AS Wrote:
(No, Greg, Linux on this work machine isn't an option.)
So says you...

All of this vacuous playing with Windows is exactly why I use it in a VM, anymore. That is *IF* I use Windows at all.

Sorry Dude... I'll take Linux (or even FreeBSD (even with the Security breach)) over Windows *any* day. You can continue to waste hours/days/months/time itself or you can choose to get work done.

In General, use Windows on bare metal if you don't quite care if you will be able to get things done. I won't anymore... not even on an Intel Mac.