▲ 558 ▼ Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google (www.theverge.com) submitted 3 years ago by MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] misterjesus@poa.st 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) @theshatterstone54 @olympus Yes, you can remove explorer.exe and run an alternative shell. I've done it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) How? Please, please let me know. That sounds like a fun project, and I've already got a Windows VM I don't use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] misterjesus@poa.st 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) @theshatterstone54 It basically a registry entry that you change. superuser.com/questions/1016380/how-do-i-replace-the-system-shell-explorer-exe-with-another-process-in-windows#1016381 I’ve used litestep in the past for about 10 minutes. litestep.net/ But there are others: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Okay, I was hoping this could pave the way to more tiling window managers on Windows, but it doesn't seem to be the case. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) How? Please, please let me know. That sounds like a fun project, and I've already got a Windows VM I don't use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] misterjesus@poa.st 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) @theshatterstone54 It basically a registry entry that you change. superuser.com/questions/1016380/how-do-i-replace-the-system-shell-explorer-exe-with-another-process-in-windows#1016381 I’ve used litestep in the past for about 10 minutes. litestep.net/ But there are others: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Okay, I was hoping this could pave the way to more tiling window managers on Windows, but it doesn't seem to be the case. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] misterjesus@poa.st 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) @theshatterstone54 It basically a registry entry that you change. superuser.com/questions/1016380/how-do-i-replace-the-system-shell-explorer-exe-with-another-process-in-windows#1016381 I’ve used litestep in the past for about 10 minutes. litestep.net/ But there are others: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Okay, I was hoping this could pave the way to more tiling window managers on Windows, but it doesn't seem to be the case. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Okay, I was hoping this could pave the way to more tiling window managers on Windows, but it doesn't seem to be the case. permalink fedilink source parent