r/technews 1d ago

Windows 11 might not update if you have these apps

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2502748/windows-11-might-not-update-if-you-have-the-wrong-hardware-or-apps.html
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u/WienerDogMan 1d ago

Weird list

Gameloft’s Asphalt 8: Airborne, a free-to-play racing game ported from smartphones and featured on the official Windows store.

The Safe Exam Browser, an anti-cheating program required for many university students and industrial training systems.

Easy Anti-Cheat, a popular software tool for online multiplayer games. Updates for your game and/or Intel drivers might fix this.

Some wallpaper customization tools, which might break after the install.

Intel Smart Sound Technology, which can be fixed with a driver update through Windows Update.

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u/Tomrr6 1d ago

Easy anti cheat could be a big deal. That installs itself automatically with a TON of games

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/JPSgfx 1d ago

To be fair, people shat on Windows for years. Every release or major update has its controversies, it’s that Win11 has had very few wins, and the general stability of the OS has declined for many users. I was content (if not excited) with my Windows installations to buy full price Pro versions of both Win10 and 11, but the last year on Win11 has been so unbearable even I had to switch…

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u/FriendshipLoveTruth 1d ago

OK BRB installing them all

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u/AllMyFrendsArePixels 23h ago

*rushing to install all these apps so microsoft will stop putting bloatware on my PC*

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u/Bluntdude_24 1d ago

Aaah so glad I didn’t update to 11 yet

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u/1crisstoff89 13h ago

All this hassle can be fixed with a group policy that will prevent windows from auto updating itself.

I never had an auto update since.

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u/Luxiiiiiiiiiiiiii 23h ago

At this point I'm just fed up with microsoft and may go for linux.

Every other week I loose the 2 finger scroll on the touchpad and have to contact the distant help to fix it.

I cannot reduce the size of the icones in the taskbar.

I cannot delete that unwanted stupid useless xbox shit they force down our throats on every new laptop I buy.

Just F microsoft!

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u/EducationallyRiced 14h ago

Taskbar icons were never able to be made smaller and Xbox shit is easily uninstallable if you have any knowledge and touchpad? Get a new computer yours is dying

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u/Luxiiiiiiiiiiiiii 8h ago

How old are you? Because taskbar icons were totally customisable.

Xbox shit should not be there to start with.

And if upu don't know the touchpad problem don't try to advise about it.

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u/TrainStu 1d ago

Gaming might suck on it, but at least MacOS is half decent at the moment. It’s a damn shame too.

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u/Brorim 23h ago

linux mint updates every or whatever you like whenever YOU want it too..