I have a network-wide pi hole and I noticed that it requested activity.windows.com, a url blocked by my pi hole, even while my pc is suspended. I pinged 10.0.0.217 and it is currently unreachable. So, somehow, windows pc’s turn on networking, phones home, and turns off even while suspended.

Creepy behavior

  • @[email protected]
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    1871 year ago

    Honestly if you’re still trying to find workaround for Microsofts crap at this point - just switch to Linux.

    • ddh
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      1901 year ago

      At this point for me, trying to get games working on Linux has become easier than trying to get telemetry to stop working on Windows.

      • @[email protected]
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        371 year ago

        And since Ive never bought the problematic games before it’s so much easier for me.

        I’d encourage anyone to ditch the crappy anticheat broken crap and just go back to playing good high quality games.

      • @theangryseal
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        141 year ago

        I game on Linux every day.

        I wish multiplayer worked across the board but it’s whatever. I don’t have time for it any way haha.

        • @kurwa
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          21 year ago

          What multiplayer doesn’t work? Do you mean because of EAC not working or something?

          • @theangryseal
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            21 year ago

            Yep. I’d like to play the older call of duty games when I hook it up on my dock. I’ve thought about dual booting, but the work, man. Maybe I’ll get my daughter to do it one day. She’s still tech excited. The world hasn’t burned her out yet. :p

      • @MJBrune
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        11 year ago

        If you have a wireless Xbox controller it becomes far harder. Xone is what I want to use but then I have xow, xbdrvr and a bunch of other things to deal with. Or if I want to actually use my Nvidia video card to it’s fullest ability, well good luck.

        Linux is awesome but has a bit to go for me. Although it’s been that was since it stopped being my daily driver in 2014.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      231 year ago

      Oh, my daily driver is a linux, i just have a spare surface book 3 i use occasionally for gaming (the thing is surprisingly powerful)

      Idk how well linux would support detaching and touchscreen with pen. But I’ll definitely switch the os to linux sometime in the future when i get a new gaming rig.

        • @Nanabaz2
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          11 year ago

          You know. I disable that crap stuff from bios on my zenbook s.

          Someimes broken webcam is a good thing. At least to some…

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        In trying it doing that on someone hybrid, not surface but a Lenovo, PopOS! seems to works mostly out-of-box.

        • @PopOfAfrica
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          31 year ago

          Worth noting that you can install KDE Plasma over Pop OS.

          I love Pop OS, but hate its Desktop Environment.