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[–] Redkey@programming.dev -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I kind of agree with you but there's also the issue that when you have a problem with Windows, there are 30 people to tell you, "Here are the hoops, and here's how to jump through them," while on Linux there are often only 3-5 people, all telling you, "LOL wipe and replace your whole OS with the distro that I use because I don't have that specific problem."

[–] Tranus@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's the other way around. I often find only one source (if any) for configuring windows, and it's some registry edit that hasn't worked for years. On linux, there will be a dozen people providing multiple ways of getting it done, most of which work.

[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or is some Microsoft community post where the "experts" just copied and pasted the steps from the top Google result.

[–] clearleaf@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I wonder if any of those people know what 'sfc /scannow' is even supposed to do.