I don’t know why so many companies decide to use Windows these days when there’s Unix/Linux But it seems like a lot of companies still choose to use Windows over anything else. It runs like crap, and the latest version, Windows 11, is shockingly bad. There are so many frustrating things that come standard with Windows 11 that have no place in a business context. For example, Microsoft shopping. This comes loaded on your Windows 11 browser, edge. I couldn’t find a way to turn it off, so it’s just there. Why in the world would I need that on my work computer? Also, Microsoft start news or MSN is heavily embedded into the edge browser. Lots of trackers and personalization features which again, should not be included in a business computer. It tracks every website I go to, recommends ads and personalizations to me, I can’t download any other browser because this is the standard one that comes on the computer
The operating system itself is also incredibly frustrating. There’s a context menu when you right click things that you cannot get rid of because your company sets policy, and now you have to have a stupid show more options menu every time you click something, so try and imagine a few hundred to a few thousand clicks a day having to navigate with that, very frustrating. Also, Windows start menu search. You can disable it on a personal PC but on a business computer without admin rights, You can’t disable the start menu web search. So it searches the web anytime you type anything in and makes it extremely difficult to find your files… Everything requires a workaround. Turning off copilot, turning off context menu, turning off web search, turning off user account control which is not possible on business PC but on personal PC it is, still really frustrating though. Turning off copilot, turning off Cortana, getting rid of the search box on your taskbar.
Like, I don’t know why any serious company would use Windows with this in mind
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Sounds like your business needs to update their GPO to disable those features that aren’t useful for your business.
Except for disabling UAC, that’s basically like logging in and running everything as root on Linux.
This is a post by a person who has no experience whatsoever of managing enterprise IT. Businesses use Windows because of Active Directory, and InTune, and MS 365. The client-side OS itself, and its horrible usability problems, are irrelevant.
I don’t know why so many companies decide to use Windows these days when there’s Unix/Linux
None of our end users know how to use Unix/Linux… MacOS or Chrome books would be more likely looking at the youngest in the work force.
Everything else you listed basically comes down to end user / power user preferences. 99% of our end users barely remember what to click on if it is not on their desktop.
Like, I don’t know why any serious company would use Windows with this in mind
Being able to mass configure, secure and monitor all devices with many different vendor tools remotely is nice. Have you ever tried to manage a fleet of Linux laptops in the field?
Because all of what you’ve listed is easily managed at an enterprise level. It sounds like your Windows admins are lazy, or you have executives that actually like those shitty features. I’ve seen that happen before too.
None of what you’ve listed besides start menu web search is enabled at my workplace.
I hate that they hide things in the right click menu so much
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Okay maybe stop now.
We like Linux, but not to the point we’re aping Steve Ballmer.
(If this is lost on you, search up “Developers developers developers” along with his name.)
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It’s more compatible with almost every software.
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Most companies that run windows also use things on the Microsoft stack like MS Teams, MS Office, etc. These don’t have proper alternatives for Linux.
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It’s familiar for everyone working in the company.
I don’t know what company you’re in but imagine how bad the average person is in using a computer. Asking people to use Linux is a no-go.
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Windows is enterprise, nothing else comes close if you want to manage many hundreds or thousands of computers.
Enterprise Windows has full control, everything can be automated, everything can be removed. All the annoyances you have in retail windows disappear. It’s just a group policy rule, which is managed centrally, away.
Prevent users from installing apps? Lockdown what devices can be plugged in? Windows makes it possible
HyperV on windows is a super power for enterprise. Want a locked down environment, run it in A VM. Want a qubes experience, do it in hyper-V.
Microsoft spends millions (maybe billions) on advertising and PR. They give massive discounts to get big companies hooked on their products. Most people aren’t even aware there is a choice.
