My 80+ year old parents don’t care about ads or AI. They just want a working PC, and W11 won’t install on the cheap machine they got a few years ago. They’re not going to buy a new one because this works perfectly fine.
And yes they tried Linux for several years, but went back to Windows because it was just too much hassle and not compatible with too many things.
It absolutely is a hardware problem.
Gen X: don’t quote the ancient piracy to me, Millennial. I was there for BBS and Napster.
Press and hold the Windows key, then tap the R. Let go of the windows key. Type cmd enter. Type format C:\ enter.
Sadly they “fixed” this.
Horses are relentless.
Is it password1?
Most painful upvote of my life.
That’s because nobody helped when their hair was on fire, and now they’re dead.
I’m right there with you. Also, it’s “it’s” and not “its”.
It’s called Xitter now, pronounced shitter.
I refuse to think of 2000 as anything but the future where will all have flying cars.
Thanks for the suggestion. I’ve heard of it, but haven’t tried yet - but I will.
Ah the eternal arms race between parents and children. For me it was lights out so I couldn’t read, circumvented with a flashlight under the blanket.