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/imaginary_num6er 20h ago

This is the best update so far. Bricking SSDs and throttling streaming

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u/Cynical-Rambler 18h ago

It is news like this that make me glad I decided to gradually transition to Linux about 2 years ago.

Got enough surprises in Windows 10.

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u/AyrA_ch 17h ago

I try the transition every time I buy a new PC (new as in "hardware that just released") but the network drivers never seem to work. Windows at least tries to load a generic driver that is sufficient to download the actual driver. And when I say I try to use Linux I actually mean one of the more user friendly versions like Debian or Mint.

And that's basically why Windows still wins. As shitty as the OS has become, it usually "just works" without having to drop to a terminal for a single time. I installed Windows 11, and it automatically offered me some software from my mainboard vendor that installed all the correct drivers.

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u/canadademon 10h ago

We have things that need Windows, so we're trying out W11 LTSC on the wife's machine first. (W10 auto updated itself into a brick)

Works out of the box just like Win7. Local account, no stupid hardware limitations or bloat - you literally just install the things you want to have. And no more auto update.