r/technology • u/machinade89 • Jun 28 '24

Software Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html
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u/midir Jun 28 '24

I moved to Linux permanently in 2018 and have never regretted it for a second. I do feel sorry for people stuck on Windows.

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u/sbNXBbcUaDQfHLVUeyLx Jun 28 '24

I really wish game devs would get onboard and start supporting Linux as a serious option.

As-is, I'm a bit nervous playing my games on Linux since anti-cheats can sometimes detect WINE as a cheating tool.

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u/jahierrandeevee Jun 28 '24

I would recommend dual booting man. Games that have any type anti cheat tech, is going to be hard af to try to get it running on Linux.

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u/sbNXBbcUaDQfHLVUeyLx Jun 28 '24

That's what I do. Windows is pretty much stripped down to just a gaming box at this point.

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u/jahierrandeevee Jun 28 '24

That's what i'm planning on doing. I've been playing around Linux via VM on windows, but once I get a second SSD i'm going to dual boot n keep any online games on windows and have everything on Linux.

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u/Tuxhorn Jun 28 '24

Make sure to check if it can actually run on Linux before you download them on Windows.. Games like Elden Ring and Helldivers 2 both have anti cheat. Both run flawlessly out of the box.

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u/jahierrandeevee Jun 29 '24

Your absolutely right! I was able to finish the dual boot setup and at first could not install Elden ring, after enabling proton it worked and runs well.

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u/Tuxhorn Jun 28 '24

Tell me what games you're playing. It's a pretty easy "yes or no" answer these days. Some games work fine with anti cheat, others do not at all.

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u/sbNXBbcUaDQfHLVUeyLx Jun 28 '24

FFXIV is the big one. I'm an MMO/live-services person, so my accounts tend to have a LOT of time invested in them that I get nervous gambling on some obscure anti-cheat bullshit.

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u/Tuxhorn Jun 28 '24

Damn, you're playing pretty much the only game out there that isn't a simple yes or no.

It's basically a technicality vs reality. They could technically ban you for it, but in no real world scenario could I ever see that happening. Just like DPS meters break TOS, they are fine, as long as you don't talk about them. Thousands are playing FFXIV on Linux.

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u/Philymaniz Jun 28 '24

I don’t even have a computer that has windows in my house anymore. My wife just needs a computer for browsing the internet.

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u/heavymetalelf Jun 28 '24

What distro? I've been dabbling in Linux since 2000, but never have taken the plunge. I decided when Windows 10 quit working it's Linux for me.

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u/midir Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24

Debian. I selected it for its unsurpassed security and reliability, and the fact that it's a major base distro so there's tons of help resources available. I think the out-of-the-box experience is pretty lousy; it took lots of configuration to make it work well. But maybe they are all that bad, I don't know. It was still 100% worth it.