• derek@infosec.pub
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    9 days ago

    With proper partitioning and backup strategies deployed during setup an admin could inexorably hose the OS and it wouldn’t be a big deal. I can count on one hand the amount of times it’s made sense to nuke a Linux machine. None of those incidents required I redeploy from scratch. Just re-install, log in, and all the data is exactly where it ought to be.

    I’ve reguarly had to re-install Windows machines from scratch as if they were some eldritch beast whose rage was only calmed after the ritual sacrifice was complete.

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      9 days ago

      “First you gotta run dism.exe [whateverthefuck] then sfc /scannow and make sure your power profile is set to performance. Then when - inevitably - none of that works you may proceed with the bi-annual ritual”

      The answer I get when I search any windows issue and I’m only slightly exaggerating