Windows 10 - Yea or Nay? (2)
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 Keith Myers   Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873 
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I have no problems with either Firefox, Chromium or Chrome browsers with my bank on Linux. The only thing I can think of is maybe the bank is using a pop-up and the browsers all default to using a pop-up blocker in their settings. Easy to turn off or explicitly allow the bank website to be whitelisted. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours   A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) |
Dr Who Fan  Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3368 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 
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Got a cumulative update also on my 1809 Home edition. It rebooted at night, killing also the guestTumbleweed SuSE Linux I had just updated with the "zypper dup" command updating 635 packages. Mal comune mezzo gaudio we say in Italy. Tullio |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21375 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 
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Back from a few days offline and... Wow! Windows 10 can be run on a beautifully modest Raspberry Pi! I Ran Windows 10 on Raspberry Pi So You Don't Have To ... The idea of running the world’s most popular desktop OS on a Raspberry Pi is intriguing, particularly because Microsoft doesn’t support running full Windows on this $35 single-board computer. Yes, you can get an official build of Windows 10 IoT for Pi, but that OS is “Windows†in name only; it’s only meant for prototyping, not running real desktop apps. With Windows 10 coming to Arm devices, ... we know that it’s possible to run full Windows, even win32 apps, on Arm-powered computers. And, with a lot of patience and elbow grease, you can run full Windows 10 on your Raspberry Pi, but unless you’re just curious, the painful setup is not worth your time, because the payoff is an OS you can’t really use... Installation It took me the better part of two business days to end up with a Windows 10-powered Raspberry Pi 3B. To be fair, after the first 3 or 4 hours, during which I experienced a slew of Blue Screens of Death (BSODS) at least a dozen times, I was able to boot into Windows 10 and set it up but had no Internet because it didn’t have drivers... Quite an interesting experiment... Still, there's a long way to go yet. Quite a fun article! Windows 10 everywhere, really?! Note how 'The New Microsoft' is all about the Windows Cloud... IT is what we make it... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3368 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4
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Microsoft Edge lets Facebook run Flash code behind users' backs Google security researcher finds secret whitelist that lets Facebook run Flash content despite Edge's normal security policies. |
Cliff Harding  Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67
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Windows 10 KB4482887 update can degrade graphics perf / gaming - https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/windows-10-kb4482887-update-can-degrade-graphics-perf-gaming.html And, if you're using Google's Chrome web browser - https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/google-urges-users-to-update-chrome-browser-after-a-vulnerability.html   I don't buy computers, I build them!! |
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Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67
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Windows 10 will soon automatically uninstall updates that cause problems - https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/windows-10-will-automatically-uninstall-updates-that-cause-problems.html I don't buy computers, I build them!! |
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1
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I got two cumulative updates on both the 1803 and 1809. No problem on 1803 but the update on 1809 crashed the SuSE Linux Tumbleweed of its guest Virtual Machine, and I had to reinstall the Leap 15.0 which is a standard version of SuSE Linux. Even SuSE is guilty of installing new versions without even asking. It's the second time they install Tumbleweed as an update, while it is a totally new version. Tullio |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21375 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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Read into this latest splash in whichever way you wish: ... cyber-crooks are all about Microsoft for now - Oh, and Flash! Arrrrrggghhh Eight out of the ten most exploited vulnerabilities tracked by threat intelligence biz Recorded Future in 2018 targeted Microsoft products – though number two on its list was, surprise surprise, a Flash flaw... ... The threat intelligence biz used a list of 167 exploit kits to define its master list of commonly abused vulns, as well as 492 remote-access Trojans... IT is still a "Wild West" in some parts... IT is what we make it... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Siran d'Vel'nahr  Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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Read into this latest splash in whichever way you wish: Hi Martin, So, to be numero uno, you have to produce crappy software so that it gets cracked all the time, and that Linux will never be number one? ;) lol Have a great day! :) Siran CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
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Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67
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M$S to start active reminders of Win 7 EOS - https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/microsoft-informs-windows-7-users-that-support-will-stop-next-year.html I don't buy computers, I build them!! |
bloodrain  Send message Joined: 8 Dec 08 Posts: 231 Credit: 28,112,547 RAC: 1 
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true i did that with xp till ... win 10 it was do to bad hardware etc now after using 10 for awhile now. i dont mind it. but i have went in and twerk some things 
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Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67
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Some more interesting tidbits from Micro$nooze https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/microsoft-informs-windows-7-users-that-support-will-stop-next-year.html https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/microsoft-removes-safe-removal-of-usb-drives-as-the-default-option.html https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/microsoft-to-offer-users-more-flexibility-with-windows-10-major-updates.html I don't buy computers, I build them!! |
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bloodrain Send message Joined: 8 Dec 08 Posts: 231 Credit: 28,112,547 RAC: 1
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i will hold you to that.
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Tom M Send message Joined: 28 Nov 02 Posts: 5126 Credit: 276,046,078 RAC: 462 |
I still run Windows on two of my smallest boxes. Sometimes I have trouble with Linux-based browsers. Since one of those times was with my bank website I am reluctant to abandon Windoze. Not to mention I can only get that really neat Seti Windows saver in Windows. Linux cpu apps don't seem to do it at all. So lets hear it for "Windows has more flash" ;) Snort. Tom A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association). |
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Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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I still run Windows on two of my smallest boxes. Sometimes I have trouble with Linux-based browsers. Since one of those times was with my bank website I am reluctant to abandon Windoze. Hi Tom, Yeah, we'll see when Windows 10 v1903 is released to the general next month. lol ;) It may just turn out to be a flash in the pan. ;) Have a great day! :) Siran CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
TimeLord04  Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23
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I still run Windows on two of my smallest boxes. Sometimes I have trouble with Linux-based browsers. Since one of those times was with my bank website I am reluctant to abandon Windoze. MacOS, (I believe), also allows BOINC to produce the Screensaver for CPU work. (89% sure on this.) <<--- (Hackintosh!!! (Any Intel based system can do this.)) I DON'T use CPUs for Crunching, just GPUs. NO Screensaver on GPUs on ANY platform. TL TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
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bloodrain Send message Joined: 8 Dec 08 Posts: 231 Credit: 28,112,547 RAC: 1
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on eagle thing now. i pick that that location seeing it was their and i yet to see anyone pick it.
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Raistmer  Send message Joined: 16 Jun 01 Posts: 6325 Credit: 106,370,077 RAC: 121 
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75% of the world uses Windows. Мыши кололиÑÑŒ, плакали... но продолжали жрать ÐºÐ°ÐºÑ‚ÑƒÑ :) Yea, that is. SETI apps news We're not gonna fight them. We're gonna transcend them. |
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Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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Greetings, Don't quote me on it, but I believe the update I got 2 days ago screwed something up. :( I click on File Explorer and it sits with the spinning blue circle. Where the drives and stuff are displayed, it says "Working on it...". For whatever reason, it quits responding to Winders. I click the red "X" and it tells me the program is not responding "Close the program". I found a few fixes on the Internet, but none fixed the problem. I will respond but uninstalling the updates I got and see if that fixes it... Have a great day! :) Siran [edit] That was it. I uninstalled KB4489899 and got File Explorer back. Woohoo! :) [/edit] CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
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