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ax6761<p>... Well. On a second laptop installed <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/AlmaLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlmaLinux</span></a> v10 (updated <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> v13 seems to be unavailable so far for <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/WSLv2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WSLv2</span></a>).</p><p>It, via EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository, currently lacks "<a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/ugrep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ugrep</span></a>" <a href="https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Genivia/ugrep</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> . So. Instead of having to create an account in order to file a bug in order to request addition <a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/epel/epel-package-request/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/e</span><span class="invisible">pel/epel-package-request/</span></a> of "ugrep" in EPEL 10, am going to compile it myself.</p>
ax6761<p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Microsoft_corp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft_corp</span></a> is revamping <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a>’s <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/TaskManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaskManager</span></a> so its numbers make more sense, 20250729,<br>by Andrew W,</p><p>『If you … experience the <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/SCOOBE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOOBE</span></a> [second chance OOBE] screen primarily as a nuisance rather than something "helpful," it is possible to make it go away. Per our guide to de-cluttering Windows 11, open Settings, go to System, then to Notifications, scroll down, expand the "additional settings" drop-down, and uncheck all three boxes here to get rid of …』</p>
ax6761<p>Man, restoration of a checkpoint of <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> is taking far too long! :floofLoad: </p><p>And that is with a freaking SSD, not a HDD😒</p><p>Give me <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/ZFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZFS</span></a>!^0<br>Give me now!<br><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/spoiled_by_ZFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spoiled_by_ZFS</span></a></p><p>0- Am circumspect of the state of “ZFS on Windows” project.</p>
ax6761<p>… Have I missed some <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> setting/firewall to allow incoming connections (guest OS)?</p><p>Some time later state of the host Wi-Fi adapter got hosed: MS Windows could not connect to the Wi-Fi router (while I was using the phone just fine). Closing of the <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/HyperV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperV</span></a> GUI, rebooting the laptop restored the working state.</p><p>On another MS Windows 10 laptop can access the VM running under <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/VirtualBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VirtualBox</span></a> (bridged network) from PuTTY, WSL 1 just fine. Do not remember if something was twiddled.</p><p>2/2</p>
ax6761<p>... Was unable to connect from Debian 12 (runs under WSL2) SSH client to the SSH server running on the guest OS (<a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> 14.2; type 2 VM) running on <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/HyperV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperV</span></a> -- all is on the same <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> laptop.</p><p>The 172.* address for FreeBSD generated by Hyper-V "Default Switch" as the remote host (for the SSH client) did not work.</p><p>Using "External network" instead caused FreeBSD to get 192.168.* address via DHCP from the (separate, external) router; had some hope but SSH client could not connect.</p><p>1/2</p>
ax6761<p>What is the state of "type 2" <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> v14+ virtual machine (as guest) on <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Microsoft_corp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft_corp</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/HyperV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperV</span></a>?</p><p>Wiki only mentions v10 <a href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/HyperV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wiki.freebsd.org/HyperV</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ; Handbook does not even mentions FreeBSD-as-guest-on-Microsoft-HyperV <a href="https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/virtualization/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.freebsd.org/en/books/hand</span><span class="invisible">book/virtualization/</span></a> .</p><p>Do I "just" create a type 2 VM on <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> HyperV &amp; install the thing?</p>
ax6761<p>… Not noted earlier, but should have, via "Control Panel: Display Adapters: Intel (R) Graphics" …</p><p>Driver Date: 2024-10-11<br>Driver Version: 32.0.101.6127 </p><p>… likely the same as originally installed.</p><p>The previously mentioned Intel driver issue on GitHub had been closed.</p><p>Must have been something else then that has stopped green-glitchy video output👍-- none in previously listed 3 videos (watched only ~20 minute of "oVjcP*" video).</p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/IntelCoreUltra5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntelCoreUltra5</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/EliteBook640G11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EliteBook640G11</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/IntelCPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntelCPU</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a></p>
ax6761<p>shove your enhanced security &amp; user experience up your collective asses, Amanda L &amp; Brandon LeB ...</p><p>New <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> build makes mandatory <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Microsoft_corp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft_corp</span></a> Account sign-in even more mandatory: "<a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Bypassnro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bypassnro</span></a>" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions, 20250328,<br>by Andrew C,<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/featureBug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>featureBug</span></a></p>
ax6761<p>Installed <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Apple_corp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple_corp</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Safari_browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Safari_browser</span></a> (in <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a>) to test if the video would play any better^0. It has horrid GUI for using Mac decorations, effects here.</p><p>Was puzzled when YouTube spat to upgrade the browser. Got a chuckle when saw that the version (of Safari) is from c 200[78].</p><p>Removed.</p><p>0- Context: <a href="https://freeradical.zone/@ax6761/113648884469835609" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freeradical.zone/@ax6761/11364</span><span class="invisible">8884469835609</span></a></p>
ax6761<p>... "Task Manager" shows ~8.2/32 GB of RAM used with it &amp; Firefox^0 (~1.82 GB) open after ~7.5 hour of use.</p><p>I have stopped/removed some services, namely thumbnail creation.</p><p>0- 1 "Private" window is open with blank tab; 1 "normal" window is open with 2 tabs for this server.</p><p> Extensions in use: NoScript; uBlock Origin; Privacy Badger; Stylus; Dark Background and Light Text; Facebook container.</p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> 24H2 <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/EliteBook640G11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EliteBook640G11</span></a></p>
ax6761<p>The graphics style that <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> uses for <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/emojis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emojis</span></a> is atrocious, too different than what I have accustomed to (on web pages (with external fonts disabled largely) in Firefox/{MS Windows 1[01], FreeBSD 1[34], Rocky Linux 8}; on iOS; of "Noto Emoji" font).</p><p>Wonder if there is a way to switch to Windows 10-style or other familiar ones ...</p><p>"kingmustard" in 2022 was on a similar quest apparently, visiting various places that would let them ask.</p>
ax6761<p>... <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> showed this in the glitched version when reopened in a new tab; setting the "hardware acceleration" did not have any effect ...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyi13rej0Vc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Fyi13rej0V</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p>... so were the two previously mentioned videos. :-/</p><p>In <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a>, via<br>"Settings: System: Display: Graphics: Custom settings for applications: Add an app: Add desktop app", added "firefox.exe" path; then set "GPU preference" to "High Performance ...".</p><p>Firefox being put in "Efficiency mode" brings back the glitchy playback.</p>
ax6761<p>... To <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> [Copilot] key do nothing at all via <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/AutoHotkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutoHotkey</span></a>, in "neuter-copilot.ahk" file ...</p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Requires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Requires</span></a> AutoHotkey v2.0</p><p>InstallKeybdHook</p><p>; Does not disable [Copilot] key.<br>;<a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a>::Return</p><p>; Scancode does not work.<br>;SC0x000100003100::Return</p><p>; Works: Does nothing.<br>#&lt;+F23::Return</p><p>; Send [Ctrl]? Does not work: "Ctrl+R" does not reload the Firefox tab.<br>;#&lt;+F23::^</p>
ax6761<p>... Also, after installing <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> ESR v128 (from firefox installer) in a different location than previously installed v133, binary from v133 stopped working.</p><p>I was thinking to have multiple versions installed to easily test. But that was not to be😞</p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a></p>
ax6761<p>... Seemed for <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> v133 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKJciQaCbX8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=DKJciQaCbX</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a> video played without issues, but not <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVjcPAdU028" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=oVjcPAdU02</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a> .</p><p>Tried all 3 ways -- (non)MSIX package via "winget" &amp; via Firefox's own installer -- to install ESR 128.5 version, without improvement.</p><p>On seemingly unrelated issue of delayed playing, found <a href="https://www.elevenforum.com/t/youtube-issue-or-browser.31662/#post-540480" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">elevenforum.com/t/youtube-issu</span><span class="invisible">e-or-browser.31662/#post-540480</span></a> to …<br>- not "Use recommended performance settings"<br>- but "Use hardware acceleration when available" instead</p><p>… seemed to have resolved for the ESR version.</p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a></p>
ax6761<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@babble_endanger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>babble_endanger</span></a></span> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/MSWindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSWindows11</span></a> Pro has the option to do nothing (though pressing [Copilot] key brings the setting menu about it that nothing has been set to run *groan*).</p><p>Does AutoHotKey make [Copilot] key do absolutely nothing?</p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/copilotKey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copilotKey</span></a></p>
Ænðr E. Feldstraw<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> to keep forcing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cortana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cortana</span></a> down the throat of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/office365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>office365</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msoutlook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msoutlook</span></a> users, after conceding to remove it from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mswindows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mswindows11</span></a>: <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/end-of-support-for-cortana-in-windows-d025b39f-ee5b-4836-a954-0ab646ee1efa" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">support.microsoft.com/en-us/to</span><span class="invisible">pic/end-of-support-for-cortana-in-windows-d025b39f-ee5b-4836-a954-0ab646ee1efa</span></a></p>