Help me buy a computer for my kid

[Darth Wagtaros]

I suggest not waiting too much longer.  RAM prices are already skyrocketing.

[Threviel]

Thanks everyone.

The computer is bought and tested and i'm jealous. It's a monster compared to my M1 iMac.

It's very quick and responsive but from a user standpoint i'm reminded that Windows is horrible.

[Norgy]

It's funny how the last two iterations have both made it significantly worse.

I was fine with Win7.

[Valmy]

Microsoft decided it was too beloved by its users and have really doubled down on enshitification and refusal to allow you to even own a fucking license to use their shitty products.

If there weren't a million worse things going on in the world I would be bitching about them non-stop. If this was 1996 they would be enemy #1.

But its 2026 so instead Microsoft being horrible is just a minor annoyance.

[Threviel]

One example of MS crap is that Chrome is automatically blocked by Family Safety if any kind of web filter is used and it's a bit of a hassle to fix that.

Conveniently Edge is not blocked.

And those kinds of Shenanigans are everywhere in every piece of the system. Pissing their users in the face in an underhanded manner all the fucking time.

[viper37]

There was a vulnerability on Chrome and they got overzealous, obviously.

Microsoft Family Safety blocking Chrome can be frustrating, especially when it affects all versions of the browser. This issue is often caused by content restrictions within Family Safety settings, which may be preventing access to non-Microsoft browsers. To resolve this, check the Microsoft Family Safety settings by visiting account.microsoft.com/family, selecting the affected child's account, and reviewing the Content Restrictions section. If the "Block inappropriate browsing" option is enabled, it may be restricting access to Chrome. Disabling this setting should allow Chrome to function normally. Another possible solution is to reset Chrome permissions. If Family Safety continues to block Chrome despite granting permission, try signing out of the child's Chrome sync account and resetting the browser settings. This can be done by opening Chrome, navigating to Settings > Reset Settings, and selecting Restore settings to their original defaults. 



JFC.  All of this for one browser.    I hadn't realized how bad it got.

Just download Firefox.
Also this:
https://superuser.com/questions/1013702/completely-disable-uac-in-windows-10

And I really like this script, you can see what it does at the bottom:
https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat