Microsoft: Windows 10X Will not Be Released
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The Goose
Just read this on how-to-geek...
"Some software that requires deep access to Windows—like anti-cheat and anti-piracy tools, especially in older PC games—won’t be supported. These tools frequently cause problems on Windows 10, anyway. Thurrott has more of the details Microsoft announced."
Does not sound like a very gamer friendly Os.
PrMinisterGR
I wish Microsoft had a "clean" version of Windows 10, without caring for all the compatibility crap.
anticupidon
Minimal no legacy Microsoft 10 ISO 800 Mb - $999
Minimal no spyware+telemetry ISO 500 Mb - $9999
TheDeeGee
Spyware?
Oh right, you're using the internet to post that message... 🙄
KissSh0t
Hey I'd buy a non-telemetry version if it existed, there's a lot of junk in windows 10 that has no purpose other than Microsoft wants it there.
anticupidon
:D
Freeman
When Microsoft cancels something its a really good thing.
ManofGod
When Microsoft cancels something, it is standard operating procedure and a Microsoft thing.
Alessio1989
https://i.imgflip.com/5a4ba4.jpg
Astyanax
it wasn't intended for gamers, it was intended for dual screen notebooks and tablets.
schmidtbag
Isn't compatibility 90% of the reason to use Windows in the first place? So get rid of that and suddenly, you've got an undesirable OS.
I do agree that having a "clean" version, stripped of everything but the bare essentials, would be nice.
Freeman
What about when they "update"? 😀
PrMinisterGR
Windows is great with multimedia and the best tuned desktop OS by far.
schmidtbag
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic because both of those statements couldn't be further from the truth...
EDIT:
It's "fine" with multimedia, but far from great.
If by "best tuned" you mean in terms of hardware optimization, that's objectively false.
If by "best tuned" you mean in terms of workflow and usability, that's a matter of preference.
Alessio1989
People all ranting against winsxs, no-one explaining why winsxs is bad.
Loobyluggs
Makes sense.
schmidtbag
Because it is largely a waste of disk space. It has a good intention: keep outdated versions of libraries and system files, just in case. But it gets pretty ridiculous when that folder alone can sometimes make up the majority of the disk space consumed by the OS, for a "just in case" feature.
I don't think it needs to go away but it's poorly executed.
Alessio1989
Space occupied by WinSxS is not only DLL deltas, but also (moslly) compressed Windows image components (component store which is NOT the Microsoft store app) for installation of additional services and future. Pretty ridiculous people today rants about 4-5GB of "wasted" of (not objective opinion) space for disabled components and features while they have gazillion of shit installed or cached by third party programs, especially considering modern storages solutions. Plus DLL deltas use hard links to avoid waste of space are hardly above a couple of hundreds MBs on average PC. DLL hardlinks are meant to save space instead of waste it.
schmidtbag
And why exactly do we need compressed Windows image components too? Just because storage is abundant (well... at least before Chia was a thing) doesn't mean there's no problem in wasting it. Why would I want to wear out my drive, slow down indexing, and spend more money on a bigger drive when I don't have to? Y'know what else is abundant these days? Always-connected internet. It's not hard to re-acquire these files if necessary.
People who care about this sort of thing don't have "gazillion of crap installed". Unlike the bulk of the WinSxS folder, caches by 3rd party programs are actually used.
The WinSxS folder is basically just Windows being a hoarder. "Well it means something to me!" "it might come in use some day!" "what's the big deal? There's plenty of room!" (except when there isn't). Just because you can hoard, doesn't mean it's healthy.
Hard links are great, but too bad Windows does a terrible job letting you know what files are linked or where. So, it skews how bloated the folder really is (which isn't doing it any favors).
Mineria
Are you using some old 10MB drive or what is your issue exactly?
My Windows 10 drive eats up around 74GB, programs included, will take quite some time before I have to get a bigger drive before it takes up all the space, bet my drive will die a natural death before that ever happens.
Apart from that you don't want to have no winsxs unless you do not run any older applications, never need to enable/disable functions, do a system restore or uninstall a problematic update.
