My aunt pulled a Windows XP computer out of storage recently because she's sick of Win 11. I'm excited to hear updates from my cousin (though unfortunately, I have to expect this experiment will fail)
replyI hope she doesn't log into anything important on that computer because it's unlikely it can be made sufficiently secure for today's internet.
replyedit: sigh, HN's dogshit rate limit mechanism impedes meaningful conversation yet again. It's dangerous to go alone, take this: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2413170/why-you-should-never...
Valid. The good news is it's a nicer experience once you click through those. (Be careful; there are a few tricks where the "skip" button changes position and emphasis). Then sometimes a Windows update will make you go through part of it again; once every 3 months or so.
replyDon't worry, AI's gonna fix it in Rust in Windows 12
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