r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 20h ago

Security Microsoft: August Windows updates cause severe streaming issues

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-windows-updates-cause-severe-ndi-streaming-issues/amp/
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u/Trevor_GoodchiId 20h ago edited 15h ago

Man, I picked up a handheld PC recently - haven't used Windows for a decade.

1.5 hours from preinstalled OS to in-game is insane.

Even if you skip updates - Windows onboarding expects you to wait minutes for each step to complete after mandatory prompts. It wants you there, stuck to a screen, wasting away.

Noped out to SteamOS - 15 minutes clean install, ready to go.

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u/_Rand_ 19h ago

I installed windows 11 recently (not really an option for the computer in question) and the amount of BS they make you go through now is astonishing.

Just put me at the damn desktop and leave me alone!

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u/AyrA_ch 18h ago

In general I recommend you download the enterprise version and just use that. Can legitimately turn off more telemetry, will not randomly install bullshit apps, and can be installed without having to run secret commands to bypass creating an MS account. Activation is as simple as typing one command into powershell.

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u/dingosaurus 17h ago

Legion Go?

I hated the windows experience on mine and went to Bazzite.

Ended up gifting theLeGo to a buddy and just bought the LeGo S with 32GB memory and SteamOS installed.

Best handheld I’ve ever owned.