The original photo, in case anyone else sees potential in this meme format
this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2024
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Windows 9 was peak. Nobody hated Windows 9
by that logic nobody loved windows 9 either
Win9 was the shit. Literally a flawless release. No vulnerabilities, no bugs, surprisingly little spyware. I don't think I ever had a BSOD with 9.
well i can’t exactly argue with that one
It wasn't a release tho.
And for a reason
The power of Ventoy cannot contain Windows
which is ironic because afaik ventoy is the only way to make a windows installer from linux
huh??
you can just flash/dd the iso directly, no need for ventoy
It's not possible to dd a Windows ISO to a USB stick.
What way too many people fail to understand, because Linux ISOs are applying this method, but this is essentially a MAJOR HACK CALLED 'ISOHYBRID', is that, in most cases, you cannot simply take an ISO image and copy it byte for byte to a USB drive, and expect that to boot.
Thanks for the info, good read
That didn't work for me the last time I tried it (and neither did Ventoy). I had to borrow a Windows PC and use the media creation tool.
I've literally never used the media creation tool, i always installed windows from isos flashed with rufus/balena/dd/whatever
Aren't Rufus and balena media creation tools?
by media creation tool, i mean specifically the proprietary "Windows Media Creation Tool" that can be downloaded from the Microsoft website
damn, really? i thought windows had some weird stuff that wouldnt work properly with dd. doesnt really matter. i have no need for windows anyways
It's certainly not, there are other iso to USB drive tools for Linux. But the only way to make a Windows To Go USB from Linux is with rufus on a Windows VM with USB passthrough.
Akchually, before ventoy was created everyone used this to do what you're talking about https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB
Can someone help me know what the linux distribution this symbol is?
Linux Mint. I made the logo seem worn down as to indicate that the USB has been used a lot.
Why would you preinstall windows 11
Manufacturers install Windows as the default OS. And it's safe to assume that a modern gaming PC would have W11 pre-installed.
And this is why we build own pcs
Unless you install Windows it shouldn't be preinstalled
It'd be nice if an OS pre installation option was available in the manufacturer's website. I'm sure Linux would get a bump in popularity by the average person if it led to a dip in their PC/laptop's overall price.
I was trying to make a joke about Linux users building computers out of mixed used components.
It was a bad joke anyway