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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just refuse to enable it. It makes changing things a hassle.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Same. Keeps things simple with Linux, and Windows doesn't even complain about it being disabled, so long as it's present. I'll never understand why it's even required if you don't even have to enable it.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So they can have an excuse to force you to upgrade to Windows 11 beyond "whoops, turns out making an operating system as a 'buy once' product is a bad idea."

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Joke's on them; I already upgraded to Windows 11. I was among the first. It's actually a solid OS once you disable all the ads and telemetry with O&O Shut Up 10.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah I did the same using WinUtil. Still, I only fire up windows when I need to use software without native Linux support.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Might be a requirement in some companies for security reasons...?

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It's understandable for companies. But for a home user...reasoning is pretty minimal.