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What does the term "OS rot" refer to?
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Mar 15, 20261987 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm asking because I just saw a question about the "Best way to avoid OS Rot in Windows 7" and had never heard of the term "OS Rot" before. It's semi-comprehensible from context in that question, but I thought I'd ask it as a separate question for clarity.
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It's exactly what it sounds like. As you use the OS for a while and add/remove software, things get bloated and feel slower due to things being left around, or just too many things installed in general. Numerous registry entries, files, and even sta…
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