Windows has been modular long time ago already. That does not mean the home user gets to enjoy that without using extra tools like NTLite to modify the install.iso. Mostly its turn on/off features. On the server side so called core installs, where you only had cmd-line, were a thing like 15 years ago.xhunaudio wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 4:23 pm I also remember Windows 12 was planned to be "modular", without further specifications from Microsoft.
Is Linux A Real Option For Music?
- KVRAF
- 2318 posts since 23 Sep, 2004 from Kocmoc
Soft Knees - Live 12, Diva, Omnisphere, Slate Digital VSX, TDR, Kush Audio, U-He, PA, Valhalla, Fuse, Pulsar AUDIO, NI, OekSound etc. on Win11Pro R7950X & RME AiO Pro
https://www.youtube.com/@softknees/videos Music & Demoscene
https://www.youtube.com/@softknees/videos Music & Demoscene
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7025 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Windows 11 has become increasingly modular in how features and components are delivered and updated, but it remains a largely monolithic operating system rather than a fully modular one. Using tools to strip out components doesn’t make it modular.legendCNCD wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:48 pmWindows has been modular long time ago already. That does not mean the home user gets to enjoy that without using extra tools like NTLite to modify the install.iso. Mostly its turn on/off features. On the server side so called core installs, where you only had cmd-line, were a thing like 15 years ago.xhunaudio wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 4:23 pm I also remember Windows 12 was planned to be "modular", without further specifications from Microsoft.
Where’s our dear beloved friend Tiles to come and bring balance to the truth? Oh, yeah. He probably only criticizes Linux. He’d probably side with you just to spite me.
Most tech professionals do not consider Windows a “Modular” OS.
Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
- KVRian
- 503 posts since 24 Feb, 2008 from Germany
Back on your warpath? Imagine being so obsessed with me that you drag my name and a wrong take on Windows modularity into a thread about switching to Linux. Pathetic
Quick lesson since you're so desperate: shipping furniture in separate boxes doesn't make the house modular. That's delivery, not architecture. But i guess that's the textbook Linux fanboy in you. Thinking blind loyalty equals expertise and that every bug is a brilliant feature.
Which should answer your question, nope, once again you are simply wrong. Like so often.
Here we are, you asked for a slap, and you got it. Happy now?
Quick lesson since you're so desperate: shipping furniture in separate boxes doesn't make the house modular. That's delivery, not architecture. But i guess that's the textbook Linux fanboy in you. Thinking blind loyalty equals expertise and that every bug is a brilliant feature.
Which should answer your question, nope, once again you are simply wrong. Like so often.
Here we are, you asked for a slap, and you got it. Happy now?
“The biggest crime of a musician is to play notes instead of making music.”
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7025 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
- KVRian
- 503 posts since 24 Feb, 2008 from Germany
Oh, wow. Look, an intellectual looking word: 'Pavlovian'! Did you just find that word in a dictionary, or did ChatGPT suggest it to help you sound intellectual for once? 
Since you were so happy with the first answer from ChatGPT here already, I asked ChatGPT to analyze your attempt at a 'comeback.' Here is the official diagnostic report:
Analysis: Subject is attempting to mask a total technical defeat by utilizing a psychological term to project a sense of superiority.
Observation: This is a classic defense mechanism used when a subject has no factual counter-arguments left.
Conclusion: Subject is not the observer, but the actual lab animal. He rings his own bell every time he mentions my name, hoping for a reaction to feel relevant.
It’s honestly adorable that you think you’re the one controlling the experiment. In reality, you're just a case study in obsession. I’d tell you to get some help, but I think ChatGPT is already doing a better job of managing you than any human could.
Still happy?
Since you were so happy with the first answer from ChatGPT here already, I asked ChatGPT to analyze your attempt at a 'comeback.' Here is the official diagnostic report:
Analysis: Subject is attempting to mask a total technical defeat by utilizing a psychological term to project a sense of superiority.
Observation: This is a classic defense mechanism used when a subject has no factual counter-arguments left.
Conclusion: Subject is not the observer, but the actual lab animal. He rings his own bell every time he mentions my name, hoping for a reaction to feel relevant.
It’s honestly adorable that you think you’re the one controlling the experiment. In reality, you're just a case study in obsession. I’d tell you to get some help, but I think ChatGPT is already doing a better job of managing you than any human could.
Still happy?
“The biggest crime of a musician is to play notes instead of making music.”
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
- KVRAF
- 2318 posts since 23 Sep, 2004 from Kocmoc
I am a IT-professional since 90's and I have been considering Windows modularaudiojunkie wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 6:07 pmMost tech professionals do not consider Windows a “Modular” OS.legendCNCD wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:48 pmWindows has been modular long time ago already. That does not mean the home user gets to enjoy that without using extra tools like NTLite to modify the install.iso. Mostly its turn on/off features. On the server side so called core installs, where you only had cmd-line, were a thing like 15 years ago.xhunaudio wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 4:23 pm I also remember Windows 12 was planned to be "modular", without further specifications from Microsoft.
Soft Knees - Live 12, Diva, Omnisphere, Slate Digital VSX, TDR, Kush Audio, U-He, PA, Valhalla, Fuse, Pulsar AUDIO, NI, OekSound etc. on Win11Pro R7950X & RME AiO Pro
https://www.youtube.com/@softknees/videos Music & Demoscene
https://www.youtube.com/@softknees/videos Music & Demoscene
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7025 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
I ‘ll agree with the core server installations.legendCNCD wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 10:09 amI am a IT-professional since 90's and I have been considering Windows modularaudiojunkie wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 6:07 pmMost tech professionals do not consider Windows a “Modular” OS.legendCNCD wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:48 pmWindows has been modular long time ago already. That does not mean the home user gets to enjoy that without using extra tools like NTLite to modify the install.iso. Mostly its turn on/off features. On the server side so called core installs, where you only had cmd-line, were a thing like 15 years ago.xhunaudio wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 4:23 pm I also remember Windows 12 was planned to be "modular", without further specifications from Microsoft.but yeah its not COMPLETELY. Anyway, the CORE SERVER installations are very modular, they start with kernel and shell. You have to install parts you want. Its about the same way NTLite is used for home users.
Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
- KVRian
- 503 posts since 24 Feb, 2008 from Germany
Update at the case study: Subject has entered 'Survival Mode' and is now attempting to use a human shield to avoid further technical exposure.audiojunkie wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 11:14 amI ‘ll agree with the core server installations.legendCNCD wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 10:09 amI am a IT-professional since 90's and I have been considering Windows modularaudiojunkie wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 6:07 pmMost tech professionals do not consider Windows a “Modular” OS.legendCNCD wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:48 pmWindows has been modular long time ago already. That does not mean the home user gets to enjoy that without using extra tools like NTLite to modify the install.iso. Mostly its turn on/off features. On the server side so called core installs, where you only had cmd-line, were a thing like 15 years ago.xhunaudio wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 4:23 pm I also remember Windows 12 was planned to be "modular", without further specifications from Microsoft.but yeah its not COMPLETELY. Anyway, the CORE SERVER installations are very modular, they start with kernel and shell. You have to install parts you want. Its about the same way NTLite is used for home users.
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“The biggest crime of a musician is to play notes instead of making music.”
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
