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Doom Mathematic
Sep 2, 2008
I don't think you need to modify your registry to turn off all the ads in Windows.

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graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

TjyvTompa posted:

lol dont you guys seriously understand that people who read yospos think that the hangarounds are loving losers, I dont cry about yospos being mean, I whine about the hangarounds that never add anything to any conversation except for quoting with "laffo" or whatever
i am not afraid of someone who quotes me with emojis, im afraid of someone coming with actual arguments that makes sense and show that i am wrong, and thus far no one has showed up except for the guys who never add anything useful anyway


carry on then posted:

no, you came in here expecting praise and adulation for posting some lovely utility that messes around with undocumented settings and then got mad when the response was less than enthusiastic.


...you wrote that utility, didn't you?


lol

Last Chance
Dec 31, 2004

no, see best practices state that downloading registry hacks from random untrusted websites and elevating their privelges is the Correct Way and you guys are just MEAN.

akadajet
Sep 14, 2003

Shaggar posted:

windows 10 is good and I'm super excited for the fall update

I was just reading people complaining that WSL in the fall update doesn't support audio.

Welcome to Linux, bitch!

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Shaggar posted:

windows 10 is good and I'm super excited for the fall update

i havent read much about it but if its like the regular creator update then im looking forward to disabling game mode v2, it acted weird last time i tried

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Doom Mathematic posted:

I don't think you need to modify your registry to turn off all the ads in Windows.

mostly. one thing you could want to do is to kill cortana, and for that you'll need local group policy editor (e.g. win10 pro)

TjyvTompa
Jun 1, 2001

im gay

cinci zoo sniper posted:

mostly. one thing you could want to do is to kill cortana, and for that you'll need local group policy editor (e.g. win10 pro)

actually, there is this free software that can do it for you, no loving around with group policies
you see, the settings are in the registry, this program is a UI for these settings, instead of having to know which GPO controls what you can just click the button that says "cortana" and disable it, no hassle



:discourse:

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy
...or you could spend a few minutes googling what gpo to use

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

TjyvTompa posted:

actually, there is this free software that can do it for you, no loving around with group policies
you see, the settings are in the registry, this program is a UI for these settings, instead of having to know which GPO controls what you can just click the button that says "cortana" and disable it, no hassle



:discourse:

okay, i changed my mind, there's no way this thing isn't malware of some kind

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




TjyvTompa posted:

actually, there is this free software that can do it for you, no loving around with group policies
you see, the settings are in the registry, this program is a UI for these settings, instead of having to know which GPO controls what you can just click the button that says "cortana" and disable it, no hassle



:discourse:

there's literally a policy called "allow cortana" where you click no, my dear troggie

TjyvTompa
Jun 1, 2001

im gay

carry on then posted:

okay, i changed my mind, there's no way this thing isn't malware of some kind

i must ask, do you seriously think that i wrote this software and try to shill it on yospos of all forums?
it is a free software created by the guys that made Start10 or something, they gave it away for free to help people with the privacy setting when windows 10 was first released, it was obviously used as advertisement for their other products, which cost money

if you go back and read my post that caused all this fuzz i only said that there is a program you can use to enable/disable the different settings that microsoft hid behind registry entries/GPOs
all I wanted to do was to remind people of this piece of software, that you don't even have to install, that makes it easy to disable small stuff, like cortana, instead some people thought they would dunk on a non-regular (lol) calling it crapware, all i wanted to do was to remind people that this software exists

i read yospos daily, i read it for years, i find many people here are extremely knowledgeable and it is interesting to read what they write, then there are those that are here only to bask in the shine of others, this irritates me because i read threads with interesting info but i have to wade through posts that are nothing but "laffo" or stories about the squalor that they live in (seriously?)
i find it detrimental to such a great place that this actually is, for example i asked some work related questions in the bitcoin thread and got awesome responses, it really helped me in my work, as have many other great posts on this forum

im not going to post regarding this any more, i understand that my comments regarding the software "O&O ShutUp10" were unwanted and that it caused a derail that wasn't my intention

nice meltdown et.c.

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

:stare:

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.
itt: every idiot who follows some random guide to "optimize" windows then gets mad when half the os breaks after an update and also gets pwned by an exploit that never got patched because they failed at artisanally curating their updates

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.
gpos are supported, breaking poo poo with invalid registry values isn't, if you do that and things change later what you've broken is likely to multiply

Last Chance
Dec 31, 2004

TjyvTompa posted:

i must ask, do you seriously think that i wrote this software and try to shill it on yospos of all forums?
it is a free software created by the guys that made Start10 or something, they gave it away for free to help people with the privacy setting when windows 10 was first released, it was obviously used as advertisement for their other products, which cost money

if you go back and read my post that caused all this fuzz i only said that there is a program you can use to enable/disable the different settings that microsoft hid behind registry entries/GPOs
all I wanted to do was to remind people of this piece of software, that you don't even have to install, that makes it easy to disable small stuff, like cortana, instead some people thought they would dunk on a non-regular (lol) calling it crapware, all i wanted to do was to remind people that this software exists

i read yospos daily, i read it for years, i find many people here are extremely knowledgeable and it is interesting to read what they write, then there are those that are here only to bask in the shine of others, this irritates me because i read threads with interesting info but i have to wade through posts that are nothing but "laffo" or stories about the squalor that they live in (seriously?)
i find it detrimental to such a great place that this actually is, for example i asked some work related questions in the bitcoin thread and got awesome responses, it really helped me in my work, as have many other great posts on this forum

im not going to post regarding this any more, i understand that my comments regarding the software "O&O ShutUp10" were unwanted and that it caused a derail that wasn't my intention

nice meltdown et.c.

your reading way too much into this. as others have said, registry hacks can gently caress up things. that's all. we are not all secretly excited about making GBS threads on "non regulars " or whatever.

Schadenboner
Aug 15, 2011

by Shine

Last Chance posted:

we are not all secretly excited about making GBS threads on "non regulars " or whatever.

Only registered members can see post attachments!

Last Chance
Dec 31, 2004


what?

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




anime is banned in yospos

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
yeah let me just run this uncertified program that alters the registry

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.
remember when people were unironically sharing kernel hacks that replaced the boot animation via this handy little utility you run that disables kernel signing and helpfully injects code into the kernel for you?

that was hilarious, especially when they got real loving butthurt over being called out as idiots

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum

TjyvTompa posted:

lol dont you guys seriously understand that people who read yospos think that the hangarounds are loving losers, I dont cry about yospos being mean, I whine about the hangarounds that never add anything to any conversation except for quoting with "laffo" or whatever
i am not afraid of someone who quotes me with emojis, im afraid of someone coming with actual arguments that makes sense and show that i am wrong, and thus far no one has showed up except for the guys who never add anything useful anyway
laffo

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003


quickmeme dot com

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

infernal machines posted:

remember when people were unironically sharing kernel hacks that replaced the boot animation via this handy little utility you run that disables kernel signing and helpfully injects code into the kernel for you?

Long story, but you guys got under age porn on your browsers now.

ClassActionFursuit
Mar 15, 2006

Silver Alicorn posted:

yeah let me just run windows

Wheany
Mar 17, 2006

Spinyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Doctor Rope
agreed, idiot hell fucker

Maximum Leader
Dec 5, 2014
I would NEVER run NON APPROVED code ON MY MICROSOFT WINDOWS COMPUTER. We have an App Store now guys, regulated and approved by Satya himself.

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.
hey guys lets run random bullshit found on the internet with full administrative rights! there is literally no way this could go wrong because i know and trust the vendors of this free utility

BangersInMyKnickers
Nov 3, 2004

I have a thing for courageous dongles

just turn off uac br0 those prompts are annoying

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.
the best thing microsoft ever did was make turning off uac completely break poo poo

and gently caress every idiot lob vendor and systems integrator who still do it as part of their base install.

Maximum Leader
Dec 5, 2014
Satya knows and loves you. He knows which settings you like and which ones you don't like but desperately need. Just Trust Satya

Sapozhnik
Jan 2, 2005

Nap Ghost

infernal machines posted:

hey guys lets run random bullshit found on the internet with full administrative rights! there is literally no way this could go wrong because i know and trust the vendors of this free utility

same

$ sudo npm install -g fotm-shitboat

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Maximum Leader posted:

Satya knows and loves you. He knows which settings you like and which ones you don't like but desperately need. Just Trust Satya

the very simple solution to this is to not install shady third party "tweak" programs that have full registry access AND to not install windows 10

Phoenixan
Jan 16, 2010

Just Keep Cool-idge
someone called software i like bad in the jokes about computers forum

please help me

MrAptronym
Jan 4, 2007

"...And then there was Bitcoin."

Phoenixan posted:

someone called software i like bad in the jokes about computers forum

please help me

its like some people aren't even trying to have a helpful or constructive discourse on the Your Operating System is a Piece Of poo poo forum at Something Awful dot com.

Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We
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:stare:
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A Pinball Wizard
Mar 23, 2005

I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands

College Slice

infernal machines posted:

the best thing microsoft ever did was make turning off uac completely break poo poo

and gently caress every idiot lob vendor and systems integrator who still do it as part of their base install.

as an idiot lob vendor, agreed

A Pinball Wizard
Mar 23, 2005

I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands

College Slice
our bitch hell fucker devs swore for years that there was no way to make the software work with uac. only after disabling it broke the rest of windows 10 did they start accepting bug reports for uac issues

Fiedler
Jun 29, 2002

I, for one, welcome our new mouse overlords.
You see, making the software work with UAC would have required them to fix it, and there was no way they were going to bother with that. Consequently, there was no way to make the software work with UAC.

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PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


:cheers:


TjyvTompa posted:

my post was not a defense of windows 10, I think windows 10 sucks, but if you are forced to use it that program is just a UI for the registry keys where microsoft hid all the settings
you can use it, you can not use it, i dont give a gently caress, but the option is there

it's pretty symptomatic for the yospos hangarounds to react like this which is why i usually not post here

:eek:

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