windows_sux
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I think its time for me to go to Linux. I have been learning to code for the past year and a half and am starting to really like having the control and the 'demystification' of computers. Ive been demystifying a lot of things in my middle age which has been interesting. Haha
Anyway, So I got a HP laptop about 2 years ago that I really didnt want but got stuck with so figured I'd use it for everything its worth. Ive been typing and coding on it so much the keys are worn smooth and its case is broken and wonky from being dropped many a time as I carry it with me wherever.
So as I learn more and come to find out, it doesnt have expandable RAM slots, and with Windows 10, just running visual studio code and say chrome browser with only 5 tabs, it becomes slow as molasses or completely locks up.
Using task manager I found out there is a program called antimalware service executable, part of Windows destroyer, erm I mean defender.
Its eats up 80% of ram on its own just sitting there on the wallpaper. I've tried all the reg edits and blah blah blah from microsoft to no avail.
I read that it is checking itself creating some sort of recursion loop which is one reason it eats up tons of ram and has no way of limiting or controlling the usage.
So at this point, even though I knew about Linux years and years ago, I think its high time I figure it out.
Two reasons:
One- To help make this laptop a usable device.
Two- I want more control and options from my computing experience now.
In the past I was definitely a more 'I want it out of the box ready' but I'm tired of all the same ol same ol software and their methods of extracting profits for a lukewarm experience.
So looking forward to the journey to become a Linux god, hahaha
Anyway, So I got a HP laptop about 2 years ago that I really didnt want but got stuck with so figured I'd use it for everything its worth. Ive been typing and coding on it so much the keys are worn smooth and its case is broken and wonky from being dropped many a time as I carry it with me wherever.
So as I learn more and come to find out, it doesnt have expandable RAM slots, and with Windows 10, just running visual studio code and say chrome browser with only 5 tabs, it becomes slow as molasses or completely locks up.
Using task manager I found out there is a program called antimalware service executable, part of Windows destroyer, erm I mean defender.
Its eats up 80% of ram on its own just sitting there on the wallpaper. I've tried all the reg edits and blah blah blah from microsoft to no avail.
I read that it is checking itself creating some sort of recursion loop which is one reason it eats up tons of ram and has no way of limiting or controlling the usage.
So at this point, even though I knew about Linux years and years ago, I think its high time I figure it out.
Two reasons:
One- To help make this laptop a usable device.
Two- I want more control and options from my computing experience now.
In the past I was definitely a more 'I want it out of the box ready' but I'm tired of all the same ol same ol software and their methods of extracting profits for a lukewarm experience.
So looking forward to the journey to become a Linux god, hahaha