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Had dualboot for years but gaming on Linux finally got good enough to just... never boot Windows again. I need to delete it, it's sitting there for a year now without booting. Switched from Endeavour to Cachy and I'm very happy with it. Everything just worked without configuring anything (and I have nvidia!). Didn't switch on my notebook yet, which I mostly use for browser and chat on the sofa, mainly because I have quite a history with touchpad issues (also, it's a M1 Mac, might need to give Asahi a bit more time).
I deleted it when I was installing Steam games and ran out of space. A few commands later and I have another 2TB of SSD storage.
I hadn't booted into Windows for nearly a year by that time and, in the months since, I haven't once regretted it or wished I still had it installed.