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| From | Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.homebuilt |
| Subject | Re: New PC for Phil... [OT - why Windows?] |
| Date | 2026-06-03 08:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <n8a5clF3kn5U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <MPG.448698d31897c3969896aa@news.eternal-september.org> <10vi437$1p7dn$1@dont-email.me> <MPG.4487816cb72be1c59896ab@news.eternal-september.org> |
On 2026-06-01, Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> wrote: > In article <10vi437$1p7dn$1@dont-email.me>, nobody@nowhere.co.uk says... > > >>Why do you need to run Windows 11 ???? >> >>None of the apps you've listed suggest anything about security worries. >>Is there an app you MUST HAVE which only runs on W11? >> >>You already have quite a powerful machine and it would be a pity to >>pension it off. >> >>If you really must have W11 why not buy a cheap laptop - might be useful >>if you travel about ... >> >> > > There are two main reasons. One is that I spend a great deal of time at > a computer; have done for years, and I have zero motivation to re-learn > all my processes. Windows, and Office, are what I know; I've fooled > around with things like Google apps and LibreOffice, but I know a large > range of keyboard shortcuts, for example. Why throw that away? > > Yes, it's irritating that Microsoft expect so many machines to be > scrapped, and this has been a beaut. You might not be aware of Rufus 4.14 Removes need of TPM, and window's account.
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New PC for Phil... Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-05-31 20:13 +0100
Re: New PC for Phil... Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-05-31 21:01 +0100
Re: New PC for Phil... [OT - why Windows?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-06-01 12:46 +0100
Re: New PC for Phil... [OT - why Windows?] Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-06-03 08:02 +0000
Re: New PC for Phil... [OT - why Windows?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-06-03 15:44 +0100
Re: New PC for Phil... RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2026-06-01 19:49 +0000
Re: New PC for Phil... Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-06-01 22:29 +0100
Re: New PC for Phil... RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2026-06-02 06:47 +0000
Re: New PC for Phil... Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-06-02 11:46 +0100
Artificial but not intelligent (Was: New PC for Phil...) Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-06-02 13:06 +0100
Re: Artificial but not intelligent (Was: New PC for Phil...) "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-06-02 12:55 +0000
Re: Artificial but not intelligent (Was: New PC for Phil...) Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-06-03 15:51 +0100
Re: Artificial but not intelligent (Was: New PC for Phil...) Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-06-03 18:33 +0100
Re: Artificial but not intelligent (Was: New PC for Phil...) "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-06-04 08:18 +0000
Re: Artificial but not intelligent Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-06-04 22:23 +0100
Re: Artificial but not intelligent "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-06-05 07:37 +0000
Re: Artificial but not intelligent (Was: New PC for Phil...) RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2026-06-04 21:13 +0000
Re: Artificial but not intelligent (Was: New PC for Phil...) Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-06-25 12:42 +0100
Re: New PC for Phil... Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-06-05 00:37 +0100
Re: New PC for Phil... Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-06-07 11:55 +0100
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