News Get rid of Microsoft's Start Menu ads with this new software tool — the "Oh F*ck Go Back" program cleans up Windows 11

[Admin]

The "Oh F*ck Go Back" software tool for Windows 11 gets rid of all of Microsoft's new start menu ads with a convenient GUI. We interviewed the sole programmer about her project.

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[NinoPino]

There is the need of a new desktop operating system to replace Windows. It is becoming a real shame and I cannot understand why not a single OEM can stop this degradation. Is it possible that all OEMs are allright with this ?

 

[hotaru251]

There is the need of a new desktop operating system to replace Windows

Linux is likely the future (even if a ways off) OS of most ppl. Apple fancult will ofc have their macos but windows will eventually become so intrusive/annoying people will go to linux to get away from it all.

we've seen arm and possibly risc-v in future advance to be able to match performance and only thing really left is app/program devs to give it more support & then you'll see more windows like gui's on linux as an alternative for windows. (as someone not tech savvy isnt gonna use a complex linux so a build close to windows would work for them)

 

[NinoPino]

Linux is likely the future (even if a ways off) OS of most ppl. Apple fancult will ofc have their macos but windows will eventually become so intrusive/annoying people will go to linux to get away from it all.

It all depends on companies, not peoples.

 

[tiggers97]

Is there software designed to feed back useless user information? I feel like until the data they extract from users is less valuable, they won't get the message that consumers and customers want to be treated as customers. And not manipulated into becoming the product.

 

[Sippincider]

Is it possible that all OEMs are allright with this ?

Look at the bloatware many OEMs bundle into their systems. Not only are they all right, I would guess many fully support it.

 

[brandonjclark]

"OFGB comes from Maddy (@xM4ddy), a programmer who drives Arch Linux daily rather than Windows"

A legend in his own time...

TY, Maddy

 

[Heat_Fan89]

There is the need of a new desktop operating system to replace Windows. It is becoming a real shame and I cannot understand why not a single OEM can stop this degradation. Is it possible that all OEMs are allright with this ?

There are options such as macOS or Linux. I personally have Windows 11 installed on one computer. Every other computer is running a version of Linux and I have several Macs.

I'm not a Windows hater but I saw the writing on the wall after Windows 8.1 followed by Windows 10 when Windows became more of a service rather than a retail product.

 

[NedSmelly]

It all depends on companies, not peoples.

I suspect that there would be a mass migration to Linux if Adobe and Autodesk suddenly decided to support it. Multiplatform compatibility with MS Office stopped being a problem with Office 365.

A lot of custom corporate software is locked into Windows, so there's many years worth of platform inertia there too. Same for health and education. MS Azure seems to be driving the infrastructure for a lot of services that I'm currently using for work.

 

[Sluggotg]

One small thing we can do is boycott any product that has ads built into Windows. Take the time to notify the companies that are paying Microsoft to put the mandatory ads in windows, that you will NEVER buy their products because of this. When the companies find out they are making permanent enemies with these kind of ads, maybe they will be a little less common.

 

[TheOtherOne]

There is the need of a new desktop operating system to replace Windows. It is becoming a real shame and I cannot understand why not a single OEM can stop this degradation. Is it possible that all OEMs are allright with this ?

Gaming and Corporate are too major reasons. Micro$oft has all the game developers AND Hardware Manufacturers (only two big ones, nVidia and AMD) in their pockets and they won't officially support Linux.

Then you have their Office Suite that a LOT of small to medium size companies rely on. Micro$oft offers much cheaper subscription options (compare to others) and it's all integrated in Windows.

 

[mitch074]

Gaming and Corporate are too major reasons. Micro$oft has all the game developers AND Hardware Manufacturers (only two big ones, nVidia and AMD) in their pockets and they won't officially support Linux.

Then you have their Office Suite that a LOT of small to medium size companies rely on. Micro$oft offers much cheaper subscription options (compare to others) and it's all integrated in Windows.

NVIDIA maybe, AMD fully support Linux. As for office stuff, as said, with 365 the problem is mostly gone. Also, Steam+Proton is viable - gaming is a lousy excuse.
Frankly, the day I get rid of the last app that requires Windows at work, I migrate everybody at work to a Chromebook or a Linux install. At home ? Already done apart from a laptop (and even that one could go).

 

[Math Geek]

Then you have their Office Suite that a LOT of small to medium size companies rely on. Micro$oft offers much cheaper subscription options (compare to others) and it's all integrated in Windows.

considering there are MULTIPLE FREE office suites out there, how exactly is M$ cheaper for small business? and these options run on linux easily enough.

bit of a learning curve moving to linux for sure, but giving up and moving away from windows is a very satisfactory thing to do

i was a windows user from day 1 and grew up with it, i understand how comfortable that environment is since i know the ins and outs of it. but only took a few months to get the basics down for linux and i never looked back. this was when win 10 first came out, the writing was on the wall before that, but i chose to make the move then. Win 7 was my last daily driver and i'll never look back.

 

[emike09]

File explorer ads? Lock Screen ads? Settings Ads? General ads? IDK what Windows 11 ya'll are using, but I don't have any of those ads in W11. Never have, and I've been running it on all my home and work PCs since launch. Maybe because it's the Pro version? Clean install maybe? The only thing I see on a clean install is dumb start menu references to the TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Netflix apps, etc, which only take 1 minute to remove.

 

[palladin9479]

There is the need of a new desktop operating system to replace Windows. It is becoming a real shame and I cannot understand why not a single OEM can stop this degradation. Is it possible that all OEMs are allright with this ?

Not likely anytime soon, though Valves DXVK has done more to advance the cause than anyone else. It all comes down to binary compatibility for software. Target platform has a massive effect of how you build and package your code into a product. NT6+ x86-64 is the most common user platform on the planet, and because of this you want to build and package your software for it. That packaging is incompatible with POSIX platforms like Linux, BSD, MacOS, and Solaris not to mention being binary incompatible with any CPU that doesn't speak x86-64.

In order for Linux/BSD/MacOS to "replace" MS Windows, they would need the ability to natively run NT6 x86-64 packaged code. Good luck with that.

 

[Robin Prior]

"OFGB comes from Maddy (@xM4ddy), a programmer who drives Arch Linux daily rather than Windows"

A legend in his own time...

TY, Maddy

If you're referring to Maddy... SHE'S "A legend in HER own time" - Kudos Maddy!

 

[TheChange]

https://i.postimg.cc/tCPFXBY3/OFGB-Deps-exe-OFGB-dll-VT-3-l-71.png

"False positive" is just another lie for me.
Zero, 0 is the good "number"we want to see in VT.