💩 Ce matin, j'ai installé une #VM #Microsoft #Windows 11 "from scratch" sur ma machine pro sous #Linux Mint (installé cette semaine à la place d' #Ubuntu), pour effectuer des tests et démonstrations parfois nécessaires dans le cadre du support et des formations.
Ça faisait un moment que je n'avais pas fait ça. Punaise, mais quel enfer 🔥 !
Tout ce process immonde qui vise à nous "enfermer", à nous vendre 💰 des choses, et à vampiriser 🥷 nos données.
Fin de Windows 10 : cette ville française refuse de jeter ses PC, passe à Linux et économise 69 300 €
“Un véritable diktat”, comment Blois échappe à l'obsolescence programmée de Microsoft
Microsoft will finally let users remove “AI Actions” from the Windows 11 File Explorer menu after complaints about clutter and limited value. 🖥️
The change restores some user control and trims a context menu already burdened by built-in integrations. ✂️
#TechNews #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11 #Microsoft #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Privacy #UX #Software #PC #Technology #Update #UserControl #Design #Data #Digital #Tech #Copilot
Microsoft will finally let users remove “AI Actions” from the Windows 11 File Explorer menu after complaints about clutter and limited value. 🖥️
The change restores some user control and trims a context menu already burdened by built-in integrations. ✂️
#TechNews #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11 #Microsoft #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Privacy #UX #Software #PC #Technology #Update #UserControl #Design #Data #Digital #Tech #Copilot
Fin de Windows 10 : cette ville française refuse de jeter ses PC, passe à Linux et économise 69 300 €
“Un véritable diktat”, comment Blois échappe à l'obsolescence programmée de Microsoft
Hatte einige Anrufe von Menschen bekommen, die über das Ende von #Windows10 besorgt sind 😟. Da hilft nur eine #Linuxinstallparty 🎉 im Bodenseeraum!
Kolleg:innen der @lugv waren wieder gleich motivierbar und @fairkom stellt die Räumlichkeiten in #Dornbirn / #Vorarlberg zur Verfügung.
⌚ 7.11.25 18-22h
ℹ️ https://www.lugv.at/linux-install-party-4
🎫 https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/de/b/5983215960d290ff9f73c7842316b895-506728
Reminder: If you're on #Windows10, and you can't upgrade to #Windows11, and you either
A: Only really use a web browser or
B: Have open source alternatives to software that you use and are willing to try them out,
You do not need to junk your #computer and upgrade to Windows 11! Instead you could try #Linux!
My recommendations would be either #LinuxMint or #PopOS as those are generally regarded to be great distros for people new to Linux.
Before you decide to dive in and commit to Linux, some suggestions.
1: If you have an external hard drive or are willing to buy one, please put any and all important stuff you do not want lost on that drive. Cloud could work but I think best practice is to always have local copies.
And if you do install Linux, just in case, keep your external hard drive disconnected from your computer so that you don't accidentally overwrite it. It's easy not to overwrite your backup files but I would consider it best practices.
2: You don't necessarily have to commit to Linux the second you read this post. I do think you should try before you buy, as it were. Most mainstream versions of Linux let you live boot the distro before you actually install it on your computer, that way you can test things out and get an idea of what you like and don't like, and you don't have to figure out how to make a virtual machine to do it. (I recommend using BalenaEtcher or Ventoy to make your liveboot USB and you should be able to find plenty of tutorials for both.)
3: If you DO decide to install Linux, but you want a desktop environment that feels familiar in order to help you warm up to it, you can either try Cinnamon, or Plasma. A desktop environment is a graphical way to interact with your computer. Think the start bar and menu in Windows. Plasma and Cinnamon have a similar look and feel to Windows. But that doesn't mean Gnome is by any means bad.
After, you've tried it and you're sure you could see yourself using it, then you can decide whether or not you want to install it.
Linux is at a point where you can easily game on it. The only real concern on that end tends to be multiplayer and isn't really an issue of Linux itself so much as game devs.
There's lots of great open source alternatives to a number of apps. In my case I mainly use art and office software. I have not used proprietary art software in years. What's more, you don't need Linux to try these software out as pretty much all of it is available on Windows for you to try!
Installing Linux itself is as easy as installing Windows software, at least the stuff where you have to download an executable, run it, and hit next a bunch. Just read things carefully and it's a pretty painless process.
And if you heard that Linux requires you to use command line, I assure you, you probably won't need to use it any more than you did in Windows. I mainly use it to run OS updates but that's just the way I prefer to do it. This is stuff that can be done through GUIs these days.
Either way, depending on your needs, you can get years of use out of your computer that you wouldn't if you junked it and bought a Windows 11.
And even if you DO get a Windows 11, maybe installing Linux on your current PC will let you find another use for it
Hatte einige Anrufe von Menschen bekommen, die über das Ende von #Windows10 besorgt sind 😟. Da hilft nur eine #Linuxinstallparty 🎉 im Bodenseeraum!
Kolleg:innen der @lugv waren wieder gleich motivierbar und @fairkom stellt die Räumlichkeiten in #Dornbirn / #Vorarlberg zur Verfügung.
⌚ 7.11.25 18-22h
ℹ️ https://www.lugv.at/linux-install-party-4
🎫 https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/de/b/5983215960d290ff9f73c7842316b895-506728
Reminder: If you're on #Windows10, and you can't upgrade to #Windows11, and you either
A: Only really use a web browser or
B: Have open source alternatives to software that you use and are willing to try them out,
You do not need to junk your #computer and upgrade to Windows 11! Instead you could try #Linux!
My recommendations would be either #LinuxMint or #PopOS as those are generally regarded to be great distros for people new to Linux.
Before you decide to dive in and commit to Linux, some suggestions.
1: If you have an external hard drive or are willing to buy one, please put any and all important stuff you do not want lost on that drive. Cloud could work but I think best practice is to always have local copies.
And if you do install Linux, just in case, keep your external hard drive disconnected from your computer so that you don't accidentally overwrite it. It's easy not to overwrite your backup files but I would consider it best practices.
2: You don't necessarily have to commit to Linux the second you read this post. I do think you should try before you buy, as it were. Most mainstream versions of Linux let you live boot the distro before you actually install it on your computer, that way you can test things out and get an idea of what you like and don't like, and you don't have to figure out how to make a virtual machine to do it. (I recommend using BalenaEtcher or Ventoy to make your liveboot USB and you should be able to find plenty of tutorials for both.)
3: If you DO decide to install Linux, but you want a desktop environment that feels familiar in order to help you warm up to it, you can either try Cinnamon, or Plasma. A desktop environment is a graphical way to interact with your computer. Think the start bar and menu in Windows. Plasma and Cinnamon have a similar look and feel to Windows. But that doesn't mean Gnome is by any means bad.
After, you've tried it and you're sure you could see yourself using it, then you can decide whether or not you want to install it.
Linux is at a point where you can easily game on it. The only real concern on that end tends to be multiplayer and isn't really an issue of Linux itself so much as game devs.
There's lots of great open source alternatives to a number of apps. In my case I mainly use art and office software. I have not used proprietary art software in years. What's more, you don't need Linux to try these software out as pretty much all of it is available on Windows for you to try!
Installing Linux itself is as easy as installing Windows software, at least the stuff where you have to download an executable, run it, and hit next a bunch. Just read things carefully and it's a pretty painless process.
And if you heard that Linux requires you to use command line, I assure you, you probably won't need to use it any more than you did in Windows. I mainly use it to run OS updates but that's just the way I prefer to do it. This is stuff that can be done through GUIs these days.
Either way, depending on your needs, you can get years of use out of your computer that you wouldn't if you junked it and bought a Windows 11.
And even if you DO get a Windows 11, maybe installing Linux on your current PC will let you find another use for it
🐧 The best time to move to Linux was yesterday, the 2nd best time is tomorrow
Windows 10 loses support today, and a lot of computers can’t upgrade to Windows 11. Linux is the solution, but it can be difficult for beginners.
We’re happy to help! Hit us up by DM, phone, or email and we will help you install Linux on your old Windows 10 machine.
This service will be pay what you want - if you need it free, it’s free, if you want to tip us, tip us.
We’d recommend the following:
- a USB thumb drive at least 8GB in size you can erase everything on it
- a backup hard drive to store all your data, just in case
- an afternoon
Good Linux starter distros:
- Linux Mint
- Elementary OS
- Fedora Workstation
- Bazzite(best for gaming PCs)
Back up the data on your Windows machine by copying C:\Users\ (your username or account folder) to an external drive. If there’s more than one account, copy them too.
Windows 10 loses support today, and a lot of computers can’t upgrade to Windows 11. Linux is the solution, but it can be difficult for beginners.
We’re happy to help! Hit us up by DM, phone, or email and we will help you install Linux on your old Windows 10 machine.
This service will be pay what you want - if you need it free, it’s free, if you want to tip us, tip us.
We’d recommend the following:
- a USB thumb drive at least 8GB in size you can erase everything on it
- a backup hard drive to store all your data, just in case
- an afternoon
Good Linux starter distros:
- Linux Mint
- Elementary OS
- Fedora Workstation
- Bazzite(best for gaming PCs)
Back up the data on your Windows machine by copying C:\Users\ (your username or account folder) to an external drive. If there’s more than one account, copy them too.
FYI, ZDNET is determined to force you to listen to its unrelated auto-play video loops.
Windows 10: Microsoft's unwanted child. 😅
"Hundreds of millions of PCs are still running Windows 10, and even with extended security updates, the population of unpatched PCs will spike over the next few years. How bad can it get?"
ZDNET: Windows 10 support officially ends today - and millions of PCs fall off the 'security cliff' https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-support-officially-ends-today-and-millions-of-pcs-fall-off-the-security-cliff/ @ZDNet @edbott #Windows10 #Microsoft
Today on the international e-waste day, do the final move to update your computer from Microsoft #Windows10 to an operating system that respects your freedom to use, study, share, and improve the software you use, like:
@archlinux
@debian
@elementary
@fedora
@FreeBSDFoundation
@gentoo
@linuxmint
@manjarolinux
@netbsd
@openbsdnow
@opensuse
@ubuntu
and others...
