@GabeU wrote: What I'm hoping is that Gen5 will give a better experience with those Windows updates. Why they are so slow is very odd, and the only thing I can think of is the latency. I notice that it does it with Malwarebytes, too. It takes forever to do an update, though with Malwarebytes it's more that it takes forever to find the updates and start downloading them, but once it does do so it's relatively quick, whereas the Windows updates are just slow all around. As for the privacy settings...it's getting hairy, that's for sure. Less and less control. I understand we need them to keep our Windows product up to date, but it gets a little ridiculous when they want to know more and more about what we are doing, especially when it's a product that we paid for. A freebie wanting to know things is one thing, as in we'll give this to you free if you let us record your habits, but when it's something we pay for it's a whole different ball game, even if we have to rely on them to keep that product up to date. Hopefully the techie folks out there will come up with tweaks like they have in the past, but I know Microsoft will do everything they can to keep that from happening. And, like you mention, Linux is always an option. With every subsequent version of whatever Linux distro one likes, it's becoming more and more user friendly, and better, as well. I find the updates are slow to download no matter the speed. In my experience, even with a superfast, Star Trek style connection, they can take 3 hours. There must be something else besides the latency, or they'd be a flash when done through a cable or another fast connection. I also don't like Windows snooping into everything, and even though everyone pretty much does, it doesn't make it right, especially when like you say we're paying for this stuff. If we pay, we should have a bit more control. I imagine Windows is very prepared to deflect the tweaks that might happen. It might backfire eventually, if people move to other platforms. I love Linux and it's getting better and better with time, both in looks and functionality, plus it always comes across as a labor of love and not a shrine for greed, and this makes it even more likeable.
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