Windows 11 update may stop some PCs from booting, warns Microsoft
www.windowscentral.com
Microsoft has posted an online bulletin confirming that the company is investigating reports that state Windows 11's latest security update has rendered some PCs unbootable.

If you haven’t tried gaming with Linux, time is good if your windows install just bricked itself.

  • Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
    5·
    4 hours ago

    My work schedule is 100% full and really dont have time for this. I hate windows so much its unreal

    • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      Honestly, I moved from Windows 10 over to Bazzite and I’ve been enjoying the gaming experience so much more, despite some of little short comings, than Windows since 7.

  • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
    451·
    9 hours ago

    For those experiencing issues with boot failures, we had to put together a whole new guide on how to fix it. While we wanted this out earlier, it takes a few hours to research and write it all up

    but people say Windows doesn’t require any tinkering! only Linux does! /s

    • IndridCold@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      1 hour ago

      but people say Windows doesn’t require any tinkering! only Linux does! /s

      I’ve never heard that about Windows but I have heard it about Apple’s shit.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
    68·
    11 hours ago

    It’s unclear why January’s security update for Windows 11 has been so disastrous.

    Vibe coding …

      • hzl@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        310·
        10 hours ago

        I trust 0patch more than I trust Microsoft to not do something stupid with LTSC. Also, why would I want to reinstall my whole ass operating system just to keep using 10?

            • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              15·
              10 hours ago

              (Primarily because Microsoft is contractually obligated to support Win10 IOT LTSC until 2032, and that support timeline only exists for security updates, since IOT LTSC’s target use case is places like hospitals, banks, etc…)

              (Also, you’re not using a third party service that may introduce additional points of failure, and may not patch vulnerabilities at the speed that MS does for LTSC, since MS does not want to lose out on future LTSC contracts)

              • hzl@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                26·
                10 hours ago

                No thanks. I don’t need another different solution for the problem that I solved for myself in September.

    • mholiv@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      6 hours ago

      For anyone reading this, this is terrible advice. The most important that you can do to keep your windows (if you insist on windows) computer secure is to keep it up to date.

      This applies for any operating system. Security flaws are constantly being discovered and the security updates are those flaws being fixed.

      It’s an older study but the thing security experts said was most important was installing security updates in a prompt manner.

      The thing non experts said was important was having an antivirus.

      https://www.tomshardware.com/news/security-experts-vs-non-experts,29665.html

      • LumpyPancakes@piefed.socialEnglish
        4·
        5 hours ago

        All well and good, but every now and then we’re abused by updates that remove features, or add something we didn’t want.

        0patch does have an advantage there I guess.

        • mholiv@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          5 hours ago

          That’s where choosing a community driven operating system comes in. If the provider of the security patches abuses their position the answer is not to drop security. Rather switching providers is the solution.

    • idegenszavak@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      If your leg hurts amputate it…

      Updates are security features. If you plan to connect your computer to a network do not disable updates. If your os updates brakes your computer, change your os.