{"id":17652,"date":"2020-06-01T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T22:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/?p=17652"},"modified":"2021-07-22T09:26:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:26:54","slug":"microsoft-trashing-their-own-software-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/computing\/microsoft-trashing-their-own-software-again\/","title":{"rendered":"MICROSOFT TRASHING THEIR OWN SOFTWARE AGAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just in case total bag of shit known as Windows 10 wasn&#8217;t already running badly enough, microscum recently released a new update that made it even worse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Windows 10 Update\u00a0 KB4556799 caused a wide range of issues, including <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/forum\/all\/bsod-with-kb4556799-andor-kb4552931\/7b8c0c4d-06f0-4a18-be1d-3d910f527aa1?ranMID=24542&amp;ranEAID=kXQk6*ivFEQ&amp;ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-WUPvEgJJDFhfKzow0sVfag&amp;epi=kXQk6.ivFEQ-WUPvEgJJDFhfKzow0sVfag&amp;irgwc=1&amp;OCID=AID2000142_aff_7593_1243925&amp;tduid=(ir__j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwml0qwjkbm00)(7593)(1243925)(kXQk6.ivFEQ-WUPvEgJJDFhfKzow0sVfag)()&amp;irclickid=_j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwml0qwjkbm00&amp;auth=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the Blue Screen of Death<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/surface\/forum\/all\/cumulative-update-for-windows-10-version-1909-for\/5c59d141-4046-4c30-8e05-cc0bbac65672?ranMID=24542&amp;ranEAID=kXQk6*ivFEQ&amp;ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-WamqPHTk8YB.THTjZ3I4kw&amp;epi=kXQk6.ivFEQ-WamqPHTk8YB.THTjZ3I4kw&amp;irgwc=1&amp;OCID=AID2000142_aff_7593_1243925&amp;tduid=%28ir__j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwmnwqwjkbm00%29%287593%29%281243925%29%28kXQk6.ivFEQ-WamqPHTk8YB.THTjZ3I4kw%29%28%29&amp;irclickid=_j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwmnwqwjkbm00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">white screen flickering<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/disastrous-new-windows-10-update-is-causing-serious-issues-for-some-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">system fonts being replaced<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/forum\/all\/updates-kb4556799-andor-kb4501374-switched-back-to\/a3eb74f9-308e-44d1-b5b6-7b27e5a6fb91?ranMID=24542&amp;ranEAID=kXQk6*ivFEQ&amp;ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-QBknjoIDfNrLCSh23ItTeg&amp;epi=kXQk6.ivFEQ-QBknjoIDfNrLCSh23ItTeg&amp;irgwc=1&amp;OCID=AID2000142_aff_7593_1243925&amp;tduid=%28ir__j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwmn9qwjkbm00%29%287593%29%281243925%29%28kXQk6.ivFEQ-QBknjoIDfNrLCSh23ItTeg%29%28%29&amp;irclickid=_j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwmn9qwjkbm00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">systems switching back to S-mode, <\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/forum\/all\/after-update-outlook-search-reports-were-having\/fe1abbce-0b95-45d8-81bd-b8951de14a94?ranMID=24542&amp;ranEAID=kXQk6*ivFEQ&amp;ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-oNpkNnW4HJaYZFztgW16vg&amp;epi=kXQk6.ivFEQ-oNpkNnW4HJaYZFztgW16vg&amp;irgwc=1&amp;OCID=AID2000142_aff_7593_1243925&amp;tduid=%28ir__j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwmikqwjkbm00%29%287593%29%281243925%29%28kXQk6.ivFEQ-oNpkNnW4HJaYZFztgW16vg%29%28%29&amp;irclickid=_j0gu6w9knskftkmvkk0sohz3x32xnuwmikqwjkbm00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Outlook search issues, <\/a>and the reappearance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/microsoft-confirms-major-windows-data-deletion-bug-sort-and-offers-awkward-fix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Temporary user profile bug<\/a> that can delete people&#8217;s files and change settings back to defaults.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows.devo_.2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows.devo_.2-500x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows.devo_.2-500x211.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows.devo_.2-200x84.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows.devo_.2.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It looks like microscum are working tirelessly to fuck things up even more at this stressful moment in history. If you are using Windows 10, the time has come to free yourself from that bug ridden spywear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/microsoft-reich-windows-nazi-flag.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/microsoft-reich-windows-nazi-flag-500x400.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/microsoft-reich-windows-nazi-flag-500x400.gif 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/microsoft-reich-windows-nazi-flag-200x160.gif 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I recommend putting in the time to switch to Linux &#8211; escape the clutches of yet another evil corporation &#8211; and microscum are some of the most evil fuckers of the lot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download-453x500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download-453x500.png 453w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download-181x200.png 181w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download.png 1979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m going to do a post my experiences making the shift soon &#8211; Linux Mint is ideal for ex windows users &#8211; I tried about half a dozen Linux distros &#8211; Ubuntu, MX, Puppy, Zorin, KDE &#8211; none of them were right for me &#8211; but I found Linux Mint Cinnamon really good<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/distrowatch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/distrowatch.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ve already been using Libre office for the past year, so the other big new changes are Thunderbird mail, Nemo file explorer, and GIMP image editor &#8211; still getting used to it all, but microscum is a dead end so I am moving on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxmint.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/linuxmint.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/download.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GoArt_20190703_132148_919954588-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GoArt_20190703_132148_919954588-01-500x333.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GoArt_20190703_132148_919954588-01-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GoArt_20190703_132148_919954588-01-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GoArt_20190703_132148_919954588-01-272x182.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GoArt_20190703_132148_919954588-01.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in case total bag of shit known as Windows 10 wasn&#8217;t already running badly enough, microscum recently released a new update that made it even worse. Windows 10 Update\u00a0 KB4556799 caused a wide range of issues, including the Blue Screen of Death,\u00a0white screen flickering,\u00a0system fonts being replaced,\u00a0systems switching back to S-mode, \u00a0Outlook search issues, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/windows.10.fail_-500x281-1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20429,"url":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wordpress\/2020-blog-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":17652,"position":0},"title":"2020 BLOG UPDATE","date":"January 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Everything on this blog is getting updated! 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