Would you rather be stuck in the woods with an updated Windows 11 or a Windows 7?
Would you rather be stuck in the woods with an updated Windows 11 or a Windows 7?
Would you rather be stuck in the woods with an updated Windows 11 or a Windows 7?
Everyone in this thread is missing that this is just a copy of the OS. OP said nothing about having a computer, or internet, or electricity.
I'll take Windows 7 because it was still issued on DVD which would be useful as a signal mirror for getting rescued.
def win 7
And that’s only because XP wasn’t a given option.
No question.
I wouldn't care either way because I doubt it's connected to the internet out in the middle of the woods which is what would really limit what I could and would use a computer for in that situation.
Then again, if it uses Windows 11 it might get hotter and be able to keep me from freezing to death... 🤔
Some low hanging fruit here (lol Apples) but Win 11 for surely my location and situation will be known afar.
Bonus edit: To the Wincopter! A subscriber is away from employ!
Windows Me. I play on hard.
Come at me, bro.
Bob was ahead of its time.
You sick bastard
Hahahaha
Oof.
Roommate in college got ME the night it released. Came back installed by around 1am. By 2am it was uninstalled and never touched again.
You, sir, are a very sick person. Mad props to ya.
Can I choose the bear?
I choose the bear too
I'm sorry everyone... but I'll choose Windows 11... I just can't leave without an AI assistant in my computer. I mean, yeah, I can always just open ChatGPT on a browser... but that just... isn't the same. Also that Recall thing is great, I love these automatic screenshots that are totally not sent to Microsoft. This thing is extremely convenient, because pressing the Print Screen key is too hard for me. Lastly, I paid for the whole computer, I want my OS to use all the resources it can. Fuck you, Linux and Windows 7 evangelists! Your OS is clearly not superior.
(guess i made it clear that i haven't used windows in a while lol)
Neither. I go into the woods to unplug.
Mom: We have mosquitoes at home.
Win 7, because I can use it as bargain to trade with locals who help me to get out of the forest and back to civilisation. No one would be interested in Win 11 so that choice is obvious.
Win 11 because wsl. At least I have some of Linux so I can use a computer.
I worked for msft. I evangelized Windows, even through 8, I found the silver lining. 11 can die in a fire.
Windows 11. Because Windows 7 ate Windows 9.
I don't really get all the windows 11 hate. I have had 0 problems with it
Not everyone is ok with os not being yours and sending everything you do to someone else so they can better advertise to you.
Let's not act like Microsoft hasn't patched that into older Windows versions too.
Anything older than Windows 10 is a massive security risk. And Windows 11 is just Windows 10 with a slightly worse UI and a handful of new features on top.
If you like it and it works for you, then great. I’m in the same boat.
"Go with what works best for you"
--basically how I've lived for the last 10 years or so
At least it isn't Windows 10.
Don't get me started on windows 9
Back on Reddit it seemed like a standard pattern that every once in a while some particular subject would come up that was popular to dislike, and a generalized negative sentiment would wash gently across the zeitgeist for a while before eventually receding. My theory is that being part of a mob is fun, it lets you unleash righteous anger and feel validation along with the rush of endorphins, so it's a self-perpetuating pattern.
Here on the Fediverse it feels more like a steady lashing storm of waves. Right now Windows 11 is hated. In most threads it's impossible to say something that is insufficiently negative about it without getting tons of downvotes.
Oh well. If Karma was meaningless on Reddit, it's doubly meaningless here. So I'll just keep on saying my thing.
What the hell do I need Windows for if I'm stuck in the woods??
I don't know about you, but my Outlook on survival while being an Explorer would definitely rise. I'd say I would Excell at the task at hand if I'd be pushed to the Edge like that, mark my Word!
This made me chuckle!
No one seems to be considering that only Windows 11 lets you run Linux as a subsystem.
But I could download virtualbox on 7 then grab an iso...
Windows 10 was the one that introduced this feature though.
11, so that when I outrun the bear, it'll be 11 who dies, while 7 is waiting for me at home
Def 7, it was the first OS used at work that turned invisible.. It didn't need constant defragging, optimizing or registry hacks like 98, 2000 or XP used to. It was a workhorse.
That said, I haven't used 11 yet. My company just announced that this year all PCs will stay on 10 for the foreseeable future.
I am already in the woods on Windows 7
im in the woods, help me
Windows 7. And I would hope for the mighty superhero penguin Linux to save me.
Win7 4 lyfe, yo
Next question, pls
Not sure it matters. I'll be drawing a girlfriend in MS Paint, and it hasn't changed much.
I have a surprise for you: there were big updates to Paint in Windows 11. Most notably AI image generation features. So that may affect your girlfriend-drawing endeavours.
Me: Tries to draw ScarJo.
AI MS Paint: Here's that sexy picture of Clippy you wanted!
11 easily. Not everyone hates. It personally I think it's worth it for AutoHDR alone. And the simplified start menu makes a lot of sense once you put the start button back where it goes and block ads in the menu.
Windows, the only OS you must hit the start button in order to halt it
You'd be screwed with 11, please connect me to the internet to login to your account. So I'll take 7.
Since the woods has not internet, 11. No ads, no tracking. Do need the old context menus and a few things before I head out though.
Sorry, but you can't even log in without Internet.
Really? LOL
I'm on Windows for work but I login to a Linux box to do any work within the first five minutes
Can I side load the Linux distribution of choice?
Sure, if you can figure out how to partion your drive properly.
Windows 7, maybe I could even download iTunes 10 and get my old music library back
Linux
Windows 7 got Solitaire so probably that
Grew up on windows 7. It was all I needed and was perfect. I don't need anything else. I didn't even want 10 but 10 is...ok I guess. I def don't want 11 though.
Depends, assuming a fresh install, can you even create account on win11 without internet access? Last i checked, it wont let you start with local account and requires MS account.
Apparently you can, during setup there is a window of 11 milliseconds during which you need to press a combination of 11 keys so you're allowed to create a local account. The procedure only costs 11€ per try too
Yes, Windows 11 N or using a Rufus modified version.
Mine doesn't have a Microsoft account.
whichever of the two is more like a bear
Duh, I'd rather be stuck with Vista.
But since it's not even an option, I would choose Windows 7 by default. Although 8.1 wasn't really THAT bad, I just think it will be treated exactly the same as 7 in terms of software support, similarly to how programs dropped support for Vista at the same time they did for XP.
Windows 7 all day long or 98 perfection
Microsoft peaked in '98
Too many blue screens, my favorite was XP.
Both would be a bear…
Windows 2000 all the way.
The stability of the NT combined with that classic Windows look and feel. God I wish this did get released to consumers instead of Windows Me.
But my virtualisation software treats basically every Windows version before Vista really poorly, even with the necessary drivers installed. I guess I'll just get a real computer and install Windows 2000 on that instead.
I would prefer a REAL girlfriend to a square headed girlfriend. Stuck. In the woods.
I dunno, if I'd built a shelter, 1 or 2 windows would be enough I think.
I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with a computer in the woods but I guess Windows 7 if I have to pick between those.
7 because I don't want to be stuck in the woods with someone elses computer. Also 7 has the good version of paint.
Hm, nobody addressed the fact that Windows 7 is outdated and has known vulnerabilities. The idea of this question was to see whether people would rather be spied on by Microsoft or by unknown strangers.
Spied on in the woods without an internet connection?
I pressed X to doubt so hard that my phone screen cracked.
7 fo sho
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Can I fashion a simple linux distro from various sticks and pebbles I find on the forest floor?
You can, you’ll just have to come pile it up
https://i.ibb.co/pJ9txcv/IMG-5717.gif
golf clap
relevant xkcd
Roll a D20 for me please.
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Well, according to Dr. Stone, you probably can