<![CDATA[Ugh Windows 11 is installing.]]>Ugh Windows 11 is installing. Hope you nerds are happy now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/2cbbe2b8-10b0-4fde-b754-1a4a7789d408/ugh-windows-11-is-installing.RSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:35:17 GMTTue, 26 May 2026 12:36:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 18:52:16 GMT]]>@thomholwerda@exquisite.social There is also PowerToys in the Microsoft store now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/amtezdm1a1ui00zchttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/amtezdm1a1ui00zcThu, 28 May 2026 18:52:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 18:13:29 GMT]]>@thomholwerda I forked the Google Code project back in the days
https://github.com/a-v-s/usialtgr
This can be compiled with https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=102134

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GromBeestje/statuses/116653556327442730https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GromBeestje/statuses/116653556327442730Thu, 28 May 2026 18:13:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 18:10:21 GMT]]>@thomholwerda nope. But third party support might be possible. At least, it was in Windows 10.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GromBeestje/statuses/116653543992427913https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GromBeestje/statuses/116653543992427913Thu, 28 May 2026 18:10:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:42:07 GMT]]>@thomholwerda of course it has! you just need to install Windows Subsystem for Linux πŸ˜‰

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/schnedan/statuses/116653432986485896https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/schnedan/statuses/116653432986485896Thu, 28 May 2026 17:42:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:33:08 GMT]]>@thomholwerda out of curiosity, what was the last windows version you used?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116495497907110700/statuses/116653397699838547https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116495497907110700/statuses/116653397699838547Thu, 28 May 2026 17:33:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:15:41 GMT]]>There are good things about Windows 11! Now that sleep/wake works, it's faster and uses less battery than Linux. Outlook (the classic one) is really not that bad, and on par with the Linux groupware clients (Kmail and Evolution). The Settings application is finally kind of alright now? Oh, and there's just... Icons on my desktop without having to resort to third-party extensions or other nonsense.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116653329046876791https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116653329046876791Thu, 28 May 2026 17:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:26:39 GMT]]>@zbrando @thomholwerda Yeah I wish I could handle light theme interfaces, but I have light blue eyes and I'm extremely light sensitive, as well as severely nearsighted. A bright sunny day keeps me indoors or in shade just so I don't have to squint all day.

I have experimented with warm color temperature settings and blue light filters but I still get headaches so I default to dark themes and it really helps.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/kaidenshi/statuses/116652664403666049https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/kaidenshi/statuses/116652664403666049Thu, 28 May 2026 14:26:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:20:24 GMT]]>@kaidenshi For me it depends on the machine I'm working on: on non AMOLED / high brightness displays I prefer the light mode because of the highest contrast in daylight. During the night I dim the display and activate the blue light filter.
@thomholwerda

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652639780826535https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652639780826535Thu, 28 May 2026 14:20:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:17:19 GMT]]>@thomholwerda An put that Start menu on the left or you're not a power user.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652627711219933https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652627711219933Thu, 28 May 2026 14:17:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:14:55 GMT]]>@thomholwerda My Ryzen7 is silent in battery mode, some specific problem with your laptop?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652618268533687https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652618268533687Thu, 28 May 2026 14:14:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:13:32 GMT]]>@thomholwerda It's a web app, so nothing new.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652612843451615https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652612843451615Thu, 28 May 2026 14:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:12:21 GMT]]>@thomholwerda If you want to alleviate the pain use IrfanView, Aimp, Notepad++ and PowerToys (Command Palette in particular) For graphics, Affinity or a copy of Adobe CS6 or an old CorelDraw!. Disable all what you can (widgets, optional data, etc.) Edge is ok as a browser and PDF reader.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652608186567439https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652608186567439Thu, 28 May 2026 14:12:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:06:46 GMT]]>@thomholwerda In Vivaldi you have a button and a panel dedicated to Mastodon.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652586178219884https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/zbrando/statuses/116652586178219884Thu, 28 May 2026 14:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Thu, 28 May 2026 07:34:52 GMT]]>@thomholwerda Will you dare to run Windows Update ?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cbosse/statuses/116651045199824436https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cbosse/statuses/116651045199824436Thu, 28 May 2026 07:34:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:17 GMT]]>@kaidenshi Pretty much yeah. Eternal day at the moment!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116649021760640160https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116649021760640160Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 22:07:38 GMT]]>@thomholwerda Gotcha, like some folks will set theirs to change with sunrise/sunset, you're doing basically the same thing πŸ˜…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/kaidenshi/statuses/116648814749444531https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/kaidenshi/statuses/116648814749444531Wed, 27 May 2026 22:07:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 21:15:35 GMT]]>@kaidenshi I kind of alternate between the two throughout the year. All light mode right now, but it'll change in a few weeks or months.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116648610076600457https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116648610076600457Wed, 27 May 2026 21:15:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 20:30:32 GMT]]>@thomholwerda Now I want to know what you normally use

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Lenni/statuses/116648432923690561https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Lenni/statuses/116648432923690561Wed, 27 May 2026 20:30:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 20:27:10 GMT]]>@thomholwerda No dark mode? I can't handle all the brightness of the default white mode in Windows. I set a nice dark theme with purple accent colors, otherwise I end up like Cillian Murphy in Sunshine.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/kaidenshi/statuses/116648419707485069https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/kaidenshi/statuses/116648419707485069Wed, 27 May 2026 20:27:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 20:19:29 GMT]]>@thomholwerda I didn't even know desktop apps existed for mastodon hahaah.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116590760552038843/statuses/116648389477888180https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116590760552038843/statuses/116648389477888180Wed, 27 May 2026 20:19:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 19:18:23 GMT]]>@thomholwerda Oh no, don’t use the new Outlook, it is funneling your mails to Microsoft servers! 🫣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/frumble/statuses/116648149208245848https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/frumble/statuses/116648149208245848Wed, 27 May 2026 19:18:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 19:10:11 GMT]]>@thomholwerda@exquisite.social you can try Tuba in WSL xD

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/ap/users/115437022933800913/statuses/116648116962056122https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/ap/users/115437022933800913/statuses/116648116962056122Wed, 27 May 2026 19:10:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 19:09:05 GMT]]>There's no Mastodon/Fedi application for Windows and that sucks.

No, the one you want to mention to me now is garbage. I tried them all.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116648112648055515https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://exquisite.social/users/thomholwerda/statuses/116648112648055515Wed, 27 May 2026 19:09:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ugh Windows 11 is installing. on Wed, 27 May 2026 18:55:30 GMT]]>@thomholwerda He suffered for our sins so we didn't have to.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://activitypub.natalenko.name/users/oleksandr/statuses/01KSNCNE447VF5SJX6GPND9R2Bhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://activitypub.natalenko.name/users/oleksandr/statuses/01KSNCNE447VF5SJX6GPND9R2BWed, 27 May 2026 18:55:30 GMT