TELVM

^ Exactly. Microborg, which on the one hand lacks the time or the will to update Windows 7 for Skylake and future CPUs, has however on the other hand the time and the will to produce all this malware to infect Se7en.

^ Heh heh that was sharp. But it exists in this universe, it's Windows 7.

Thanks Techie, that trick worked for me in Pale Moon.

Quite true. Man my blood boils whenever some shill pukes out something like 'If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear' in the best gestapo tradition.

^ That's a well put post by Mathlectic.

IMHO any device displaying such behaviour should be tested inmediately for gliding ratio capability.

But allowing such a degree of choice and freedom to the user is so XX century! We must get 'modern' and 'embrace change'!

Pale moon 26.0.2 Atom-XP released. I don't like the 'sanity' part but there you go.

^ You've nailed it. In the first half of 2015 Microborg became the enemy and started playing War Games. Since then the only winning move is not to play.

Sorry Noel, no GWX folder here either .

Windows 10 now a 'recommended' update for unsuspecting PCs "... be aware that if you have switched to manual updates you still may end up downloading the new OS anyway. Windows Update is automatically preselecting the optional download as desired, so there's no need to click on the box to get it ..."

One of the potential lesser evils I contemplate for after 2020 is going Hackintosh.

None thus far, save for the usual Youtube bitching. 26 is noticeably faster than previous versions. Apparently it's some large Aussie lizard.

BTW speaking of browsers Pale Moon 26.0.0 (Goanna engine) has been just released and it works like a charm.

Microsoft mandates new Windows support rules

Epic post from elsewhere:

I've not yet seen a desktop PC mobo lacking the option to disable secure boot in BIOS. Were that to change in the future, courtesy of Microborg 'advice', I'd just refuse to buy any locked up mobo.

Here's why you MUST 'upgrade' NOW!:

Some FUD purifying: Intel's Skylake vPro chips will support Windows 7 after all "... Some features in the new chips—such as chip-level storage of biometric authentication data—will work only with Windows 10 ..."

Two consecutive epic posts from OCN

But prepare for the worst. Microsoft Finds Another Way to Force Windows 10 Upgrade on Businesses Exactly.

Epic exchange of comments :

I subscribe to this epic comment:

Bumped into this, which reminded me of NoelC's tests showing W7 being actually faster handling files than subsequent crap. Geeks discussing performance and optimization of their Samsung 950 Pro Nvme M.2 SSDs (one of the latest and fastest consumer gadgets): http://www.overclock.net/t/1579581/official-samsung-950-pro-owners-club/380#post_24722480 BTW installing Se7en on these gadgets requires extra tinkering to add nvme drivers.

Speaking of FUD ... Forbes - Microsoft Warns Windows 7 Has Serious Problems