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warning signs we all need

@GossiTheDog And one more protest against Microsoft being complicit in genocide
https://www.theverge.com/news/643777/microsoft-bill-gates-steve-ballmer-satya-nadella-employee-protestor

"New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory"

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/

Yesterday was already too late to ditch Windows. It is your computer, your hardware, you shouldn't need a cloud account to make use of it.

My Dearest #lazyweb

Do you know of a non-#elgato program for managing and running a #streamdeck on a microsoft #windows 10 computer? Possibly some #FOSS nerds built one?

I'd like something that treats it more like a #keyboard because I basically use it as a macro pad.

They want me to register for an account to install plugins and select icons outside of the base 3 sets which wasn't mandatory when I got it.

If I have to manage my own jpgs for every button in every folder in a #streamdeckXL their software is simply not suitable.

It doesn't seem that I can even have a button that is "type an #emoji without having to turn the emoji into a jpg and set it as a "wallpaper" for the button (the default layout has an image on each emoji key even).

the "configure streamdeck" app now crashes both the UI and the background service when I launch it from the deck itself

If you’re a Windows user, I can help you switch to Linux. Please stop supporting an insecure and privacy-intrusive operating system. What’s stopping you from switching to Linux/macOS? Ask all your questions, and I’ll answer everything.

Can someone with technical knowledge on this explain to me why my #VPN is not getting me around the #tiktokban ? I’m using a #windows and #apple device. The VPN isn’t working for either

Mmmh yes, fullscreen ads on #Windows. That will definitely not backfire. :awesome:

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The last thing I ever want to do is 'Learn more' or have you 'Remind Me Later': Microsoft is pushing fullscreen ads for Windows 11 laptops to people still using Windows 10

Disabling #Windows #AI features organization-wide using #GroupPolicy.

This will turn off #Recall (the periodic screenshot service) and #Copilot (the AI assistant service). You can do this pre-emptively even before any machines on your domain are running Windows 11 24H2.

1. Download and install the Windows 11 24H2 administrative template files: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=106254

2. Add the files from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy\Windows 11 Sep 2024 Update (24H2)\PolicyDefinitions to C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on the domain controller.

3. Start Group Policy Management on the domain controller.

4. Create a group policy object with these values:

User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows AI > Turn off Saving Snapshots for Windows = enabled

User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Copilot > Turn off Windows Copilot = enabled

5. Link the group policy object in at an appropriate level in your domain.

A family member has a broken #firefox installation on #windows. They have passwords, bookmarks, etc saved in that account. Is there any good tooling to export what's still readable before reinstalling Firefox, or the machine?

Edit: I will save away the user directory. I am still wondering if there's a plain text exporter.

#retoot appreciated. Explicit CC @tychotithonus

Welp. You know how there's that meme about #Windows apps failing with an error message saying “the operation completed successfully”? I just wrote some code that fails in exactly that way.

Not intentional, I swear.

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I'm using a #microsoft #windows computer, is there a decent terminal emulator available? Ideally one that doesn't mention AI in its change log.

I'm looking to ssh to a tmux on another computer. it's nothing fancy.

PowersHell is too blue.

The #WSL one seems to scroll to a random fucked up state whenever i touch my mouse (even near the wheel) and just has bizarre copy/paste behaviour. It just feels like a thing someone bashed out real quick to get it into a release