KillDash9@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 21 days agoDualboot is evil, use only linuxprogramming.devimagemessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1897arrow-down123
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minus-squareNM_Gringo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·21 days agoThe reason I just overwrote the Windows partition, instead of futzing with fixing dual boot was GDID. MSFTs global ID that tracks, literally, everything you do.
minus-squareheartSagan5@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·21 days agoIf you bought a store laptop, I’d bet those configuration signatures were recorded when it got imaged… for the police of course.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoMy second-hand laptop I bought for cash at some garage sale is looking pretty good right about now…
The reason I just overwrote the Windows partition, instead of futzing with fixing dual boot was GDID. MSFTs global ID that tracks, literally, everything you do.
If you bought a store laptop, I’d bet those configuration signatures were recorded when it got imaged… for the police of course.
My second-hand laptop I bought for cash at some garage sale is looking pretty good right about now…