Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon(www.neowin.net)

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shaggy959500@lemmy.world

85 points

4 months ago

RIP. It’s been coming for a while, and Control Panel will likely be on hospice for a few more years, but it will be a sad day when control panel is gone.

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yeehaw@lemmy.ca

126 points

4 months ago

Gone in favor of a less useful interface. Fantastic!

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db2@lemmy.world

48 points

4 months ago

It is Windows…

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werefreeatlast@lemmy.world

23 points

4 months ago

No. Don’t worry, they moved the controls to the edge browser! Isn’t that great 😃? 👍👍👍.

This will bring so many people to Linux and will force so many others to start their own OSes.

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PineRune@lemmy.world

6 points

4 months ago

Unfortunately, most Windows users are not tech savy and will never move to Linux, regardless of how user-friendly Linux becomes. It would take large-scale retailers switching their computers to have Linux pre-installed instead of Windows before any meaningful transition happens.

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JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee

5 points

4 months ago

Not tech savy person here who’s interested in switching to Linux but afraid of fucking it up and the one guy I knew in real life who used Linux and would’ve helped me out died during covid so I’m on my own.

My old computer won’t support windows 11 and I’m not in a position to upgrade my hardware. I’ve been poking around trying learn about linux but I’m more of a hands on learner so basically I’m going to have to learn as I go which is quite scary for someone who’s never even seen a computer running it.

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AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works

3 points

4 months ago

Got an extra USB stick and an old laptop kicking around you’re okay with wiping? Ideally 4GB RAM but 2GB would be okay. Start with Linux Mint and follow their installation guide - verifying the ISO image in Windows is probably the toughest part.

Or make absolutely certain you’re on the official Mint website, torrent it and don’t bother checking, I’m not your mother. “Who the f**k checks those anyway?” (Mint hasn’t been hacked since, but it’s part of why they’re pushing verifying, they know that their users have been targeted before. Also if something goes wrong with the download the install will fail and you’ll waste more time than if you just checked.)

If you don’t have a spare computer, a live USB can let you try Linux without making changes to your computer, but it’s going to be slow - a proper install is going to be a much nicer experience. If you’re okay without persistence (ie you can’t change anything or install additional programs for the next time you boot into it), just follow the Linux Mint website’s installation guide and stop before the actual install step. For persistence, try this method instead, but you really don’t want to use it long term, USB sticks aren’t designed for this.

Once you’ve tried it live and you think you like the desktop environment, but if you’re not sure you’re ready to fully commit, if your computer has an extra slot for an SSD you could buy a second one and dual boot, that’s what I did. (Dual booting on the same drive is doable but more of a headache, and even on a different drive Windows doesn’t always play nicely.)

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JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee

2 points

4 months ago

Thank you much for this! I really appreciate that you took the time write all of that out

I do have an old laptop I can use for learning on, don’t know why it didn’t occur to me to try linux on that first, but I’ll definitely do that, follow your instructions and see how it goes.

I genuinely want to switch, just didn’t have the confidence to actually try. Thank you again for the great advice! I gotta go dig out that old laptop.

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2 points

4 months ago

If you aren’t ready to fully commit to installing it on a hard drive, you could probably make a live USB stick of Linux. There are installers built to run on windows that will install Linux onto a USB drive, which you can boot from after turning off your PC. That way, you don’t need to worry about wiping or resetting an old computer just to see if you like it.

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JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee

1 point

4 months ago

Thank you for the info! Thats a great way to get an introduction to linux so can I poke around and get used to it. Appreciate the advice!

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1 point

4 months ago

Ask ChatGPT. 3.5 should know it. I know I could install FreeBSD because of it.

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3 points

4 months ago

I’ve finally made one tiny step into the Linux pool: Replacing my little old Plex server & NAS (mini PC, Windows 10) with… an even tinier Raspberry Pi 5.

It’s been nice to finally have an excuse to start learning Linux: commands, bash scripts, ssh, samba shares, etc. I’ve always admired lean, portable FOSS, so it’s way overdue.

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Kushan@lemmy.world

2 points

4 months ago

I honestly wouldn’t mind the new interface if it at least has all the options and functionality from the control panel, but it doesn’t - there’s so much functionality you can only access via control panel

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yeehaw@lemmy.ca

1 point

4 months ago

And this is my gripe.

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explodicle@sh.itjust.works

1 point

4 months ago

They can just make an AI called “Control” that will handle all the settings for everyone.

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RustyShackleford@literature.cafe

34 points

4 months ago

Control Panel will likely be on hospice for a few more years

And I’ll keep visiting Control Panel in hospice. Bite me Microsoft.

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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world

4 points

4 months ago

WTF why did I misread your comment as “Chris Parnell”

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akwd169@sh.itjust.works

4 points

4 months ago

Probably because we were just watching Archer bro

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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world

3 points

4 months ago

No, I’m watching Cars 3

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4 months ago

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