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Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
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this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2026
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I'd guess you got downvoted because you expect other people to solve your problems. You expect someone to promise you it will work without any issues.
Instead of putting in the work and just trying it. You don't have to go all in, either. Just make some space on the drive and do a parallel install. Dual boot.
Best case: you find out many things with little to no effort and such permanently, gaining freedom.
Worst case: you switch back, having learned something useful.
But don't expect strangers to exactly know your use case. It's your computer. Take ownership of it!
On top of that, writing a second comment so you see this update.
I only have one drive, with secure boot and bitlocker active. You of all people, someone involved with Linux on Lemmy, should know what a recipe for disaster it would be to partition that drive. Given Windows' proclivity for breaking everything when it comes to Linux and dual-booting, on top of being new to the scene, my concerns seem pretty fucking legitimate.
And yet the reception is cold downvotes and a mischaracterisation of my original post.
Great job you guys, surely the year of Linux will be any day now with that attitude 🙄...
I didn't ask for help. Nor did I command anyone to help.
Yet people didn't do the bare minimum of acknowledging the potential issues. They downvoted and hid their head in the sand.
We didn't hid our heads in the sand. Your comment serves no purpose, besides being a rant about how Linux cannot work for you. You could at least be more polite.
No one forced you to use Linux, and probably no one will. It's your setup, and it's your responsibility.
If you want to keep being an asshole, you will only get more down votes. If you need help transitioning to Linux, you can politely ask for it.
There is no point attacking random people for not "acknowledging" your issues.