Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: vallor Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months Date: 1 Apr 2025 16:35:46 GMT Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net UwQmqEjS6pQ9zKJ+UQy2JAUMHE8OWOvGop7yPQ92idH3axeTx7 Cancel-Lock: sha1:0NNC/hgZMBDTYabQNP+GBVRwSjw= sha256:WUsweDejT9bhwLbMiMg3gZ9P+p3HqPmvODF4htOAf0Q= X-Face: +McU)#<-H?9lTb(Th!zR`EpVrp<0)1p5CmPu.kOscy8LRp_\u`:tW;dxPo./(fCl CaKku`)]}.V/"6rISCIDP` User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Hmm4; f7d29671; Linux-6.14.0) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:688553 On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 09:49:09 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote in : > rbowman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code: > >> https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/heres-why-you-should- reinstall-windows-11-every-two-months-no-im-not-kidding >> >> He's gotta be kidding... > > Look, I love Windows, I do, I really do. It's one of those things > that I just can't live without at this point. I've tried MacOS, I've > tried Linux, I've even dabbled in the world of Android and > Chromebooks during my time, and yet, none of it compares to Windows; > it just doesn't. > > (but) . . . > > See, registry files corrupt, file directories get mislabelled, and > inevitably you'll end up with programs you forget about sitting in > the background sucking up critical resources. It's just a bit crap > like that, and ironically, although I do have a massive disdain > towards macOS, I can't deny its closed-off ecosystem does avoid a > lot of these pitfalls. > > Whenever anyone asks me about a system bug or help with > troubleshooting, my first and often instant reaction is to suggest > just flattening the machine entirely and reinstalling a fresh > version of Windows on top. > > LMAO It's notable that he recommends having one's data on a separate drive (not just a separate partition), so you can blow away C: with impunity. Sounds a lot like a BCP for Linux, where /home is a separate partition... -- -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti OS: Linux 6.14.0 Release: Mint 22.1 Mem: 258G "Only those who do nothing make no mistakes."