Patch Tuesday update makes Windows PCs refuse to shut down
www.theregister.com
: Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug

“On systems with Secure Launch enabled, attempts to shut down, restart, or hibernate after applying the January patches may fail to complete.”

    • skaffi@infosec.pubEnglish
      183·
      14 days ago

      Try taking a break from this post for the rest of today. Come back tomorrow, and read your own comments while genuinely pretending they were written by someone else. Take stock of the impression you end up with.

      Try to honestly ask yourself, if you were a random person passing by, Linux user or otherwise, with as busy a life as anyone, would you feel particularly encouraged to engage with this commenter?

    • thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      173·
      14 days ago

      Insulting people will only get you more downvotes. You don’t have to be so rude.

      Also:

      • Display should be supported OOTB
      • Many distros have Nvidia ISOs with Nvidia drivers
      • idk what the lenovo things are
      • The keybindings wouldn’t be too difficult to do given how customizable Linux is
      • Wine can run most Windows software on Linux
    • Chais@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      114·
      14 days ago

      Did some Linux cultist downvote my real concerns because the reality they were slapped with disagreed with their fictitious worldview?

      I’d guess you got downvoted because you expect other people to solve your problems. You expect someone to promise you it will work without any issues.
      Instead of putting in the work and just trying it. You don’t have to go all in, either. Just make some space on the drive and do a parallel install. Dual boot.
      Best case: you find out many things with little to no effort and such permanently, gaining freedom.
      Worst case: you switch back, having learned something useful.
      But don’t expect strangers to exactly know your use case. It’s your computer. Take ownership of it!

        • jim3692@discuss.onlineEnglish
          21·
          13 days ago

          We didn’t hid our heads in the sand. Your comment serves no purpose, besides being a rant about how Linux cannot work for you. You could at least be more polite.

          No one forced you to use Linux, and probably no one will. It’s your setup, and it’s your responsibility.

          If you want to keep being an asshole, you will only get more down votes. If you need help transitioning to Linux, you can politely ask for it.

          There is no point attacking random people for not “acknowledging” your issues.

    • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      14 days ago

      No, you’re right. It’s a problem. Someone in another thread said, “Hey, I’m considering moving to Linux from Windows, what do you think of these distros?” and got downvoted to hell just for asking, because apparently one of the distros they mentioned is disliked by others.

      It’s a problem, generated by some of the exact same people who loudly wonder why more people aren’t on Linux without ever considering how having their own noob question thrown back in their own face by someone who has made their OS their identity would turn them wayyyyy the fuck off Linux as well.

      For myself I will always be grateful for the many others who have generously and graciously answered my stupid Linux noob questions.