This is my shocked face.
Honest.
This is why I run Linux.
this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2026
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As a longtime Linux-only user, I love how M$ is driving people over to a new OS. But, with increased publicity and adoption makes it a growing target for hackers.
I actually would prefer windows people stay on windows...becuase I don't want my favorite operating system dumbed down...
We can send them off to ZorinOS as their first diatro. It's like Linux on training wheels lol
My middle son, who is non-technical but anti-microsoft, runs Fedora 44 (same as I do actually)
He actually really prefers it... :)
One second, let me restart Windows for updates then I can respond. Lol!
You might be able to. You might not. At this point, 50/50 chance. ;-)
I see they let AI at their codebase.
so has every other major OS fwiw, including linux and all of the big BSDs
i fucking hate the future
But not TempleOS.
Windows has become an early 2000's webpage. Filled with ads, quiet installs, and nagging deceptive pop-ups.
Hey real quick, you want to make edge your default browser and talk to Cortana?...
"You have clicked no. Microsft Edge is your new default browser! How can I help you more with the microsoft experience?" - Cortana.
Reminds me of that tweet:
"Does microsoft understand concent?
- yes
- Ask me again later"
I still love the older Windows like Windows XP way better. It really didn't do any of that shit. You just needed a pop up blocker.
7 was it for me. That XP start up sound and bliss hits me in the nostalgia.
just replace the old 'punch the monkey' with certain other faces...
and you'd get clicks like crazy.
Nothing AI can't fix.
Microsoft confirmed the issue on June 18 and said a fix would not arrive until July 14. The company attributed the bug to a security hardening change that closed a 23-year-old unchecked-buffer vulnerability in the Windows Shell’s desktop.ini processor.
Inspiring confidence!
lol
I'm confused by that last sentence. Does mean that the bug stems from patching a 23-year old vulnerability, or that the bug is because of a patch made to fix the vulnerability 23 years ago?
The vulnerability existed for 23 years, was recently discovered and patched and that patch introduced a new bug
May I let you all know about windows update blocker?
It buys you time til you get your machine switched over to Linux without being at the mercy of a forced update potentially bricking it first
There are still telemetries that send back data. You also have to turn most of those off, but there are required ones that you can't turn off.