Usage of my secondary SSD has come full circle. I have installed Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC, a) because nVidia broke VR, b) because StellwerkSim is broken on Niri, c) because you should know your enemies. (I am not sure about that last point.
Usage of my secondary SSD has come full circle. I have installed Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC, a) because nVidia broke VR, b) because StellwerkSim is broken on Niri, c) because you should know your enemies. (I am not sure about that last point.
If you must Windows, here is a sane option: https://os.click/en/Windows:Windows_10:2019_LTSC:17763.1:Enterprise:en:x64
"...no OneDrive, Copilot AI, or all of the other useless crapware cluttering up the Start menu? AND patches/support through 2032??"
For those who cannot escape, there is an option: #Windows10LTSC
OTOH I ran Ubuntu 25.04 on my sons' W11, and OMG it flies! And that's off live-usb! W11 was painfully slow, don't see how they endure it without popping qualudes!
https://www.tumblr.com/shiningroyalty/784349887991103488?source=share
Frustrated with windows native notifs on Gajim, I tried out CoyIM and Pidgin and also took a look at PSI, UWPX, and Psi. Then frustrated with encryption on Pidgin, I ended up trying Dino, which has the same notifications issue. And now I'm back on Gajim again, notifications be damned! The UI is good, there are slightly more settings, and it works more like I expect it to, at the end of the day. In fact, there were messages I couldn't see on Dino that I saw on Gajim (welp).
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-disable-orange-app-alerts-in-taskbar-win10/2dc9e39f-3510-4915-a07d-a894685e5e9c
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/prevent-the-taskbar-icon-from-flashing-when-a/84fbb13d-5010-46cd-be11-f794cec82ee4