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Install a better OS

That’s not a very helpful comment. Not everyone has a choice in what OS they use (especially if it’s at work)

At work, when windows is corporate policy, you do not need to care about exploits. It is literally other peoples' problem.

Its a problem for someone and knowing about any mitigation is helpful.

OK, yes, if you are the IT dept, you are on the hook. At least if you are the ones who picked windows. But maybe you didn't and strategically protested the directive to use windows that came from up above. Then again, you don't really have to care, not your problem...

It is your problem because IT’s job is to prevent this stuff from happening. It doesn’t matter if the order came down from above, you need to do what you can to mitigate damage.

There is a world of difference between "job" (try to do it properly) and "responsibility" (you are on the hook if things go wrong). If the order came from above and you pointed out the problems, it might still be your job. But not your responsibility.

You don't personally care so the rest of use should not care either? You think its someone else's problem, so hide the solution from everyone?

You buy support contracts and software from Microsoft so you don't have to care. If Microsoft fails like in this case, you just shouldn't give them money. In all cases, no need to ask anyone but Microsoft for a workaround or other info.

Why even bother reading anything on this site or commenting here when you can always just go to the source or manufacturer? Obviously, you have all of the answers anyway. Its clear no one here has anything to offer you. The rest of us however find value in understanding the experiences of others.

That's not a very helpful comment and highly subjective. Depending on their requirements and needs a different OS might not even be feasible.

hm... do you mean linux-based? can't... Korean banks have activeX + other crap requirements. (they even detect VMs in linux)

also, linux can't run apps like photoshop / adobe cc apps / etc

as for mac... I'm waiting for a M2 macbook pro 16 inch with RTX 3090 graphics for about $1500...

"also, linux can't run apps like photoshop / adobe cc apps / etc" - seem to run pretty well under Wine most of the time...

I haven't been able to get PS running in Wine since the 2017 CC release (and that required some hackery).

Are you aware of a way to get recent releases working aside from QEMU or KVM?

Run CC 2015?

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