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[–] 168 points 3 years ago (18 children)

I really hate that Windows does this. Which is why when I decide to switch a machine to Linux it's the only OS allowed to boot to bare metal. Windows can go in a VM and suck it.

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  • [–] 76 points 3 years ago (11 children)

    Not sure why, but your comment made me think about the first machine I switched to Linux. It was a laptop who's fan eventually had a bad bearing and needed to be replaced. Luckily it was still under warranty, so I sent the laptop in to get the fan replaced, and received my laptop back with Windows installed on it... I was so livid.

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  • [–] 49 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    Never send them the drive.

    They are probably required to boot to the desktop for qa

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  • [–] 33 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Yup, exactly what they said. But I didn't know any better at the time. These days I would just fix that myself rather than send it to them

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, it's a once in a lifetime thing lol, but it's better to put that out on the off chance someone reading it may have to send one in.

    I hate to say it, but unless they're corporate machines or you put it together yourself, computers are basically disposable these days.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Cheeky way to get windows for free?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I mean if you already bought the computer, they're really just giving it back to you and I'm pretty sure you can just download it.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I was mostly being snarky. Windows only comes preinstalled if you buy a full setup. All my stuff is either Mac laptops or custom towers so I always have to acquire a new windows license when I setup a new build for myself or my partner

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Depending on your configuration, you can pass a gpu to your Windows VM so you don’t even lose any performance if you use Windows for gaming. All you need is an iGPU and a few extra cores/ram to handle the host overhead.

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