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Andrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10 (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by starman@programming.dev to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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[–] DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I discovered basic versions of windows are even more restrictive when I was unable to install my favorite lightweight pdf reader in a friend's laptop because Windows home just said that for my safety I wasn't allowed. With no option to bypass this limitation being hinted at.

Ended up installing it anyways but had to run the installer from an admin terminal (luckily it was windows 7 so it was a local account with admin rights instead of a bullshit Microsoft one)

[–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

This has to be some sort of policy being enabled. I have seen that window, but there are ways to bypass it - though in hindsight, they are not as evident. For example, right-click then choose "Open."

[–] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago

drop the pdf reader. libreoffice makes the pdfs look horrific and apache doesnt work