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Your Windows 10 PC will soon be 'junk' - users told to resist Microsoft deadline::If you're still using Windows 10 and don't want to upgrade to Windows 11 any time soon you might want to sign a new online petition

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[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But can I be fucked waiting 5 minutes for a VM to boot every time I need to use a Windows-only tool?

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't shutdown the VM. Instead, use shutdown -> save button in the virt-manager. Now your VM will launch in seconds next time you want to use it because it'll be resumed from the saved state.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

now your VM will start in seconds

Cries in HDD

[–] CalicoJack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a great excuse for a bit of a hardware upgrade, SSDs have gotten pretty cheap. You can change your whole computing life for $30-50.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could just use the earliest version of Windows that the software works (Windows 7 usually) and then keep the VM air gapped (aka no Internet connection)

[–] silverbax@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Let me introduce you to Adobe. Single-handedly keeping Linux adoption in check.