Rant: Isn't windows supposed to "just work"?
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If somebody is selling hardware and not distributing working drivers for it, that's just a dead product.
If you're used to Linux though, install WSL2 to get a native shell you're familiar with.
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I dislike Windows as much as the next guy, and recognize this is just a rant. However:
- Might be more HP's fault than Windows
- Might be mire Zoom's fault than Windows (though Windows audio is a gongshow)
- Just use OpenSSH from Command Prompt or Powershell. It should be preinstalled I think but if not can be installed through Programs and Features) in Windows 10 and above.
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What you should have posted was nothing.
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Windows feels less stable today than it has been for a long time. I spend so long, on every Windows computer, waiting for windows that have turned white and say "not responding" in the title bar. I use Linux for almost everything, partly out of principle, but largely because the Windows experience is so slow and frustrating these days.
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Windows was never oriented around "just works". That was Mac. Windows's main selling point is that it never becomes incompatible, and that has largely stayed true. You can still to this day insert the disk for some proprietary application from Windows 2.0 and it will still install and run. Try that with another operating system!
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I thought windows had ssh in the terminal by default?
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All Operating systems get more complex release by release, including the applications and all the different hardware platforms and peripherals. So there will be problems.
The "It just works" catchphrase came from Steve Jobs back in 2003. It didn't exactly mean things were perfect but that regular people/non experts should not have to struggle with technical mumbo jumbo to use a computer.
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This has absolutely never been my experience. Many people actually say Wine is a better choice for running legacy windows games and applications.
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They have their own thing I believe. Have to use Putty for SSH.
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It does. OpenSSH 9.5p1 on my desktop.
Which is kind of weird, because that version is a year and a half old. 9.9p2 is current.
