I disagree, it is a windows problem, I've always managed to update my machines with previous versions of windows without as much hassle as it is now.

I agree windows does need updating and personally wouldn't advise anyone turning off updates but Microsoft have got worse with how they push updates out. and why should I have to reboot my machine every night, my machine could be doing critical work during the night.

@Dashrender said in Software to complete Disable/Enable Windows updates on Windows 10?:

> To help with this, MS does try to save the state of any programs running at reboot, and put you back there after you login next.

Which doesn't always work.

@dafyre Main thing would be if VSTs and Asio audio drivers work ok.

@jmoore I use FL Studio and it took me ages to learn that DAW, I defiantly don't want to learn another lol. The difference between others can be quite significant. My desktop is my daily runner though so won't be too much of a problem.

@jmoore said in A different mindset:

@StuartJordan said in A different mindset:

@jmoore I just got to the point I didn't want to touch my computer anymore. I have suffered some health issues that I thought might of affected my interest but, I don't think it was just that. Linux is just working how I would expect an OS to work and has give me a bit more interest again. Even BASH command line makes more sense.
The windows team have halved asked trying to remove the control panel and still not changed all the way over to the new settings screen yet, more clicks are now needed to change the network adaptor..I could just go on how unproductive it is. No mater how much you try and snooze on an update it will eventually restart, and I like leaving certain screens open, like my cameras for example. Anyway I won't keep ranting about that..I've been running Linux based servers now for a while, I'm just glad I put the effort into learning a while back. It's now my main desktop

To me, Linux is just more fun. I also enjoy learning different flavors too.

Completely agree, so much customisation you can do as well.

@jmoore I do have a lab server running proxmox, I will setup a Windows VM on that going forward I think. I'm leaving windows on my laptop though because I create music on that and I don't think it would run good in WINE.

@jmoore I just got to the point I didn't want to touch my computer anymore. I have suffered some health issues that I thought might of affected my interest but, I don't think it was just that. Linux is just working how I would expect an OS to work and has give me a bit more interest again. Even BASH command line makes more sense.
The windows team have halved asked trying to remove the control panel and still not changed all the way over to the new settings screen yet, more clicks are now needed to change the network adaptor..I could just go on how unproductive it is. No mater how much you try and snooze on an update it will eventually restart, and I like leaving certain screens open, like my cameras for example. Anyway I won't keep ranting about that..I've been running Linux based servers now for a while, I'm just glad I put the effort into learning a while back. It's now my main desktop

@WrCombs so much better, no annoying messages to restart my computer anymore.

Finally made the move, I've still got windows on my laptop that I will use for my music creation but, main desktop is now windows free.

@JaredBusch I agree, I backup inside the VM. Yes not great and not as good as incremental backups from VM level.

I've been using proxmox for over a year now. I have read past threads and understand some of issues were not good but, the product itself is good. I wasn't too happy what happend with xencenter and it pretty much pushed everyone to use xcp-ng. Companies can be arses at times. look at some of shit Microsoft has pulled in the past.

I feel quite happy that I have saw a lot of history of how hardware and software has developed to this day, and you have seen more then I have. Like people today won't know what a ps/2 mouse is or a serial based mouse lol.

I used to be part of a computer club after school when I was young, due to my interest in computers. I was taught how to use MS-DOS, at the time I believe it was windows 3.00 and ms-3.2. I had been given computers by my uncle as he worked in London for some big companies, my first computer I got when I was in my teens was a olevetti 486dx2 66. That was running Windows for workgroups 3.11 and MS-DOS 6.2.

Thank your for your informative reply Scott, I'm not bashing Microsoft in general. I think have done very well with their azure platform, but I feel they don't give a shit about windows anymore. Windows XP with sp3 and windows 7 felt like they finally made a decent OS, vista was just a pain from the memory requirements increase. Then along comes windows 8, a joke of an operating system to say to users we want to cater for mobiles and tablets, but don't give a shit about work environments that require a practical desktop environment.
I personally thought windows 2000 was quite decent.

I've always had a passion for working in IT and I feel my love is changing towards how things are changing, especially with Microsoft. It's not azure or cloud services that I feel unhappy with, it's windows itself. I don't even like using it, I just find a lot of things about it annoying, even the amount of times I want to leave an application for it to be closed down, after an update that happend at 3am or trying to scroll that shitty start menu...in the past when vista or Windows Me were launched we was able to stay on the previous OS and Microsoft soon launched a better replacement causing us to eventually move on. With windows as a service, it's all pushed to how Microsoft wants you to use your computer now. Even In a previous thread it was mentioned in regards to pushing users to use their online outlook account, this no doubt will eventually be forced.

The last couple of years I've been focusing more with Linux based distributions, mainly Ubuntu server edition and Cent OS. I feel I'm more happy with working with Linux based systems now, putting effort into using bash has actually been more enjoyable, once again I couldn't stand powershell. I'm now even thinking changing my main desktop to a Linux based distribution.

I've worked with computers since I was 16, I'm now approaching 38, starting from a break fix environment, I just feel the last couple of years I've lost some enjoyment working within IT, has anyone else experienced this feeling?

Of course speculation on my part, could be wrong, but I don't think Microsoft gives a shit about windows on home machines anymore..it's not their main bread and butter anymore

I'm sure that they will want consumers eventually paying a subscription for using windows in azure..and will eventually only be a light version shipped with new hardware..want all the bells and whistles of windows, have to go to azure....

there is also an upload built into proxmox: Just upload the ISO...

I use proxmox as well, I like it.