From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Your endpoint team isn't doing a good job.
You assume they have an endpoint team. There are a lot of companies under 100 employees out there. They are often lucky if they have an IT guy at all.
Windows is just another ad platform, now.
All operating systems are now, except vanilla Linux.
I stress vanilla Linux because Android started this Ad-OS shitshow and Android is Linux with extra steps.
You could just call the Free operating systems GNU/Linux or NonGNU/Linux.
"Vanilla linux" is vague terminology and distorts history.
Ok ~~Boomer~~ Stallman.
Seriously though, do you really think being a pedantic jackass like Stallman actually ingratiates anyone to FOSS? Because it doesn't, just so you know. It's absolutely annoying eye-rolling shit for regular people. But sure, keep gatekeeping Linux as a place where only people with no fucking social skills get to use it or talk about it.
Stallman and attitudes like his absolutely alienate people. Ignore that at your own peril, if you actually want growth in Linux adoption.
What an attitude you have. He made a suggestion, and wasn't gatekeeping anything.
There exists VanillaOS btw.
Stallman is right about all his free software takes except his take that commercial free software is acceptable.
(He also has a very bad take about they/them pronouns)
And Epstein, don't forget his bad takes on connections with Epstein.
Motherfucker is full of bad takes. Tired of people acting like he's something to look up to, even when I agree with a lot of his good takes. The tech community needs to get fucking self reflection and grow its social skills. People need to follow Linus Torvald's lead in realizing that he may not be perfect and may need to work on how he communicates.
It's absolutely annoying eye-rolling shit for regular people.
This is how I feel about reading your posts, dingus.
I guess all the other open source operating systems don't count anymore?
I don't think they meant vanilla Linux like vanilla OS, but more as in the vanilla versions of Linux without much on top/proprietary software.
I suppose if you're running stock MIUI/use stock Google browser then that would be the case.
I just wanna say this is irony that it came up on a work machine tho. Like they really trying to get you out of there 🤣
Microsoft just wants you to have a better job, obviously!
I got this one today on my work laptop - pretty surprising to me Microsoft pulls shenanigans like this without enormous backlash
It's funny how the astronaut is leaning around it
"Pssst! Wanna buy some xbox controllers?"
whenever people post about issues like these with annoying popups, strangely i never seem to experience them... dgmw i have my gripes with windows im just curious if its maybe a us specific thing or something lmao
you probably turned off the annoying crap, but OP's workplace evidently did not.
doesn't excuse microsoft for what they've done to windows, but this one is easy to turn off in notifications (or click the gear on the toast to get there).
I live in the US, and I haven't experienced a lot of these as well. But I also don't use a Microsoft Account and only use the MS store minimally for things the system requires to function decently. I am pretty sure it hits you with more ads if you're logged in to your machine with a Microsoft Account instead of a Local Account. It's part of why they're pushing so hard for people to stop using local accounts. It's easier to advertise to someone who can be strictly identified by their user account.
Me neither, the only nagging notifications I get are from Malwarebytes which I should uninstall soon anyways. Am from Germany though so that's that.
I just got one two weeks ago on my home computer. My first reaction was to figure out how to turn it off. Turns out I already have all windows notifications turned off. This took me from angry to furious. Bullshit like this is exactly what I feared from the changes they made with Windows 10. It took longer than I expected, but they laid the groundwork there and finally followed through.
i just got one the other day asking me to answer some questions for 'rewards'. i fuckin hate windows sometimes man
One big reason might be Windows Home vs Professional licenses. I don't see 80% of the crap Home license users complain about. The other 20% might be settings (I've turned everything off).
Even so Windows is getting plenty annoying nowadays, but it has been this way since Windows Vista. No, Windows 7 wasn't all sunshine and roses either. And Windows 10 had the same issues (for those Windows 11 deniers).
I'd love to permanently switch to Linux, but it's not there for me yet. At least in the areas of gaming (especially multiplayer) and part of my work (Software development in .NET, can't beat a full fledged Visual Studio application so far. Rider has a subscription even for personal use, blegh).
This is on Windows 10 Enterprise
and you have an update ready to install on reboot? holy fucking fuck, that is not even remotely acceptable for an enterprise level operating system.
Sheesh. Then maybe it's a US vs EU topic? A lot of things that fly in the US wouldn't fly inside the EU without huge fines.
Someone didn’t dig far enough into the Settings Catalog (can’t say I blame them, there’s a lot there) and turn those off up the ladder. https://www.anoopcnair.com/disable-windows-spotlight-suggested-content-in-settings-using-intune/ This was one of the first policies I pushed out through Intune. Not one Suggested notification on our Windows machines since!
Me neither, located in Canada
I usually have notifications off so I don't get popups, instead any notifs will pile up in there. We were required to turn notifications off during exams for school, and I just left it like that since then.
Yeah nah mate. I very concertedly ripped every inch of shitware i could find out of windows, started with tweaker and debloater and scaling up from there. GPO restrictions, the whole kaboodle
Termserving into a workbox the other day I absently mutter to myself 'Oh you're running slow, is that why you're reporting offline baby?' and fucking w10 popped up a 'slow machine? Try this!' notification. I just about set the fucking thing on fire.
This shit is insidious.
This is why I continue to not have used windows in over 20 years. It just keeps getting worse and worse and worse. 
Paying for the product isn't enough for them, you are still the product.
You're telling me you don't want to - checks notes - harness the power of networking?
Have never had a popup ad like this. Maybe because I have all of that stuff turned off?
Seems like an oddly specific reason to run Linux on your personal machines tho.
There are tons of other issues that are far more relevant and affect more users than simple windows store popup ads that most people don't seem to get.
Facebook for a different type of asshole.
I recently got a pop up like this, trying to push the Bing search bar widget onto my desktop. like GTFO!!!
The sad thing is how many Windows¹ users seem to think they deserve this sort of punishment; that this is what a normal relationship with your tools is like.
It's abuse. And yes, you really can leave.
¹ And, to a lesser extent, Mac — and, sadly, Ubuntu these days too.
Tell me your IT department sucks without telling me your IT department sucks.
There's a GPO for that.
Oh even better is connecting to a printer and that printer downloading and installing a Windows Store app. That cancerous HP Print app is the one that always comes to mind I see on family members’ computers.
LinkedIn pivoting as a VPN provider confirmed. Bet they figured they could never compete with X, the everything app.
See the gear icon on the right? That's what it's there for.
I'm typing this on my lemmy "server" PC, an 8500 i5 running Linux Mint (and lemmy.mindoki.com yay !)
I keep my 2600X Windows machine but I more and more rarely feel the need to go back to it. Photoshop something quickly or scan or print something, got a lot of stuff on the drives, ... not very much more! Guess I'll have to deal with some specific stuff if I want to fire up my 3D printer, but once the change done, it's done forever I feel, and not like every windows update you have to re-do/learn something again...
Ah, you wanted some sort of comment? Sorry, I was just ranting :-D
They said it was just a suggestion, not a good one though 🤣
I really don't understand how you all get these popups and ads. I'm using Windows 11 on a key that has been upgraded since at least 7, and I get zero ads, zero notifications, zero pleas for me to install shovelware. It feels like you'll spend a day setting up whatever distro gives you the most cred just to get a word processor running, but going into a menu on windows to change some settings once is a bridge too fucking far. I'll just wait here patiently for the well constructed arguments and deluge of downvotes I'm sure are coming.
going into a menu on windows to change some settings once is a bridge too fucking far
"Once". Yeah right.