IHeartBadCodeApr 19, 2024

Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.

Well, Microsoft is getting ready to annoy its faithful Windows 10 user base with yet another prompt. This time, Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to switch from using a local account to their online Microsoft account. #windows10 #microsoft

https://mashable.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-account-shut-off-notifications

Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.

Get Microsoft to just stop.

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Show threadjust_another_personApr 19, 2024
Man, Microsoft really seems like they don’t want power users on their OS anymore. Forced AI junk, Ads, MS accounts, and all kinds of other junk. Waiting to see what the Linux Desktop adoption numbers are this fall.
Show threadBombOmOmApr 19, 2024
2023 was the year of the Linux laptop for me. 2024 is shaping up to be the year of the Linux desktop for myself as well.
Show threadRickyWars1Apr 19, 2024

Still sad because my Precision 5560 (same as XPS 9510) has this floaty trackpad bug on Ubuntu and Pop OS for whatever reason! (I haven’t tried any other distro).

Dell even sells a 5560 with Ubuntu preinstalled, but they don’t make it available for users.

Show threadQuantum Cog
Here’s the fix (yoinked from archwiki)
[Possible fix at the end of this post] [Tiger Lake|DELL|Inspiron] Touchpad: Cursor temporarily drops acceleration and increases inertia for small movements (#618) · Issues · libinput / libinput · GitLab

Summary When the issue happens, the cursor movements become shorter (as if the touchpad/finger got "sticky"), meaning that to the same...

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Apr 19, 2024 at 5:36pmWeb
Show threadRickyWars1Apr 19, 2024
Sadly I’ve been at this thread and done this already, did not work :(