Swiss1960

Just a heads up: I was informed yesterday evening, that students of a public Pattaya school, that attended the firework festivals last week, have yesterday been diagnosed with Covid. I was informed, because my daughter attends the same school, actually even a parallel class to one of the affected students. And I have seen the pics of thousands of maskless people on the beach, so it does not take a genius to predict that this might be the second hot spot after the Loy Krathong festival in Si Racha...

There is yet to be an official announcement from the school or the health department, but I know that I will keep my daughter at home for now and have her do a Covid antigen test, even though she did receive her Pfizer shots through the school vaccination program.

Peeing in a toilet while standing is disgusting. There will always be drops on the floor all around the toilet, no matter how hard you try to omit that, and I am pretty sure that you don't clean the floor after every time you pee? And here comes the wife sitting down and putting her feet on the floor you messed up.

Ever looked at the floor around urinals in public toilets? There you see what I mean when I say that peeing while standing is making a mess of the floor around it, whether urinal or "normal" toilet. 

Peeing in a toilet at home while standing is disrespecting your wife, because she will have to clean up the mess that you caused. 

13 minutes ago, Chad3000 said:

LoL

 

IAM A PROFESSIONAL ????????

 

Operating systems as you well know are very complicated. This list will not get any shorter as the OS ages into existence. Windows 10 has a litany of issues - still.

 

I didn't bother reading your drivel but being the kind guy I am won't report you for telling me to SHUT THE F UP!!!

 

That list won't be any shorter two years from now - it's always something.

 

As for the progressive rollout yes that's common knowledge. You gonna wait till 2025 IT guy??? Prolly lol.

You started this by calling my statement "rubbish" and it took me less than 2 minutes to prove how little you know. I use 10 and 11 in parallel and compare the versions and updates and I can say with 100% certainty that the 10 version has MUCH LESS issues than the 11 version, but that is to be expected for a mature system. Most standard users of the 10 version won't even notice that there are bugs, as they are in very specialized areas, while the 11 issues will at present be encountered by the majority of users, normal users or professionals.

As for changing to 11, there is no rush, and if you do not need any of the new features in 11, I recommend to everybody to wait for at least 1 year since the initial release, and upgrade then, if your device is compatible, otherwise wait until your old device is getting to slow and needs replacement anyway, and then you get switched to the new version automatically, and yes, that might be 2025 for my old W10 device, since it is less than 2 years old.

35 minutes ago, Chad3000 said:

Wouldn't recommend upgrade but you'll have to sooner or later

End of support for Windows 10, as announced by Microsoft, is currently 14 October 2025... ????

21 minutes ago, Chad3000 said:

Rubbish

You should shut the f*** up, if you have no idea what you are talking about. I am a IT professional, using both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Quote from the Windows 11 site: 

"The upgrade will then roll out over time to in-market devices based on intelligence models that consider hardware eligibility, reliability metrics, age of device and other factors that impact the upgrade experience. We expect all eligible devices to be offered the free upgrade to Windows 11 by mid-2022."

And here is the list of bugs that were fixed as of 12 November:

Today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.346 (KB5007262) to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels.

This update includes the following improvements:

• We fixed an issue that affects the Appx PowerShell cmdlet functionality on PowerShell 7.1 and later.
• We fixed an issue that causes some users to see an unexpected “bad image” error message dialog at startup.
• We fixed an issue that causes searchindexer.exe to stop responding during a dismount operation in the remote desktop environment.
• We fixed an issue that affects the opening of the SearchFilterHost.exe process.
• We added support for the cancellation of daylight savings time for the Republic of Fiji for 2021.
• We fixed an issue that causes devices that have certain processors to stop responding when waking from hibernation.
• We fixed a COM initialization issue in wslapi.dll that might cause the calling process to stop working.
• We fixed an issue in the Hyper-V virtual machine bus (VMBus) that causes the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) VM to occasionally time out when attaching disks. This issue also prevents the utility from starting.
• We fixed an issue that affects the System Memory Management Unit’s (SMMU) fault handling after hibernation.
• We fixed an issue that causes the system to stop working after you enable Hyper-V.
• We fixed an issue that fails to apply machine Group Policy objects automatically at startup or in the background to devices on a domain that have certain processors.
• We fixed an issue that causes the Server Manager cmdlet to return a failure. As a result, many Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) validations fail during the installation of optional features.
• We added the option to configure an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) maximum transmission unit (MTU) that is less than 576 bytes on an interface.
• We fixed an issue that causes get-winevent to fail, and the error is an InvalidOperationException.
• We fixed an issue that incorrectly renders some variable fonts.
• We fixed an issue that displays glyphs at the wrong angle when you use the Meiryo UI font and other vertical fonts. These fonts are frequently used in Japan, China, or other countries in Asia.
• We added a feature to facilitate certain cross-browser data transfers.
• We fixed an issue that occurs when a dialog opens within Internet Explorer.
• We fixed an issue in CLSID_InternetExplorer. [UPDATED] We fixed an issue that affects Internet Explorer COM automation scenarios. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ.
• We fixed an issue that causes Internet Explorer to stop working when you copy and paste text while using the Input Method Editor (IME).
• We fixed an issue that causes certain apps to stop responding to input. This issue occurs on devices that have a touchpad.
• We fixed a touch keyboard deployment issue that affects WebView2 controls in Windows UI Library 3.0 (WinUI 3) applications.
• We fixed a memory leak in ctfmon.exe that occurs when you switch between different edit clients.
• We updated the phone number for Windows Activation for locales that have the wrong phone number.
• We fixed a known issue that causes error codes 0x000006e4, 0x0000007c, or 0x00000709 when connecting to a remote printer that is shared on a Windows print server.
• We fixed an issue that affects USB Print devices that support Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Over USB. This issue prevents these USB Print devices from completing installation.
• We fixed an issue that causes certain USB Print installers to report that they don’t detect the printer after you plug it in.
• We fixed an issue where OS functionality could be improperly redirected when microsoft-edge: links are invoked.
• We fixed an issue in the Windows audio system that might cause the audiodg.exe process to stop working, which results in a temporary loss of audio.
• We fixed an issue that prevents Software-Defined Networking (SDN) virtual machines from working when you configure the Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) VPN bandwidth limitation.
• We fixed an issue that might cause the return value of GetCommandLineA() to be lowercase in some developer scenarios.
• We fixed a Primary Refresh Token (PRT) update issue that occurs when VPN users sign in using Windows Hello for Business when the VPN connection is offline. Users receive unexpected authentication prompts for online resources that are configured for user sign-in frequency (SIF) in Azure Active Directory-Conditional Access.
• We added the message that indicates that an organization’s policy manages the user’s location privacy settings. This message appears when the privacy settings are controlled by the Group Policy documented in Manage connections from Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating system components to Microsoft services.
• We fixed an issue that affects the Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) credential provider and prevents the display of the PIN entry box.
• We fixed an issue that causes Windows Defender Application Control to incorrectly compare two file version numbers.
• We enhanced Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks.
• We fixed an issue that might cause Windows Mixed Reality to start when you put on a headset. This issue occurs even when you’ve turned off the option “Start Mixed Reality Portal when my headset’s presence sensor detects that I’m wearing it”.
• We fixed an audio distortion issue that affects Xbox One and Xbox Series Audio peripherals and occurs when you use them with spatial audio.
• We fixed an issue that causes the AltGr key to stop working if a remote desktop client is running or if RemoteApp was disconnected.
• We fixed an issue that causes the edit button and the battery icon in Quick Settings to intermittently disappear.
• We fixed an issue that affects the Focus Assist button in the notification area, and we provided an accessible name for screen readers.
• We updated several aspects of Windows emoji. As part of an iterative and ongoing work, we have made the following improvements for this release:
  • Updated all emoji in the Segoe UI Emoji font to the Fluent 2D emoji style
  • Included support for Emoji 13.1, which:
    • Updated the emoji dictionary
    • Added the ability to search for Emoji 13.1 in all supported languages
    • Updated the Emoji and more panel so you can enter emoji in your applications

• We fixed an issue that affects the display of the number of unread notifications; some numbers don’t appear in the center of the circle in the notification area.
• We fixed an issue that affects the Start menu when you install a large number of apps and change the screen resolution. The app names appear on the Start menu, but the app icons are missing. This update might also improve the reliability of the Start menu when you use secondary monitors in mixed resolution scenarios.
• We fixed an issue that causes flickering when you hover over icons on the taskbar; this issue occurs if you’ve applied a high contrast theme.
• We updated the Start menu’s Ease of Access folder name to “Accessibility” to match our naming standard across Windows 11 (original release).
• We fixed an issue that affects Microsoft Narrator users when they select Braille options in Settings.
• We changed the screen color to blue when a device stops working or a stop error occurs as in previous versions of Windows.
• We fixed an issue that causes some app icons in the Start’s All apps list to be cut off on the bottom after you change the screen resolution.
• We fixed an issue that, under certain conditions, prevents the keyboard focus rectangle from being visible when you use Task View, Alt-Tab, or Snap Assist.
• We fixed an issue that affects apps that provide context (shortcut) menu items in File Explorer and desktop context menus. This issue occurs if these apps utilize Directory or Directory\Background registrations.
• We fixed an issue that automatically removes the Serbian (Latin) Windows display language from a device .
• We fixed an issue that displays the incorrect background for the iFLY Simplified Chinese IME icon in the notification area.
• We fixed an issue that displays a blank space on the bottom of the Touch keyboard when you close the keyboard while the Suggestion UI is expanded.
• We fixed reliability issues that prevent the display of File Explorer and desktop shortcut menus. This issue often occurs when you choose to use a single click to open an item.
• We added an option for you to choose whether to automatically turn on Focus Assist for the first hour after a Windows feature update.
• We improved the animation performance of icons on the taskbar.
• We fixed a reliability issue on the lock screen that affects the rendering of the network status text.
• We fixed volume control issues that affect Bluetooth audio devices.
• We fixed an issue that causes File Explorer to stop working after you close a File Explorer window.
• We fixed an issue that displays incorrect closed-caption shadows for some videos.
• We fixed an issue that causes the Windows Update History page in the Settings app to display a summary count of zero (0) updates per category when there are updates listed.
• We fixed an issue that occurs when you run a 32-bit application on a 64-bit version of Windows 11. If you call NetServerEnum(), it might return error 87 or error 1231.
• We fixed an issue that prevents your device from starting up, and it becomes unresponsive because of licensing API calls.
• We fixed an issue in the Windows Network File System (NFS) client that might prevent you from renaming a file after mounting an NFS share. This issue occurs if you rename the file using File Explorer but does not occur if you rename the file using command line.
• We fixed an issue that prevents flash drives, such SD cards and certain USB drives, from appearing in the Defragment and Optimize Drives UI.
• We fixed an issue that might cause a stop error in volmgr.sys when you delete a volume.
• We fixed an issue that affects NTFS when you enable the update sequence number (USN) journal. NTFS performs unnecessary actions each time it performs a write operation, which affects I/O performance.
• We enabled onunload events to create pop-up windows in Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode.

@up2you2 when you buy a new computer,  the cost is not Windows 11 (or 10), but the computer and its specifications, I.e. HDD or SDD, chip set, graphic card, screen size etc. All this depends on your usage. But since you still run Windows 7, I assume that you are a low to standard user with no special needs, therefore 15-25K Baht will give you a decent laptop of 14 or 15".

Buy a computer with Windows 10! Make sure, it can later be upgraded to Windows 11 (needs TPM 2.0), if the computer does not say "Windows 11 ready", there is an easy to install App - or an option in the Windows Update settings - to check this, let your seller do this.

Windows 11 is still in its early stages, lot of bugs and still missing some features, and I would not recommend it to a normal user yet. Q1 next year will be ok. Upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 is free and easy.

Fully artificial bookkeeping, not a single Baht really earned... 

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Possibly however it also barred him from......................

 

"Based on a press release issued by the Swiss Federal Council, starting from Monday, the certificate will be required to access indoor areas, such as restaurants, bars, theatres, concerts, cinemas, and other private events.

 

Access to cultural and leisure activities such as zoos, libraries, museums, fitness centres, water parks, swimming pools, and casinos will also be limited to only COVID-19 certificate holders. In addition, the certificate will also be mandatory for those who wish to access indoor sporting and cultural activities."

 

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/switzerland-makes-covid-19-passport-mandatory-for-accessing-restaurants-other-indoor-spaces-including-for-tourists/

 

 

While it is true that the UN requires visitors to prove that they are vaccinated, Mr. Anutin as a diplomat would be able to attend UN meetings, the Swiss authorities would have nothing to say about that.

He might however find it difficult to even book a hotel room in Geneva without a Swiss Covid certificate (besides not being allowed in any other place), so he would have to sleep on the couch in the Embassy of Thailand in Bern.

9 minutes ago, Chad3000 said:

It would appear the scientists in Switzerland differ on the matter.

That is a wrong statement. People who are vaccinated with Sinovac are allowed to enter Switzerland, but Sinovac does not enable you to get a Swiss Covid certificate, which you need for MOST activities in Switzerland, like going to eat, skiing, concerts etc. See my post above

As per the link in the main article: He would have been allowed to enter Switzerland and THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO QUARANTINE for him. 

HOWEVER: With the vaccine combination he has, he would not have gotten a Swiss Covid certificate, for which every visitor to Switzerland can apply by showing his/her vaccination status. EU certificates are also accepted, but obviously not the Thai certificates (why might that be???). This certificate he would need to enter buildings or do activities such as :

- go check his Swiss bank accounts

- enter restaurants to go eat and drink

- go into any red light establishment and bars 

- go skiing in any mountain resort

So he might have been able to attend a UN event, but he probably did not want to go there in the first place...

6 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Switzerland is not a member state of the European Union (EU) ????

Switzerland is a member of the Schengen Union, which makes a visa to Switzerland a visa to Europe 

Some disadvantages listed above. Mainly, it is all about your neighbors, but you can have disorderly neighbors within or outside gated communities. Outside gated communities, you have less protection from them, but more distance, if you are lucky. 

My main issue buying a house was the location of the private swimming pool. Most houses here have the swimming pool in front of the house (probably to show what you have), which I definitely did NOT want.

As my moo baan is well managed, we have functioning CCTV, clean streets, regular garbage collection and a management that collects fees and does expose non-payers, deals with issues with municipality etc. The management is all Thais, works great. Very low fees (less than 500 / month), as we do not have any communal facilities to maintain. AND I am lucky with my neighbors.

11 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Fake news?

Was it more than 2000 then?

No, it was less than 2000 arrivals...