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Ony run Windows in a VM for the next few years, at least
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:22 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig Microsoft makes NO MONEY off Windows. It doesn't matter if it's a monopoly, it's not a profitable one. It doesn't drive customers toward MS cloud products (though it tries to).
Because of this, Microsoft has no real incentive to maintain it properly. It can get fucked by 0-days for a long time before MS fixes it, and the fixes don't install properly half the time, so all these computers are still sitting out there nekked even though MS pushed a patch six months ago. |
Date: April 21st, 2025 7:23 PM Author: aquamarine bossy piazza It's too bad I have to use Word. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868534) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:24 PM Author: Coiffed Forum https://www.libreoffice.org my dude (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868537) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:26 PM Author: aquamarine bossy piazza I'm well aware of it. It's not good for commenting and review and advanced formatting -- particularly for work shared with Word users. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868548) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:30 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig You can't do that in a VM? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868569) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:42 PM Author: aquamarine bossy piazza You can, and there are other workarounds. They all have their disadvantages and limitations. It would be nice to not have to deal with that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868598) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:45 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig It runs so smooth through Windows Remote Desktop that you forget you're on a VM. It actually seems to run faster than it does on bare metal. You just give it 2 virtual cores and it goes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868607) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:48 PM Author: aquamarine bossy piazza Are you talking about actual remote use or using it on the same computer? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868615) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 8:03 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig Install Proxmox or something on the PC where you want to install Windows. Hook it up to your network, go into the hypervisor/VM manager, and install windows on THAT pc using the web browser on your laptop or whatever computer you normally use to run windows.
Then, on your laptop, use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to your "server" where Windows is running in a VM. If you need access on-the-go, install Wireguard or Tailscale and it will be just like you're on your home network, even if you move to China. You can probably get by with Openvpn too, I just never fucked with it. |
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Date: April 26th, 2025 1:30 PM Author: aquamarine bossy piazza Gotcha. I use regular old Remote Desktop (RD Client on my phone) to access Windows on my computer and run Word on my phone. Doing that with a mini Bluetooth keyboard is way better sometimes than dragging my laptop around.
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:25 PM Author: Mewling property patrolman Have never had a single issue with Win11 on my Surface Pro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868545) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:31 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig You don't have to stop using Win 11. It runs great in a VM. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868572) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:42 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig So it's not an issue to activate Office in VM. I just verified. The only issue is that MS considers it a separate PC. So if you have a license for only one PC, you'd have to use it on the VM.
A better move might be just buy an old version of Office that doesn't run off the cloud. No idea what version that would be, but you can probably get an activation key on gray market sites like whokeys. |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:46 PM Author: aquamarine bossy piazza Office 2024 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868611) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 7:47 PM Author: Vermilion roast beef OP just admitted to being big into KIDDY PORN. WHAT ELSE IS HE HIDING? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868614) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 8:22 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig Hackers would never plant that shit on your computer after hacking into it though, right pumo? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868723) |
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Date: April 21st, 2025 8:14 PM Author: Soul-stirring Theater Round Eye if you're friends with a ms employee, they can give you a f&f code and you basically get $250 of ms licenses for close to 'free' (employee price). pays for office 365 for a year, xbox games, etc.
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Date: April 21st, 2025 8:31 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig nice, I'm gonna see if I can get someone there to befriend me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48868744) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2025 1:56 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48874218) |
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Date: April 26th, 2025 1:34 PM Author: carnelian high-end hell VM containment is easy to break nowadays (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48883014) |
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Date: April 26th, 2025 5:06 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig They have to break the container AND break Windows to do anything. NOCONTAINER means they only need to break Windows. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714253&forum_id=2#48883431) |
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Date: April 26th, 2025 5:09 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig Also relevant:
https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5714246&forum_id=2 |
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Date: April 30th, 2025 6:04 PM Author: razzle-dazzle pozpig nocortana:
https://i.imgur.com/6VFKK6O.png |