• Redex@lemmy.world
        42·
        4 个月前

        I mean that’s just regular windows shenanigans. It often says it’s waiting on some apps forever, and when you click cancel it tells you it’s actually updating and that’s why it’s not shutting down.

        • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de
          1·
          3 个月前

          just click “shut down anyway” and it shuts down.

          Also, if you use O&Oshutup10++ you can disable all the bullshit in windows and then it’s awesome.

    • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee
      13·
      4 个月前

      At work I use windows, at home I use Linux. They both have their annoyances. Linux more because of availability of apps natively running. And windows more because windows is painful to use as a power user.

      • Zetta@mander.xyz
        51·
        3 个月前

        I also use Linux at home and am forced to use Windows at work. I disagree with Linux being more annoying, I’ve fully embraced the mindset that open source/Linux supported software is the only software that exists and I haven’t had any issues since I switched years ago.

        Of course if you really really need some specific software for some niche that doesn’t have a perfect open source equivalent that’s a harder pill to swallow for some.

        I’m much happier on Linux, my windows work PC is nothing but a pain to use.

        • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
          4·
          3 个月前

          I’m still a relative noob with Linux and I find stuff “breaks” more on Linux (‘breaks’ as in does something I don’t want it to), nursing and it can take me a while to fix those things because I’m still learning. It takes a while in part because I want to actually understand what’s going wrong (and how to fix it), rather than just doing the thing.

          With Windows, when it’s doing something I don’t want it to, it’s usually a much more straightforward troubleshooting process because often, it’s a problem I can’t solve. The stuff I can change is quicker because I have more experience with Windows, but overall, the experience is much more frustrating because of all the stuff I need to tolerate. It makes it feel like my computer isn’t my own.

          • Zetta@mander.xyz
            2·
            3 个月前

            Fair, definitely a learning curve and I can definitely sympathize with trying to fix things in Linux, I have had my fair share of why is that doing that, I just find that more tolerable than windows lol.

        • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee
          1·
          3 个月前

          Yes of course! And we always have Wine. I had a situation yesterday where I needed to remove some triangles (millions needed to be removed) from an STL file and there is a native app for window. On wine Linux it runs super slow. But…I don’t have a windows machine right now. So I had to buckle up for slow rendering of my triangles lol

      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
        1·
        3 个月前

        Windows is harder to use as a casual user

        The only thing it really gets right are forced updates but the updates it gives aren’t great

        • Danitos@reddthat.com
          2·
          3 个月前

          Yeah, I feel like Linux is easier for casual and better for power users, Windows favors people in the middle.

          • jimrob4@midwest.social
            2·
            3 个月前

            I use Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

            At work, windows cause I have to. I hate it.

            To tinker with CLI and coding, Linux. I SSH into it from work to check my email with Mutt and browse the web with Lynx.

            My computer that I just want to operate and do what it’s supposed to? Mac. Thing runs like a Toyota - non-stop and when you need it.

  • affiliate@lemmy.world
    401·
    4 个月前

    i wonder what kinds of terrible and awful things are being done in the implementation of explorer.exe. i cant think of any filebrowsing task so performance heavy that it would interrupt a shutdown or cause any kind of noticeable delay when opening a new window.

    • dev_null@lemmy.ml
      26·
      3 个月前

      Keep in mind explorer.exe is not just the file manager, but also the entire desktop itself.

      • dan@upvote.au
        21·
        3 个月前

        The desktop, task bar, start menu, Alt-Tab switcher, and a bunch of other stuff are in Explorer.exe. It’s the second app that starts when you log in, after userinit.exe.

  • Hello_there@fedia.io
    20·
    4 个月前

    If you just say yes and reboot it’ll open back up all your open emails and drafts. I do the same for word.
    Excel does not do that. Boo.

    • BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      5·
      4 个月前

      I hate that. Why would I want it to open 2 blank emails that only have my signatue in it? Just put it in drafts, I will empty those out in 6 months time. Same for word. I don’t need to look at the guide from yesterday I didn’t even edit I want a blank document please.

      • Hello_there@fedia.io
        3·
        3 个月前

        Nah. It’s super good. When your comp resets unexpectedly due to updates, all of the docs you were working on open back up. Extra important when a reset happens friday and you come in on monday. Even if the doc you were working on is located on an external drive that you’re not currently connected to.

        For anyone that says to follow what IT tells me and to shut down all programs and the comp at end of day: no. That’s what sleep is for.

    • Sotuanduso@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      4 个月前

      Really? For me, Excel would try to open drafts even if I didn’t change anything.

  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
    19·
    4 个月前

    That’s one thing Microsoft can’t do: give us a check box that says “always do this” on some of the shut down hangs. My audio drive does it here and there…not enough of an issue to go mess with it. Still, my computer will patiently wait for me to click the damn button.

    • Opisek@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 个月前

      There is some kind of solution involving legacy windows tools straight from windows 7 or older. I had that issue with an early version of Nvidia Broadcast and I found a way to always kill the process when I want to shut down the computer. I remember it being an actual feature, albeit buried in the aforementioned legacy menus.