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Skip today's Windows 11 update: it breaks cursor styling, resets wallpaper, and more
(www.windowslatest.com)
just like my Roku
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2026
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Jokes on them, my wallpaper is already plain black
Glad I got out when I did.
I love how we get windows news posted to every random comm
never install optional preview updates for windows.
that's what this one is. if you install what is essentially a beta update, expect the worst. that your computer will not boot back up. that your data went 'poof'. that kind of 'worst'. a lost wallpaper and goofed up cursor is nothing compared to what could happen.
Jokes are on you. I don't have Windows. I only run Linux!
I have a duel boot setup and it's been a year since I had to boot into Win11. Seriously concerned with what is going to happen when I have to use it.
Linux is winning the duel, it seems.
Thid is not really a battle. If you're a musician or graphic designer, or if you have exotic devices, the migration is impossible. I'm not talking about messed up drivers. My Linux PC can't handle the network card correctly, but it works like a charm with Windows. Believe me, I adore Linux, but for some people, it's just impossible to transition in its current state.
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Well duh of course it is! Linux is after all at the cutting edge of future computing.
Unrelated, my ducking smart phone decided to autocorrect to that.
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Are you a masochist, if you continue to rely on Windows when it keeps on accumulating new bugs and issues?
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Windows 95 had a more successful launch. Believe me: I was there for it, and I had to run tech-support for half a dozen friends’ computers at the time, not to mention several family members.
And I had already been running Chicago betas for several months. What a shit show that was…
And these were the days before most people had either a functional Internet connection or any sort of home networking, so any kind of real fix or updates had to come through the sneakernet via floppies.
I was legit working for Dell tech Support when Windows 98 came out, and that really wasn’t so bad. except for the whole USB 2.0 thing…
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