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TechieTwo I imagine many people are tired or the extortion for a defective OS. Reply
bigdragon Windows 11 is so broken and bad that I've started running Linux on my main workstation too. Linux isn't perfect, but it sure feels fast and snappy compared to 11. I haven't tried any serious gaming yet. Steam installed easily and all my other daily apps have Linux versions that seem fine. I went with Ubuntu. I do prefer the user interface in Zorin though. Reply
Dr3ams bigdragon said: Windows 11 is so broken and bad What was so broken and bad…elaborate. Reply
timsSOFTWARE It makes sense – there aren't a whole lot of good alternatives for many of the older machines. Without updates, they become security risks if kept online. So Linux is the only real option other than just retiring them. Reply
JamesJones44 Dr3ams said: What was so broken and bad…elaborate. Just search "microsoft breaks windows 11 upgrade" and you'll find it's broken about once a month. You simply can't relay on the OS because Microsoft will release an "upgrade" that breaks a large portion of users every single month. Even Microsoft admits Windows 11 upgrades have been problematic: https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/ Reply
Dr3ams JamesJones44 said: Just search "microsoft breaks windows 11 upgrade" and you'll find it's broken about once a month. You simply can't relay on the OS because Microsoft will release an "upgrade" that breaks a large portion of users every single month. Even Microsoft admits Windows 11 upgrades have been problematic: https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/ I don't need a Google search. Like I said before, I've been using Windows 11 Professional since 2022 and not one upgrade has broke the operating system. Maybe there are a lot of noobs who don't know how Windows functions. Like turning off upgrades and waiting to see if a new update causes problems and if it does then wait for a patch before installing it. In the world of software this is the reality. Learn how to navigate the waters or get wrecked on the rocks. It's not rocket science. Reply
heffeque SomeoneElse23 said: I agree, it's not defective. But it's definitively a downgrade from W10, with things more difficult to do for no good reason at all. It's also increasingly unstable with AI nonsense shoved down your throat. I tried really hard to make W11 work, but it's just too hard to use, compared to W10. "It's not defective". Then proceeds to mentions defects. I managed to make W11 fairly usable using THIS GUIDE + then tweaking/cleaning it even further with other tools once installed, but I'll be investigating how possible it'll be for me to migrate to Bazzite (at least for my daily use, I'll probably have to keep Windows just in case). I'll start with my old laptop, test from there, and hopefully I'll leave W11 for emergencies. Reply
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/in-the-wake-of-windows-10-eol-over-780-000-windows-users-skip-11-for-linux-says-zorin-os-developers-distro-hits-unprecedented-1-million-downloads-in-five-weeks#main
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