kind of a niche gripe I guess but every time windows does a major update it disables and hides stereo mix audio input and it really winds me up.
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 20:45 (eight months ago) link
I hate that it shows me my most frequently used programs as a helpful suggestion… like I don’t need to be reminded of this. If I want quick access I will put it in the taskbar… otherwise it’s screenspace best used for something else
― sarahell, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 04:01 (eight months ago) link
I need Microsoft Authenticator to use work apps on my phone, except when I open Authenticator, it asks me to authenticate Authenticator first by using… Authenticator (i.e. itself), which is… impossible?
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 06:29 (eight months ago) link
^^^ you’re not alone
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 11:54 (eight months ago) link
yeah I've been stuck in that nightmarish loop, always authenticate using text messages!
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 11:58 (eight months ago) link
tbh I've got to hand it to Windows after my earlier gripe. at least it's not Debian. just upgraded Debian from 11 to 12 and it's completely fucked my Postgresql database. think I've lost it all. nothing is working to get the data back. most of it I can get from backups but not all of it. what a fucking nightmare
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 22:41 (eight months ago) link
Every time: click on the Windows button, carefully click on the tiny icon for Word or Excel or whatever Office thing I need, realise that it doesn't give a shit which one I clicked and will open up a new panel of bigger icons to click on.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 21:43 (five months ago) link
Oh, you'd like an external drive to always have the same letter, the one you assigned to it multiple times, every time you plug it in? Well, fuck you.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Thursday, 1 February 2024 06:23 (four months ago) link
I have an external drive which I turn off often. I haven't had that happen. But I found this site which may solve that issue: https://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html
― formerly abanana (dat), Friday, 2 February 2024 06:31 (four months ago) link
Cheers!
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Saturday, 3 February 2024 06:20 (four months ago) link