RetroFed Forum

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

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Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca Joined: 2025-12-09

Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2023-06-18

I always wondered why VLC took so long to start. Now I know.

Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca Joined: 2025-12-09

It's that Microsoft. Poor VLC 🥹

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-09-04

Dunno. Windows 10 seems fine.... Just sayin

Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2023-06-18

After I excluded the vlc process from Windows Defender "protection", it does indeed start up much faster now.

savutano@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-08-03

He's made some good puzzle games, but Johnathon Blow is a moron.

alsimoneau@lemmy.ca Joined: 2023-06-18

VLC, QGIS, GIMP

All takes a second on Linux and minutes on Windows

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)