Too complex for someone that isn’t already interested. Hell, the vast majority of users couldn’t reinstall Windows if they lost the restore partition.

Maybe school them on a live USB “install”? That’s how I started oh so many years back. No risk, easy way to get comfy with a test drive. And if they like it, there’s always (?) an install button.

OTOH, dumb as it sounds, seems like most people don’t have a handy USB drive these days. At my last job, a software dev, I don’t think I talked to a single end user that had a USB available for a Windows reinstall. Weird.

I’d recommend a Debian distro. Whatever one’s preference, Debian just works and seems to have the most documentation, especially for noobs.

Bit of a strange post, but hey, OP learned a cool thing today. I use my Android when my home internet shits the bed. Super slow, but it works well enough.

Windows has (had?) the ability to share internet through Ethernet a couple of decades ago. I think it required a crossover cable? Anyone remember what I’m talking about?

EDIT: ChatGPT found it by inputting the above text. Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)! Gods it’s been a long time since I did that.

20-years earlier.

Let’s call it an even 200 employees. That amounts to, rounded up, .003% of Meta’s staff of 74,067. Do with that info what you will

Solid answer! Guess I’m a cow patty for even asking, but you came to the rescue.

Why was the US funding FOSS projects? That strikes me as weird, inappropriate and suspicious.

Scots sounds like:

"Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna’ be fooled again!”

OK, maybe a slight twist, but Left 4 Dead absolutely sucks vs. Left 4 Dead 2. Want L4D? Fine. Play it inside L4D2 with better guns and zombies.

Bravery is doing a thing that scares the hell out of you. The reckless part is being brave when it’s foolish. He’s saying he was foolhardy. Probably doesn’t know the word exists.

LOL, forgot about that tacky bastard.

Sounds like you’re having a hard time keeping up with our ever changing technology. Win11 wasn’t much of a jump from Win10.

Had dozens of people ask me at my last job if they should punch the upgrade button. Only had one person complain they “couldn’t use it”, and he was a moron.

There are public and private channels, simple as.

Simple strategy. You lose the low value customers, retain the spenders. Less cost for infrastructure, employees, all that.

They’re likely cutting it too close with the cost, but what do I know, I don’t pay for jack.

Next time you want to bitch about everything Trump taking legal years:

My case is about 5 years old now, I have been going through the legal process the whole time I’ve been working on this. I have finally been found guilty and sentenced, and I’m going away next month.

In other news, legal insurance is about $26/mo. Arm yourself. (And it’s not just for suing people or defending criminal charges. Having a legal opinion a phone call away, or a letter written, can be life changing.)

https://gemini.google.com/share/6d141b742a13

Note the URL. Straight from the source.

Can we get The Black Sun while we’re at it?

^ Exactly this. First thing I thought because it’s so obvious.

How is it played? 3rd person?

You’ve already got excellent advice, but I’ll add this to maybe save you some money.

Since you’re replacing it anyway, go ahead and yank it and get the part number off the back. As Septimaeus said, it’s likely used on several laptop models. Vendors always charge more when you’re searching for the laptop model. Search instead for the monitor model. Also, try eBay and other vendors. You might be surprised at the cost differences after a little shopping.