Install Linux, Problem Solved.
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Steve Ballmer also once said "Developers" over a dozen times at a conference. That was weird, but he was too rich for anyone near him to tell him that.
I am using Windows 10 for now but once I'm done with it I'm going to Linux. Fuck Microsoft.
Unless you've paid for extended security updates for W10, I'd recommend making the switch soon.
Advice rant for anyone interested
Also, since I saw this confusion in a completely different thread I'll mention this: yes, you can just backup/transfer files with a portable hard drive. That's what I did.
Plus, you only need to mess with reformatting the OS drive, so if you have your data stored on a second internal drive you don't have to do anything to it to continue using.
That being said, having different file formats between drives can cause some odd behavior on rare occasions, so my personal recommendation is to eventually reformat all of your drives to match the default file system format of your distro
Windows 10 ESU is free, tho. Or is it just free in the EU?
Switch now. You won’t miss it.
The sooner you start, the easier it will be.
Not really, Linux is constantly getting better. I tried switching a few years ago and failed miserably. I switched again recently and it feels much better now.
Since there are no CEOs and investors controlling everything, I am convinced the improvement trend will continue.
I hard switched to linux like..6-7 years ago I think, right around when Windows 7 went EoL.
It was not an entirely easy switch, and that first year I was plagued with lots of problems. And thats with a system I hand built with a future linux migration in mind. But i was still able to game with relatively few issues, and what issues there was, was usually fixed in the next version of proton, or in GE Proton. So there were always paths forward and sometimes workarounds. but it took a lot of thought, and research, and effort.
Linux today is astronomically easier compared to back then. I am, for the most part, where I was with Windows 7. What I mean by that is.. I dont even think about my OS (I run Nobara, just fyi) anymore. My OS is completely irrelevant and invisible to my daily life, because I can just do what i want without issue, without thought, without worry.
and thats not me becoming more experienced with linux and knowing how to fix things and solve problems faster, I'm still a mouth breathing fuckwit when it comes to Linux, its just so much more easier to use, so much more stable, with many issues addressed and fixed and no longer the end users problem to work around.
I will ad the caveat though, that my gaming is decidedly not competitive. So I don't generally play games that have invasive rootkit anticheats, which don't work on linux. So if those kinds of games are your bread and butter, then you'd probably resent any attempt to use linux and be blocked from playing them.
I'm not saying Kirp123 shouldn't switch now, just saying that unlike Microsoft with Win11, there is no pressure to switch to Linux, people can do it when they feel ready.
Switching their applications while still on Windows 10 to something that works on Linux is the best start to the transition. That way you are not learning a new OS and applications when you switch to Linux.
I think you meant
to something that works on ~~Windows~~ Linux
But that's actually a brilliant idea I wish I'd thought of before I switched. I'm converting a coworker, I'll recommend this
Yep sorry about the typo
My laptop and desktop were both on win 10. I moved my laptop to Linux like a year ago and upgraded my desktop that I mainly just use for gaming and browsing to the most SteamOS likely components I could get a hold of. AMD 5600x processor and AMD 6600xt GPU (same base architecture steam deck uses).
Now that steam OS is finally out, I'll be moving to it pretty soon. Screw microslop
Same.
I can play some games at 4k 60FPS on Linux with less than the win11 minimum specs.
Switching to mint has kept my old (2020) gaming laptop in the game(s). It runs The Last Caretaker great.
Currently filling my gog cart with games that run on under 4GB of RAM. Some under 1/2. It doesn't cost much either.
Who smelled it dealt it
I, for one, love not being stuck on Windows. I have a dual boot since I need it for a handful of things, but being 99% on Linux just makes life better.
There's so much crap jammed into Windows, and always has been, that being without it without any loss of functionality is a breath of fresh air. I also consistently run into QOL features that it's stupid for Windows now to have, like when I'm downloading multiple files and the OS zips them automatically or the 'move to the other monitor' button.
Windows runs fine on 8GB RAM or the same modern distros with half the bells and whistles recommend. (Yes, they changed their stance recently).
Linux can run on a pizza box if one is determined.
Pizza box is of no consequence to the OS. You're putting yourself down with this propaganda.