07-04-2021, 06:22 AM
(07-03-2021, 10:34 AM)mzltest Wrote: They will probably still allow local users ,at least for government version and these devices that have no internet access.And probably the only way that stops data collection is configuration on your router or DNS to stop resolving to Microsoft statistics urls.You're wasting your time if you think you can do something about M$ data collection. M$ data collection is the main feature of the OS starting from Win-10. And yes even for corporate versions...
Generally there are policies in their Group Policies settings where sysAdmins can fine-tune a bunch of options that cut-down on the data collection BUT NOT ALL of them... Always remember that!
(07-03-2021, 10:34 AM)mzltest Wrote: Yes,linux may be better,but one big question is many mandatory applications are only available in Windows(like MS Office alternatives are almost only libreoffice and OpenOffice ,WPS or so.However all these application are not 100% compatible with MS).Also,Linux users are somehow need to be more experienced to solve problems.Same arguments that we use to repeat 10/15 years ago!!!.. So I guess we still have another 10/15 years ago to go before folks can see Linux desktop distributions as a viable alternative to the deeply flawed/sick Windows !?
The problem I see here is INERTIA!... Meaning resistance to change one's habit.. Folks and Institutions -alike- that do want to jump ship CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW if they really mean it... because everybody else, who wanted to do it, has already done it...
(07-03-2021, 08:14 AM)Mashiro Wrote: Did you even try it yourself? I did. It's part of my job to test new things in the interest of the company I work for and my own curiosity. Even more funny is that I could install Windows 11 in a VM without TPM (no TPM at all) and no Secure Boot without any hacks. Moreover the VM host had a unsupported old Intel Core 6000 CPU and it had no supported GPU. The Insider Preview installed instantly without any issues and that even on an MBR partition with legacy mode (the VM software only supports legacy mode). It also installed fine on a older Surface without Secure Boot and other things disabled / unsupported... without any hacks again at all.It's true that it's been 3/4 years that I didn't dig into Windows internals but I would easily say here that the successful install there was precisely because you used the legacy boot mode, ie BIOS, instead of the UEFI mode (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) which is needed for the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) logic to kick in.