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^ Thanks for that. It is more for all my veracrypt volumes on ext HDD's. On the SSD with linux on , I can use it but not formated with NTFS. So I'll need ext drives for Linux back ups too. More profit for Western digital then.

^ Ok. Khon Kaen Uni it is. Well the SHA 256 is right.

Probably a stupid question : If you download the linux mint iso from a Thai mirror , is the OS then in Thai ?

So Linux can't use Veracrypts in NTFS ?

Depends on the computer , isn't it ? Desktops are very easy . Older laptops too , well mine is/was. The new slim ones , like my new one , are not easily opened , although it seems that way looking at the YT video's. I'm talking about opening an expensive new laptop computer without damaging it .

I don't use/need many apps. And the ones I choose I stick by. I barely tried new programs the last 10 years , just other browsers because the ones that still work in XP couldn't open many sites. Linux will have enough , and then there is the dual boot , so for special apps I can go to W 11. Did you try Zorin OS ?

Now Virtualbox is just a program I would choose to try before a clean install or .... in a virtual box. No seriously , I don't try or install much software. So a round up of things I want to try before re-installing is enough.

Line just asks for login , why would I loose the link . Wouldn't you loose the link with a smartphone? How are you going to scan the QR code then ? Having a phone or not , has nothing to do with money to buy one , cheap or not. I don't like that they try to link it to a real identity via a registered phone. That is why I ask to make me an account with a SIM you don't use or going to stop. And "pay as you go" , you always have to have some money on the sim , that you need to refill , even if you don't use it. It was that way with DTAC a decade ago when I had a dumb 2G phone.

Worse than the FBI , microsoft all the time.... 555. Well I was ok with wmp 10 or 11 ( I can't find a good DL for 12 , which isn't that great) , W11 spying mediaplayer with history you can't easily delete , s_cks , and legacy media is just ok , so yes I tried to install the old ones.

Wow , can't believe you guys are so casual about electrostatic discharge. especially you OMF , because you play around with electronics too. Not that I needed reminding but Dell clearly states it too in its service manual. Besides these new slim laptops are not easy to open without damaging it.

I've always used Tweak UI in XP , so trying to see what I can change for the better in W11. Sure you get used to W11 , but it is nice to tweak it . With the build in camera , there is no program , only the W11 camera ... or is this not from W11 ?

I 've read a lot about it , and it is best to install Windows first , then linux with grub for dual boot. No need to keep the windows SSD out when installing linux. It is not easy opening the computer and always a risk , with ESD damaging the components.

Yes lots of players , but I can't try them all . I just tried to install WMP 10 and 11 , and deleted the WMP legacy to do so. Of course 10 &11 did not go , and it seems I can't get legacy back... until I re-install W11. Musicbee was already on my list. You can't go trimming the SSD everytime you open "sensitive" files. So I keep it in veracrypt volumes. Of course no way of knowing where W11 keeps backups or copies. Privacy got seriously worse in last editions of windows and with SSD's . I'll check out your suggestions .

No , I don't do online banking. I haven't for more than 12 years now, because I was on wXP , and if something happens with banks , it will be my fault (even though it isn't) . I don't see me do online banking now that I have a new computer with latest OS. I don't trust it , especially here in Thailand. Read enough horror stories here about money leaking away from accounts and Thai banks that are difficult to deal with.

These are my first steps in linux and I want to keep it seperate from windows , like really on another SSD. I don't want partitions on same SSD for different OS'ses. First try and see whether they go well for me and my hardware , then clean install W11, later buy second SSD and install the distro that I like and works.

Hey there ! I going to do a clean install of W11 and this gives me the opportunity to tryout FREE apps/programs without worrying about the mess they make or leave behind . Of course I'll try Linux too like Mint cinnamon and Zorin OS, before installing W11. I need to know that they can handle new hardware , like 12th gen intel CPU/gpu, nVidia 3060 and sound/wifi card. But what must have apps should I try ? I will be trying things like classic shell/open shell and startallback , maybe some tweakers like : tweakUIX or Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 to get W11 to my liking. I was very happy with my old KMPlayer for the last 12 years , but the new ones are not that great. W11's mediaplayer and Movies & tv , are not good enough by far , so Potplayer , Gomplayer, MPC-BE and maybe even try VLC again. I already tried that one 2 times in winXP but didn't like it. Still , it seems much used in linux so I'll try it again in W11. Maybe some audioplayers . Those videoplayers above can be used as music player but maybe specific audio players are better ? I already use Audacity and DBpowerAmp. Not that happy with W11 photoviewer , need another simple but good one. For simple changes , I use the office 2003 picture manager , although limited , it is still better than the W11 one or the sniping tool. I rarely use Photoshop 4 , bought in Panthip Bangkok in 2003 . Just to do more complex things like combining pictures , blurr , picture on picture , like putting a signiture on a document . I need something like Photoshop but that does not convert to another format , like Photoshop does with its PSD files , but stays in the same Jpeg or bmp and others. And not too complex. Are there better apps than W11 camera , where you can choose which format or compression ? An easy video cutter/combiner that doesn't convert formats and doesn't degrade the end product would be helpful. It is weird to see people make good video's on their phone , but it is more difficult on a fullsized computer ? I have family send me video's that look very good and still a small file from their phone , but like making rather mediocre video's with a webcam results in big files . For encryption , I'm happy with Veracrypt , although the old Truecrypt still works in W11 , old Truecrypt volumes sometimes cause BSOD's , also opened in veracrypt in truecrypt mode . Sadly privacy tools like Eraser don't work on SSD's , they don't overwrite like on HDD's. Happy with Proton VPN , for the rare times that I need it. No torrents though , well not in the free version. I'm not a gamer , but I do like playing solitair games while looking (or more) listening to tv and movies. (because they are boring) . The W11 games are annoying with their fade/flow effects and adds , changing cards to places I don't want. Searching online for others , they have these effects too, some wXP games still work in W11 , but with no sound and even as adm you have to allow them everytime so you get that permission screen , full screen... Now just looking at the amount of free regular games , it is impossible to choose . I want to try , my computer is good for it , but I don't like to learn much . This is my chance to explore real games but it is discouraging. 10 years ago I played Hitman and a free ski down the mountain game , it was boring . I would like to understand the appeal games have on so many people , because I don't get it. And now is the time to try it. Then another important thing : I don't own a phone , I don't want one , but what do you know , you need one to get access for making an account for Line or Whatsapp. My veterinarian is 30 km away and she has Line . Line seems popular here in Thailand. Everytime I need to know whether she is open , I have to let the cleaning lady phone which is annoying . Any of you with an unused or soon te be thrown away SIM card that can make a log in + password for a Line account and even a whatapp account for me ? I understand that when you have those , you don't need a phone to use these on a laptop/desktop computer . A google groups login , would be appreciated . The KMPlayers forum is only accessible with a google login and when the other media players are not to my liking I need to see what is on the forum to get a better KMP experience. Thanks

Tried VLC twice , didn't like it. I use KMPlayer . I like how I can change the size of the subs , audio sync, with just some shortcuts on the keyboard. One click to full size and back. MPC-BE is an option . But I must say that with a faster 4k screen , in many recent uploads in 264 and 265 , movement in video's is less smooth.

The hover over engages the leftside widget screen , I think ( it's been more than a month that I disabled it ). I did the ultimate : No widgets , not just hide them , but no news feeds loading in the background using my internet connection. Like I said , I did this right after I bought the computer , so I don't remember, but I kept this link: Because when do a clean install , I'll need to do it again. Microsoft said that in the future they will allow 3rd party widgets , not just their cr_p and MSN feeds . But even then I don't want it.

I did it the day after , so through some register setting :How to Remove Bing Chat “Discover” Button in Microsoft Edge (howtogeek.com)

Lots of truth in there , for me that is. Now I must say that I had (still have) XP media center edition , which is much nicer looking than plain XP.

The trouble with using third party apps to "mold" windows to your liking , like your "Total Commander " or changing the look of W 11 , is that W11 is a OS that is not finished . With every update , if anything goes wrong , you wonder whether it is one of these changer apps or something more invasive as an other file explore.

Yes cortana and teams and others I already forget , I unnstalled them quickly. Too often the nagging about making edge the default browser. Now I do like edge , even with the endless tweaks for more privacy, but I refuse to put it as default . Compare W11 Photo (viewer) with the same picture in paint , a media player , ... and the photo viewer's colours are off . How to use that to make changes when the colours are not real ? I just came from XP , so scrolling without selecting window , is new for me. Last computer's battery , I could take out , but now they are inside so limiting charging via software is great. What I don't like is that when you move or copy files to another window/folder , it automaticly orders them . The copy process is weird too although I like that I can see the speed and a graph.

Only for people with a microsoft account , I hope. I don't have one. It was already a pain to get rid of the widgets and the ads/news in start menu and in edge. Everytime they get out something new , I have to search to get rid of it , like the big B (bing) in edge. So much useless stuff like onedrive, clipchamp , windows games which is full of ads > uninstall. Some of the games in XP work in W11 (but without sounds) , XP calculator is better than the ugly W11 one. Snipping tool had a bug , I use the office 2003 office picture manager ... still works in W11. After what , 2 /3 decades of windows , you still need a third party media player ? Movies & TV or the Media player s_ck. WMP legacy is doable. What I do like is scrolling in a window without the need to select it. Setting battery levels to start and stop charging. But those things may have been in other versions too.

12 years in Phrae , until late 2019 we had to go to NAN immigration and no home visits . Now 3+ years Phrae immigration office with one home visit last year (or the year before , I forget). Nice folks . No changes at my renewal in sept 22 . Did he have to send the pictures to I.O. ? Or show them on his phone or camera ?

And I did find woke Bill Gates' only contribution to w11: