Win 10 does not like being cut off from the Internet.

Being the spy it is, Winders 10 needs to have an always on connection, to its home base, so it can pass on the information it stole. lol ;)

Also to check back with Microsoft HQ as to whether you have their requisite licences and updated payments so as to be allowed to do anything...


IT is what we allow it to be...
Martin

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Go retro with WindowsXP!

New Raspberry Pi OS Looks Like Windows XP
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Windows XP on a Raspberry Pi? Sounds like bliss...

Hope they don't get sued!

(Lindows anyone?...)


IT is what we make it...
Martin

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Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
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Go retro with WindowsXP!

New Raspberry Pi OS Looks Like Windows XP
wrote:

Windows XP on a Raspberry Pi? Sounds like bliss...

Hope they don't get sued!

(Lindows anyone?...)


IT is what we make it...
Martin

I remember hearing about Lindows. And that probably is why something like "Zorin" which looks a lot like XP doesn't mention the brand of Windows at all.....

Tom M

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Go retro with WindowsXP!

New Raspberry Pi OS Looks Like Windows XP
wrote:

Windows XP on a Raspberry Pi? Sounds like bliss...

Hope they don't get sued!

(Lindows anyone?...)


IT is what we make it...
Martin

Hi Martin,

I have to wonder why anyone running Linux of any flavor would want the OS to look anything like Micro$oft junk. :|

Micro$oft is NOT a company to be imitated.

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Go retro with WindowsXP!

New Raspberry Pi OS Looks Like Windows XP
wrote:

Windows XP on a Raspberry Pi? Sounds like bliss...

Hope they don't get sued!

(Lindows anyone?...)


IT is what we make it...
Martin

Hi Martin,

I have to wonder why anyone running Linux of any flavor would want the OS to look anything like Micro$oft junk. :|

Micro$oft is NOT a company to be imitated.

Have a great day! :)

Siran

The Windows gui and/or the ability to run Windows app on a non-windows machine would be something to look forward to, however.

Tom

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A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association).

For once I am not going to say much.

Via https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/04/23/biannual-digital-trust-reports/ you can look up the Law Enforcement Requests per country at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-responsibility/lerr/ and see what law enforcement is able to get from your activity if they want information about your activity:

What are 'content' and 'non-content' data?

Non-content data include basic subscriber information, such as email address, name, state, country, ZIP code, and IP address at time of registration. Other non-content data may include IP connection history, an Xbox gamertag, and credit card or other billing information. We require a valid legal demand, such as a subpoena or court order, before we will consider disclosing non-content data to law enforcement.

Content is what our customers create, communicate, and store on or through our services, such as the words in an email exchanged between friends or business colleagues or the photographs and documents stored on OneDrive or other cloud offerings such as Office 365 and Azure. We require a warrant (or its local equivalent) before we will consider disclosing content to law enforcement.

And you're willingly giving this to MS for them to store. For how long?

For the 'latest' Windows 10 'hints and tips':


Youtube: Things You Need to Disable in Windows 10 Right Now (4th May 2020)
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... loads of unwanted features that most people will be able to disable. Example: Privacy Security, Cortana, Registry Tweaks, Group Policy, Services, and more.

For Ultimate Performance Plan, copy and paste the following command and then hit Enter:
powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61
...

Special note:

ALWAYS backup the Windows registry FIRST.

In any case, backups (and testing that your backups work) are always a very good thing to do for anything you wish to keep.


Good luck!

IT is what we make it...
Martin

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Those were the days...


It has been 20 years since cybercrims woke up to social engineering with an intriguing little email titled 'ILOVEYOU'
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Hahaha, we were pretty gullible...

... Back in 2000, Windows XP had yet to be a thing (and it would take until 2004 for Microsoft to plug its more gaping security holes with Service Pack 2) and the computing world was a generally more innocent place.

Windows and Office apps would cheerfully conceal the extensions of known file types and not warn that something might happen upon opening an attachment in an email. Visual BASIC scripting reigned supreme in the Microsoft world. It was therefore sadly inevitable that somebody would do something naughty.

Enter "ILOVEYOU". The worm was a gloriously simple thing...

The simple script would use the victim's address book (thanks to Windows of the era being marginally less secure than a tissue-paper teabag) to email itself onwards while also inflicting varying levels of damage to their computer...

Being a Visual BASIC Script, it was simple for evil-doers to modify the malware to do all manner of unmentionable things...

Ex-Microsoft Office chief reflects on early malware and the 'global attack on the new Windows PC infrastructure'
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And how the privacy risk that Redmond said would not be used for tracking was used for tracking...

... Sinofsky is writing a book on his time at Microsoft, currently titled Hardcore Software: Inside the Rise and Fall of the PC Revolution. We can speculate that the "Fall" bit will not endear him to current Microsoft folk...

All from around 20 years ago... Two decades... Have we yet developed something more secure and user friendly?...


IT is what we make it...
Martin

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Hi Martin,

Have we yet developed something more secure and user friendly?...

Definitely NOT from Micro$oft! ;)

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

I have a quick question about Windows 10 page file.
I know that the size of the file is reset to the recommended size after reboot, but is there any way to reduce the size without rebooting ?

I am running Rosetta on a system with limited disk space, and it fetches tasks successfully after a reboot, but the Swap Page File grows while Rosetta tasks are running.

I have a quick question about Windows 10 page file.
I know that the size of the file is reset to the recommended size after reboot, but is there any way to reduce the size without rebooting ?

I am running Rosetta on a system with limited disk space, and it fetches tasks successfully after a reboot, but the Swap Page File grows while Rosetta tasks are running.

Use a fix size swap page.

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I have a quick question about Windows 10 page file.
I know that the size of the file is reset to the recommended size after reboot, but is there any way to reduce the size without rebooting ?

I am running Rosetta on a system with limited disk space, and it fetches tasks successfully after a reboot, but the Swap Page File grows while Rosetta tasks are running.

Hi Heith,

Perhaps this tutorial, on Tom's Hardware can be of help. :)

[edit]You will have to reboot after making the changes described.[/edit]

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Had a cumulative update this night on my Windows 10 1903 home edition. Had to stop the PC manually and reboot. Now running Rosetta@home on CPU, GPUGRID on my GTX 1060 GPU and LHC@home Theory on VirtualBox. Too bad the Einstein@home Gravitational Wave 02 search fail on the GPU, which has a 3 GB Video RAM. In the Einsein@home YouTube video I finally saw the face of Maria Alessandra Papa, Chief scientist in the search of GW at Hanover.
Tullio

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Don't know is this is due to the Upgrade but an Einstein@home Gravitational Wave 02 task has completed on my GTX 1060 with 3 GB Video RAM using 1962 MB of Video RAM and 11 GB of system RAM on a total of 24 GB.
Tullio

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Really?! Is 32bits still a thing?!!!

The end really is nigh – for 32-bit Windows 10 on new PCs


How has that continued to be sold this past decade??!!!


IT is what we allow it to be...
Martin

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Sadly, no surprise for this news snippet:


US-CERT lists the 10 most-exploited security bugs and, yeah, it's mostly Microsoft holes people forgot to patch


All at what cost and frustration to the victims users?

All at what profit to Microsoft and the anti-malware 'industry'?...


IT is what we allow it to be...
Martin

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If this is Microsoft's idea of a joke. it's not a very good one!
Gone midnight, so switched the Win 10 rig's monitor on - wanted tp play today's daily challenge on Microsoft Mahjong.
No internet connect, Boinc says the same.
Only problem is that Win 7 & Linux rigs have connections.
Okay, restart rig after closing down Boinc, rig restarts with blue screen stating working on updates...
...WTF?
I had updates delayed as far as allowed in settings - 30 days which made it 28/5, as it's only 22nd...

Edit: Now stating: Your pc ran into a problem & needs a restart. If you call a support person, give them this info: Stop code - Driver Power State Failure.
WTF?

I'll lay odds, it's the 20 04 update crap!

This might be too late to stop the current update, but are you aware of the trick to tell Windows 10 that you are using a metered connection ?
I have not used it yet, but it might be useful.

No, not aware of it. Well after getting it back, checked Windows update, not the Spring Update but a Security Intelligence update 21/5/20.
Surprised as 16-17 & 19/5 Security updates went without a hitch.
Not really bothered about that rig, it was a freebie as was Win 10.
If it proves problematic, I'll NNT run out all wu's then wipe it out & install Linux Mint.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/1/21276653/microsoft-windows-10-may-2020-update-block-known-issues-list

Microsoft is preventing a large number of devices from updating to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. While the software company released the update last week, Microsoft has quietly acknowledged that there are a number of known issues preventing the update from being installed on a variety of PCs.

Microsoft has a list of 10 issues it’s currently investigating, and 9 of them have resulted in a “compatibility hold” which stops the Windows 10 May 2020 Update from being installed via Windows Update. One issue involving unexpected errors or reboots with always-on, always-connected devices, affects devices like Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7 or Surface Laptop 3.

If you’ve been checking Windows Update for the May 2020 Update and not seeing anything, then it’s likely that your device is being blocked or throttled from updating. Microsoft has also added a warning to Windows Update over the weekend for devices that aren’t ready to be updated.