Re: Not only am I going to continue using Windows 7 on my main PC...
"I haven't downloaded or installed any Windows updates since 2016."
The last time I did 'windows update' was when I installed 7 on a reconditioned machine that I'd just bought on E-bay, while I still could... and I ran all of the updates through my manual "do not install these" list and left out a BUNCH of them (GWX was still a problem then), and after that, I've left it 'as-is'. NO updates.
Why do I need them when they ATTEMPT TO INSTALL WIN-10-NIC? Why do I need them WHEN THEY INSTALL SPYWARE? And so on.
If I don't surf the web from a windows box, I doubt I even EVAR need updates, unless there's some REAL problem to solve.
And I'm very much considering putting all of that into a VM, and running it with LINUX AS THE HOST, for whenever I need anything that requires windows...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
