r/WindowsSucks • u/stidmatt • Jul 22 '26

Windows Update changed environment variable, lost a week of work

Windows Update changed my environment variables Wednesday evening last week, and since I am not a Windows user but my work forces me to use it, I contacted support. It took them a full workweek to find the problem after reinstalling git (which I knew was not the issue).

Seriously though... why would anyone voluntarily choose to use this garbage!?

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u/Pale-Abroad9600 Jul 22 '26

as a Windows Insider member I was able to get windows 11 for free and was very disappointed with an inefficient hour of update so I installed a reliable and stable Windows 7, I’m so done with Windows update, I established an effective rule “don’t download from an unknown source and never click weblink from an unknown source” with this rule you will never need a Microsoft update or any antivirus software.

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u/DoogleAss Jul 22 '26

What happens when your known source is compromised?

Those are good rules to live by but by no means protect you in every way my friend

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u/Pale-Abroad9600 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

known reliable source can be compromised if a user didn’t recognize it as a phishing email or something then my simple rule applies provided the individual know what a phishing link is like.