It’s not april fools yet
I’ve just deployed bunch of win10-iot devices in an engineering workshop with write protection. Those are supported until 2032 so we’re good.
Gonna continue running linux at home, tho. In the office, because of autodesk, we’re gonna have to have something windows.
Fuck autodesk
I don’t want to hear a single one of you calling others for falling for AI slop ever again.
Microslop (through tears): Stop calling us Microslop!
Also Microslop:
Hahahahaha, they just don’t want to learn do they.
They’re hoping for the every other release is half decent trend they have been following since win95
So Microsoft is continuing their promotion of Linux.
*Microslop
Hijacking top comment to let people know this article is just made up.
Stopped reading after the “Why it matters” section. Nobody uses that phrase in an article.
This. It’s based on AI Halucinations based off of previous trends. MS’s roadmap does not have W12 listed at all.
At my job we are working with a few air gapped Windows machines which is already really annoying because Microslop doesn’t offer offline installers for anything related to Windows 11 anymore. I expect this to get even more difficult over time.
Also:
I’m as anti-M$ as anyone, but this just isn’t true. The windows update catalog still exists for offline patches
Ok, where can I download the Media Feature Pack for Windows 11 N as an offline installer.
That’s a whole different story…UWP apps offline for an EU build is a “best of luck to you, pal” thing
Why is this arbitrarily “a whole different story” and who said anything about UWP, it’s the media codecs we depend on. Windows 10 N offered an offline installer for that “optional feature” and now Microslop makes my life more difficult for no reason at all.
Our work uses laptops and it’s already a pain in the ass with Microsoft office being subscription based cause they are often in areas with no internet or cell reception then bam, “please login”
Fuck!
Subscription-based, AI-Focused
“Hey team, so how can we make a worse Windows 11?” - Microslop
will be a modular and AI-focused OS
Take all the parts that used to be included and put them behind individual pay walls. I suggest Control Panel, powershell, network access, adding icons to start menu and task bar, using multiple monitors, the registry, right click menus. I’m sure even more could be added to this list with each starting at $5/mo, on top of the access fee and one drive expansions as access to your own hdd (other than the OS) is restricted behind a $20/mo sub.
Can I get my bonus now? - Microslop team
“Hi there User! It looks like you’re trying to ctrl-alt-delete. Unfortunately this is an al a carte feature for Premium Tier Users only. Upgrade now and get a totally free trial of right-click for one month on us!”
Oops! You hit your CTRL+ALT+DELETE quota for the week, would you like extra usage? ($5 minimum, no refunds, rates may increase after you accept charges)
What is this news outlet? This seems like just an outright lie…
Here’s another article from a more well known source saying the opposite is true. That they have no windows 12 release plans for 2026 and instead they’re trying to fix the issues with 11 and reduce the amount of AI is being pushed on the user.
I mean, it definitely got Lemmy frothing at the mouth.
While I hate Microslop as much as the next guy - critical thinking like this is woefully absent on the internet…
Many people literally read headlines and that’s all. They don’t question the source.
I forget, was it Win10 that was supposed to be the last version of Windows ever?
Upgraded all my Win 10 machines to Linux so you’re spot on
I knew this would be here…
Look, I’m normally not one to defend M$ but this just isn’t the case. One dude who was on stage for something else, who yes worked for M$ but isn’t PR or anything, made that statement as an offhand comment. The press ran with it, as they are wont to do.
Bottom line is, M$ never claimed W10 was their last os. It was “just some guy”.
By all accounts it was someone who didn’t speak English as their first language and described the version as “last” when they meant “latest”.
Yes it was, but this was before Nadella went full AI bro.
With changes presented in 11 this statement is true for many users.
Subscription based AND AI focused? All they’re missing are loot boxes.
After 100 boxes I finally unlocked paste, but still can’t copy.
Please watch 15 minutes of unskippable ads to be eligible for Co Pilot Premium Plus loot boxes, some of which may contain a platinum WindowsCOPY NFT which can be exchanged for up to ten CopyOnBlockchain transactions.
Im 500 in and still haven’t gotten a shiny clippy. At 1000 I heard theres supposed to be a guaranteed drop. So I should probably keep going right?
Please drink verification can
Windows 12 could be released as early as this year and will be a modular OS, meaning users will have the option to add or remove features, aiming to provide more flexibility.
Does this mean I can remove the AI? /s
It is possible with W11 to install without copilot and other garbage using the right unattended setup XML and installer that facilitates it
Just… install Linux if you’re going to do that much work like… why
I actually did switch my gaming PC to Linux because I decided it was going to be less effort than trying to force Windows to obey.
It was the way Microsoft was progressively disabling workarounds that was the final straw. As soon as a way to disable telemetry or something became widespread, it wouldn’t work any more with the next update and you needed to find new methods.
Linux just does as it’s fucking told.
school
softwarespyware refuses to work on linux :(Some people enjoy slop!
I had to learn about it so my kid could play the games he wants to play that don’t work on Linux.
You have a deep and abiding hatred of functional operating systems?
I did a Tiny11 install with Rufus, felt accomplished and then asked me the exact same thing. Have been running Linux for 6 months now and didn‘t boot up my W11 partition since last year.
Does that prevent Windows just ninja installing it in a random update?
I hope not but really IDK
No. You can remove anything except Edge and AI.
You will be constantly reminded that Edge is based in the same technology as Chrome though
Like that’s a good thing
Allegedly an incorrect rumor.
Yeah I trust Windows Central more than whatever this site is.
Windows 12 Reportedly Set for Release This Year as a Fully Shitty, Shit-Based, Shit-Focused Slop.
Microslop fully embracing it’s new name.
They’re just trolling now. Nobody is that tone deaf.
Subscription based. I missed that. So happy I switched.
