOS? Or is there another way through Windows?

>>107114855
Isn't it just MV games? I noticed 2k3 and XV Ace runs pretty decently I think?

>>107114940
RPG Maker games should still work though if you ever get around to playing them.

>>107115171
This, but even most MV games will run at a playable performance. Yeah, you might get a slight stutter every 2 seconds but you get used to it, and it's all mostly turn-based fights against .png enemies anyway, you don't need top of the line performance for that. MV games run terrible on Windows too, just slightly less terrible.

>>107102366
>me le rappeler
what a fucking meme language kek

how do i know if my windows is still getting updates?
i ran the massgrave script to get ESU but its still saying that im not receiving updates anymore
also fucking copilot randomly showed up today

>>107117033
Which version do you have?

>>107117069
>Pro
Afaik Home and Pro won't receive updates unless you're signed in. You have to go with either LTSC or 11.

>>107117033
Run "slmgr /dli" in a command prompt. It'll show the four ESU packs saying they're activated/licensed.

>>107117190
says im licensed up to year 6

>>107117205
Then you have the ESU licenses enabled via the CommercialESU branch. So even though it says not, you should get updates this patch tuesday.

>>107113509
>exFAT
...are you the anon from previous thread that I warned against using exFAT cause its not journaling?

Is windows bit locker secure?

Can it stop the police or an autistic hacker?
Can it get corrupted and do Windows pajeetshit and destroy all of your data?

>>107117298
oh well i swapped to ltsc now

>>107117369
yes it is, and you shouldn't get any data lost as long as you keep your key close, most annoyances with bitlocker come from unexpected behavior and updates, but almost never turns into data loss.

it depends more on if you're schizo enough to believe there's backdoors, in that case the alternative is veracrypt, not as convenient but it's the best thing for drive encryptions

>>107117349
Nope. First time I even come to this general actually.
Also, journaling? Would you mind elaborating on this? I can't seem to find your post in the last thread. It'd be helpful, especially since clearly I must've really royally fucked up to have chosen exFat

>>107117465
Should I then disable the bit locker and encrypt the whole drive with veracrypt?

I've heard there are compatibility issues with windows. I fear that I break the sack and I end up getting locked up of my data or corrupted and I lose everything. Granted I should have a backup but still.

>>107117742
Go ahead. Veracrypt has been the go-to full encryption software for a while now for people that don't trust Bitlocker.

>>107113487
>makes me think it's a faulty battery. Maybe I am wrong there too.
Have you tried removing the battery and using only the AC adapter?
If you still get random power offs then it's a voltage regulation problem

>>107114306
>the laptop's screen is busted,
Just how fucked up is your laptop?

>>107118246
>Have you tried removing the battery and using only the AC adapter?
I could try that actually. I'll try it tomorrow since it's very late for me to do so now, and I'll fuck something up in the process like I did with my data, I'd rather do it in the day when I am fully focused.
>If you still get random power offs then it's a voltage regulation problem
If that's the case, how do I fix that? If it's even possible.
>Just how fucked up is your laptop?
Pretty badly. Happened due to plastic melting around the laptop hinges when I was running a high-powered game. It's insane that gaming laptops are built with plastic instead of a material that can actually deal with high temperatures. But I learned that the hard way, that was years ago.
I am considering just outright taking screen off and converting it into a halftop somehow. That might also fix it not appearing on the BIOS but I don't know how effective that is. But I'll have to try it tomorrow along with your idea. Fingers crossed it goes well.

>>107118312
>plastic melting around the laptop hinges when I was running a high-powered game
Excessive heat damages electronics.
Your motherboard was literally cooked.
Desktop PC are better for gaming since the literally have breathing room to not get so hot.

>>107118334
That's also why gaming laptops have those addons where you can literally just connect a giant flat fan system to the bottom of it to cool it down.

>>107118334
This happened all the way back in 2019, since then I installed an external fan setup, so the laptop has since been regularly getting cooled down, so I doubt it was motherboard damage since so much time has passed, but I don't doubt it probably damaged the D: Drive which did end up failing around a year later. Either way, I am lucky the motherboard wasn't significantly damaged if it even was.
The problems with the laptop randomly shutting off started this year in 2025 and I had long since stopped playing anything intense.
If it is the battery/voltage, I have a theory why. the electrical system in this apartment is a mess, and there were frequent blackouts, and I believe the blackouts may have caused a short-circuit or some fuckup in the battery/voltage. I might be wrong though, that's just an idea I had, because the problems started after the blackouts.
>Desktop PC are better for gaming since the literally have breathing room to not get so hot.
Agreed, but I unfortunately travel a lot, so I hadn't had the right moment to actually build myself a Desktop PC (and I was a LOT more tech illiterate in 2018 too, and was a console player before that and only used a Mac before that, so I was a lot more foolish than I am now). That'll change at some point probably, but that's for the future.

This might be a dumb question, but to upgrade to Win10 IoT LTSC, do I need to reinstall Windows? I have Windows 10 installed currently. Is it possible to just do an in-place switch to a different update channel?

>>107118493
External fans just aren't very effective.
The cramped space of a laptop chassis means reduced surface area to transfer heat to and away from there's a reason desktop CPU heatsinks are these massive fist-sized units

>>107118522
>and I believe the blackouts may have caused a short-circuit or some fuckup in the battery/voltage
No, your laptop is designed for sudden losses of power since it's expected to run out of power due to being battery powered.
What would actually damage it would be a power SURGE, which surge protectors are for.
And some multi outlet devices LOOK like surge protectors but aren't.
If your adapter doesn't have a ground prong then it's susceptible to power surges.

> I hadn't had the right moment to actually build myself a Desktop PC
You could build yourself a good miniITX system

>>107117771
>Veracrypt has been the go-to for pseudointellectuals who don't understand the problem space
Still no support for TPM

>>107118653
No you can just download an ISO and mount it, then change the EditionID registry DWORD to IoTEnterpriseS, then run the setup. Choose to not install updates right now then go through it until you reach the final section that says you're installing IoT Enterprise LTSC and it's going to keep your apps/files.

>>107118653
https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

>>107118810
>>107118953
Thank you for your answers, friends!

>>107119277
you can keep your current windows and activate ESU for 3 more years of support

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