Windows Just Did What? | Time to Start Switching to Linux

[@osexperiments]

if buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing

[@Hex_the_hexagon]

Truer words have never been spoken

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

+1 for Louis Rossmann!!

[@cytroy]

REAL!!!

[@mikcu7531]

if I buy a candy do I own it after I ate it? No. When I was buying it I knew that the product is "borrowed" and will "expire". Buy does not imply own. You did agree to the terms and licence. If you do not like it, do not agree to that. If you want to do more, advocate and inform people on what they are doing. But do not use such stupid arguments. Pirate Robers

[@ChocoHasFUN]

@@mikcu7531 If you buy food, the company/store can't steal it back from you. You own the food, until life itself decides it's no longer good to consume or has been consumed. You buy a movie/game/"offline" service online with DRM and the service shuts down, you can't view the contents of the movie/service nor download or even play the game in some cases because it needs authentication with a server that no longer exists, even if all the data literally exists on your own computer. Food has an organic limit that can be mitigated to an extent. Digital media, with DRM, has an arbitrary limit set by companies on how long it lasts. Both say you "buy" the product. The argument you're using here is comparing apples to oranges. Food will organically degrade/perish, such is life itself. Digital media meanwhile can be replicated and stored indefinitely without "using it up". But DRM allows companies to bullshit people into losing access to content or "offline" services that was paid for because "there's a license" arbitrarily set in place. Robbing a store means the store literally loses a sale as it's one less product that they now have in store. Pirating a movie/game/"offline" service digitally does nothing as digital media can be infinitely replicated. The only thing the company loses is someone not paying for one reason or another, they don't even lose something physical! If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing. It's copyright infringement. That said, some people rightfully need to pirate too! Money, availability, living in authoritarian regimes. Live in Venezuela? Good luck buying anything as inflation is staggeringly high over there. Buying anything takes up a literal salary. Live in Russia? You don't have access to outside content at all. Live in Canada? Can't watch HBO MAX nor any of Universal's content. What do you even do at that point, not pirate and let companies steamroll you because you just so happen to live in a place they don't service? Not pirate and literally not be able to access anything or use the services that certain jobs require from you? Not pirate and let all the things you bought be turned to dust? Thus is why the statement is not a stupid argument. These companies are just ass hats that won't change until a governing body does something... and even then they lobby against getting chased by the governments so sometimes changes can't even be effected then. And that's assuming the governing bodies are even going to listen to the people at all. No matter how you look at it, the statement still holds true under any amount of scrutiny.

[@matthewmoore757]

It's much worse than that. Microsoft is blocking Windows 11 build upgrades on systems with StartAllBack installed. There's also been reports that in the future Windows 11 will refuse to boot if you install unapproved software. It's really getting bad.

[@patricknelson]

Unapproved software? Wow. That is absolutely insane.

[@patricknelson]

If they didn’t riddle the OS with bloatware and needless updates, that software wouldn’t be necessary. They supposedly prevent the updates to improve the update experience (reduce crashes/failures), but we wouldn’t be in this state if they didn’t mess everything up so much in the first place.

[@kpcraftster6580]

@@patricknelson What's really insane is the "fix". Making users uninstall unapproved software, change the name of the executable (nothing else!), then reinstall it... If it's that easy on the users' end, then m$ could easily fix it from their end.

[@Prefered_vibrations]

oh I was trying to block updates but not succeed, Its a +, big +, what your talking 😂😂😂

[@krishouston3747]

@@patricknelson Leave it to Microsoft to strip away power from the everyday Windows user. Thankfully, that's not me any longer!

I have 2 great older laptops. They're both just behind the acceptable line to upgrade to Windows 11 from 10. After being hounded to upgrade to 11 I nuked them both last August and am now running Linux Mint v21.3 on both. This is after being a Windows user since v1.0 and every version since. I see no reason today to ever go back. I'm loving the Linux environment with this distro. I do not want my OS to be a service, a marketing platform, or to tell me what I can and cannot do.

[@texasnewt]

Kudos!!!

[@rejvaik00]

How do I get started to getting Linux on my laptop

@@rejvaik00 I just watched some videos, there are several. I created a thumb drive to try it, and then installed it. I just took my time and made notes to follow. It’s actually a very straightforward process.

[@NullaNulla]

" I see no reason today to ever go back." well if you're into their setup with all your apps then there wouldn't be frankly though the switch from Windows to Linux unfortunately is a LOT harder because there are FAR less applications written for Linux due to the lack of market share. Many of the apps I use heavily are Windows only OR Windows + Mac with no linux alternative from another author even. I've been looking for replacements to unlock us but there's a few I just cannot find a viable alternative. When Linux finally can run Windows software without issue natively using emulators, it'll be a hard to miss option frankly. One of the apps we're tied to is OneNote and despite what people say, we've looked and tried alternatives but none are NEAR OneNote in functions and usability which is a shame. I've tried to find a way out of that one a few times.

[@world_still_spins]

Windows, the best ongoing linux ad ever.

[@NeptuneSega]

It's doing a terrible job at advertising then. Let's be realistic and put the bias aside

[@iplyrunescape305]

@@NeptuneSega Xbox Cloud gaming which allows me to play Fortnite on my Linux computer. Idk man I think it's doing a good job advertising

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

ARE WE GAMING ON LINUX YET? ARE WE DOING IT? IM BOOOOOOOOTING WINE!!!!!!

[@Vifnis]

Hows that XZ backdoor doing yall any good??

[@naterest5033]

@@Moe_Posting_Chad Wine exists, but Proton is so much better for games. Running games with Valve's Proton is mostly now either on par with Windows or even better than Windows in some games, in the performance department.

[@benhetland576]

"Stealthily installing a DLL that blocks you from changing the browser" The method of installation sounds like a virus installation to me. Blocking the user from doing such a legitimate action also is nothing but malicious behavior. Possibly the "driver" is signed by Microsoft too, so then it follows that: a. Driver signing does not guarantee virus-free installations; and b. Microsoft deliberately installs a malicious virus on their users' computers.

[@krishouston3747]

I kinda understand why Microsoft chose to implement a Windows driver that prevents unauthorized internet browser change since so many bad actors with the know-how can effectively do this remotely, but to blatantly and quietly block local internet browsers that their PC owners install themselves from setting themselves as the default is wrong! What's next Microsoft, when will this ever end!?

[@kumbah2006]

If this is true, ("stealth install of DLL blocks you ...") - then action by the USA's DOJ - or another legal entity, is definitely in order - isn't it? :(

[@DookRahool]

I guess Microsoft didn't learn from the L's they previously took in their anti-trust/monopoly lawsuits. But, with Billy boy's pull in US gov'mint circles, it might not matter. Lobbyists = Above the law.

[@ScrappyXFL]

@@krishouston3747 lol Was that a trick question? 😂 I was gonna say -- when we own nothing, eat bugs, live in pods and are happy about it 🤬

[@CyrusOfNaias]

Always has been.

[@SirRoundPotato]

History repeats itself. Was the same story with Win7 and Win10. But some people were smarter to switch from Win7 to Linux!

[@UltraZelda64]

I find it amusing that, here in 2024, I am still reading articles and watching videos about switching from Windows to Linux... and for many of the same reasons I myself switched to Linux over two decades ago now! Some things never change...

[@Ralphunreal]

what made you switch two decades ago out of curiosity? Around then was XP which was solid so I am curious.

[@MarquisDeSang]

Started using Linux in 1995 then fully switched in 2006. Never look back.

[@jeffkelly5972]

@@MarquisDeSang I switched after Windows 98. No turning back.

[@somegeezer4058]

@@Ralphunreal Why are you trying to strike up a conversation with a psychotic cat strangler?

[@MarquisDeSang]

@@jeffkelly5972 AS a developer, there are no decent tools on Widnows to code. Linux is the platform for development and 3DCG.

[@zyxyuv1650]

Remember those guys who called you and said they "work at Microsoft" and they want to help you remove the virus from your PC? Well guess what. *They actually work at Microsoft.*

[@baldomerogonzalesstamaria5074]

And I guess microsoft will continue to hire those people. Imagine their HR department adding that qualification to their applicant test questionare lol

[@spacecadet4876]

Now that's funny...,...or....... maybe not 😂

[@crisalcantara7671]

Plot twist , they were actually paid to put viruses onto your pc so you'll pay them to fix it .

[@blacklightretro]

same with the HOTMAIL RANSOMING, you are correct~

[@blacklightretro]

the moment i said stop ransoming me, MICROSOFT or i tell the fbi it all stopped. haven't got one since. i inboxed myself :D

[@myname-mz3lo]

the thing stopping people from switching to linux is not linux os . it is the lack of good alternatives to software they use or even compatibility .

[@touma-san91]

Not just that, biggest issue is having to do lot in terminal and lot of people dont want to do that

[@hanelyp1]

The software I use most runs linux native. The license terms of applications matter to me. I don't want to find an update is holding my data hostage.

[@czLochy]

@@hanelyp1 again, thats subjective lol. for a lot of other people, thats not how it works for them.

[@MrAranton]

@@touma-san91 That’s a dated prejudice. There are Linux distributions - Mint being the most prominent example - in which have to use the console about as often as you have to use it in Windows.

[@Cheironic]

In the gaming sphere, Valve has helped a fair bit with Proton to bring gaming compatibility to be at least decent, but there is still a lot of messing around to get things to work sometimes (usually?). It is arguably easier to run a de-bloated version of W11 (Tiny11, Ghost Specter and many others) and get a shallow best of both worlds. In a way I think Linux may be at its best right now. It isn't competitive enough to be targeted by the gaze of Sauron, but it's perfectly usable and efficient for anyone willing to learn. I'm thankful that the direct competition to Linux is a bumbling fool of a company.

[@johnbeer4963]

Switched to Linux via Fedora in november 2023. My computer feels like My computer again. For the record: games work shockingly well

[@krishouston3747]

I also switched from Windows to Fedora probably around the same time as you. So tell me, are you also experiencing a little faster performance improvement than natively on Windows while gaming on your Fedora install?

[@johnbeer4963]

@@krishouston3747 I did a major system upgrade at the same time so I can't speak from personal experience but the word is that some titles do work better under Linux/Proton yeah. Cyberpunk 2077 is supposed to be significantly better. There's also supposed to be quite a big jump with older games that use old DirectX on the Intel GPUs as DXVK avoids some of their performance issues with older DX.

[@davidboss2160]

funny enough if you run an arch based distro, PCVR works pretty well if you know what you're doing.

[@SQ8MXT]

in win7 my computer was called "my computer" later they changed it to "this computer" i wonder why

[@lancerevo9747]

You mean you can play windows games on Linux? I'm a gaming enthusiast and I've felt tethered to Windows because of this

[@Dangeruss]

I think this is going to backfire on Microsoft. There is still over a billion PCs still running W10 and if there is a huge malware outbreak imagine how much better all their competitors will look.

[@krishouston3747]

Your right! All this will most likely backfire on Microsoft, especially if many PC owners switch from Windows to Linux. I bet my bottom dollar Microsoft will start loosing money then, as well as a pretty big chunk of the software market share and OS control then. However, if any of that should happen, then many of the "bad actors" focusing on developing Windows-based viruses and malware may then start redoubling their efforts in targeting Linux distros instead.

[@jameskellam2980]

You guys are underestimating the intelligence of the general public. Most people do not care and only want to use the computers that they understand and that runs their programs.

[@kevbu4]

@@jameskellam2980 I think you mean "overestimating".

[@jeandutoit1413]

@@jameskellam2980 They most certainly are underestimating the laziness of the general population. The vast majority of users will stick with Windows, irrespective of how Microsoft decides to treat them. I'm waiting for the inevitable whining when people get locked out of their Windows computers for wrong-think. I am certain that's less than a decade away.

[@Dangeruss]

@@jameskellam2980 Unfortunately you're 100 percent correct.

[@patricknelson]

Control. Ownership. It’s just nice having control over your own system. Plus, it’s a nice _luxury_ to get a secure and up to date operating system without having to pay for it.

[@Nexus9_KD6-4.8]

I switched to Linux 5 years ago. Everything MS does makes me more and more glad I did.

[@fubaralakbar6800]

14 years here. Went cold turkey. Linux drove me nuts at first, but all the trouble has been SO worth it.

[@OldieBugger]

7 years here, I switched when MS tried to force me to use Windows 10... Looks like they try it again.

[@SergioImbarlina]

Windows 10 launch was the PERFECT time to walk away & not look back.

[@sky0kast0]

I switched a year or two ago on my laptop even with replacing my laptops hard drive this second time I still don't care

[@DV-ml4fm]

I5 years ago for me. Only linux and freebsd is on my system.

[@tsaranen]

pulled the trigger and been using Linux exclusively for 2 years now, haven't looked back.

[@esphilee]

I installed Linux Mint in my father’s PC, after his HP all-in-one was infected by malware. He thought it was just a version of Windows. He mainly use LibreOffice, Firefox, and file manager to Manage his videos, songs and photos. If you mainly use Web browser and office suits, you are better off with Linux.

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

Wait a year and then tell your dad that he has been using Linux the entire time. It's the software version of telling your kid that you are still holding onto the bike seat so they won't fall over. Nice that you could do the Linux training wheels thing for your dad.

[@MandrakeDCR]

The mindset in the wording itself is incredible: "...will LET commercial customers pay for three years of additional security updates." Seriously, we will "let you" keep using what you paid for, if you pay us some more. Just, wow.

[@MrJamezk]

Microsoft taking business lessons from the Mob. Mob from the 1960's to small business owners: "Say! This is a nice place you got here! Be a shame if anything happened to it!" Microsoft to... well... EVERYBODY in 2024: "Say. This is a nice computer you got here! Be a shame if anything happened to it!" Microsoft proving that the orginized crime is run by a bunch of softies! The student has become the master. I keep saying how not only has our culture turned the reins of power over to Psychopaths and Sociopaths, but we now LOOK UP TO THEM, and desire to emulate them and the thinga they do.

[@cyberspacedweller637]

When they word it like that the sheep agree to pay.

[@GoldenretriverYT]

You can still keep using it, you just wont get security updates. The operating system will reach EOL soon. And they have always done that. Thats like as if you would complain that a software you bought a perpetual license to doesnt give you access to the next major version, even though thats pretty obvious and stated in the terms of service.

[@Mario583a]

Microsoft: I think it is time to make our extended support payment plan that is only for businesses available for all the populace.

[@MandrakeDCR]

@@GoldenretriverYT That's a completely moronic comparison. Ok then, as it stands - I bought a perpetual license for PlayOn recording. They indeed covered it for years until finally, this latest iteration to make it compatible with Win11 they did a major version update. My version is still available for download, works with Win10 and lower, no problem. I need to buy the new one if I want it. No problem. You argument falls apart at: Operating System that everything else runs on, combined with: Ok I bought it, but now you want me to buy it "more" to keep using it, when that wasn't the original deal. EOL, fine - but when you have something you brought to market like an operating system, that most of the industry isn't really ready for the switch to your new version yet and you want to force them into your new version by just changing terms on everyone... yeah, that's a problem for a lot of people. Windows 95 came out while Wind 3.11 was still in wide use. Both were widely supported until 95 became majority adopted. Same thing with the transition to 98, etc. etc. Only since 7/8 have we started knocking on this door, and especially since 10.

[@miket.220]

People give Apple crap about moving on and cutting off older OS versions. But Apple doesn't bug you like this, they just stop supporting the OS at some point and you stop getting updates. I'll give Apple that much and it is almost as if MS thinks people will just cough up for another license. I got around this somewhat by staying on an older pc (2012 Mac Mini) and setting up Win10 without a MS account, just a local account. Now I'm on Linux Mint (Cinnamon) and couldn't be happier, on that same 2012 Mini, runs great and no need for a new computer.

[@slowpoke3102]

Microsoft has been a thorn in the side of many professional computer professionals for many years now. I'm just glad more people are 'waking-up' to the disturbing facts.

[@Topher_Knows]

I haven't run windows at all for 15 years, and I came from the broken Linux of the 90s as I transitioned away from Solaris. So I spun up a Win11 VM this weekend for 1 tool I thought I needed... HOW DO PEOPLE PUT UP WITH IT? I thought MacOS was bad with how suffocated a person is, Windows is almost worse. Walk around in a room for 2 years, get used to the layout of the furniture, then one day go blind and someone hides everything on you, but to make it worse, they replace the carpet with glass shards and wont let you escape!

[@doelbaughman1924]

Not trolling, legitimate question... What do you mean 'suffocated'? How is Windows suffocating and Linux isn't? Never used Linux, but this 'you'll own a dumb terminal' crap bothers me.

[@Topher_Knows]

@@doelbaughman1924 There's about a bajillion resources on where to start on Linux, how, what, why, etc. Surely you don't think KZbin comment sections are the appropriate place to request others answer questions that have been long answered ad nauseam. Use the tool that is at your fingertips.

[@Mario583a]

@@Topher_Knows Please entertain us. and don't call me Shirley 🤪

[@Ralipsi]

As a gamer, if i switch to Linux, i will have a LOT of frustrations.

[@electronicsacademy2D2E29]

I understand. It's a bummer that games don't behave very well on Linux, though not by Linux's fault, as for the game makers, it makes very little business sense to invest in Linux. Also for those using software packs like the Adobe Suite or CAD, migration is next to impossible. You have no other option and I understand your predicament. For people like me who do not game and have been using free and open source software because it is sufficient for my use cases, switch to Linux is a no-brainer almost. Let's hope that Linux desktop has greater adoption and the software companies are forced by market demand to develop native applications on Linux, which were exclusive for Windows in the past 🙏. What I suggest you do however, is to keep a Windows machine dedicated to gaming and switch over to Linux on a separate machine for everything else that can be managed with free and open source software. This is assuming you have enough budget to go for another machine.

[@theodis8134]

I mean it really depends on what games you play. I'm a gamer and I've primarily used Linux for 15 years now but for a very long time I dual booted to play a lot of games. This changed with the release of Proton. Now more often than not I just install games through steam on Linux and they just work, including older games which won't just work out of the box on native Windows. The main big issues that still exist are VR(only some headsets will work in Linux and a few important features are just broke) and online multiplayer games or gacha games that depend on a rootkit for cheat protection since there's no Windows kernel for it to latch onto.

[@nfineon]

Steam supports Linux natevly, and plays many of their titles quite well now so it's work rechecking (wasn't the case 3 years ago honestly)

[@krishouston3747]

I actually switched from Windows 10 22H2 to Fedora 38 (now 39 after a manual distro update), several months ago, and after reading this internet browser switch blocking driver now present in Windows 10 along with the addition of annoying reminders reminding Windows 10 users that the OS is about to reach the end of it's life cycle through random pop ups (or so I've read just this morning) sure makes me feel like I made the correct decision those many months ago. With my chosen Linux distro installed, I have all the power over my laptop which I myself own, not Microsoft! The last straw for me was Windows Update quietly re-associating my multimedia files back to they're defaults and Microsoft Edge quietly switching on Bing! Desktop Search Bar on it's own after I switched it off!

[@hugojmaia]

I'm looking into the instructions to disable this thing, and interestingly it seems the trigger "At logon of any user" will not run if the machine was setup entirely with a local account.

[@erics7004]

Windows: pay the rent! Users: I will install a hacked Windows with suspicious scripts, I'm too smart to pay anything. Linux users: WTF?

[@sumandora]

I have never seen this take anywhere online, but it just hit me in the heart so badly. I keep seeing people use these key-unlocker scripts and whatever else they find. Are they not worried that those might contain malware or make the system unstable? Imagine you use one of these things then continue to work on some important project and suddenly the system force-reboots. Everything gone, obviously without backups. Or even worse the entire project (preferably a confidential one) was just sent of to a random malware developer. Urgh, I am too happy to have finally found somebody who shares this take.

[@hyperkun]

I really cant believe this was indeed me lol even as a software engineer and an overall geek it never really hit me I am running Win11 Ghost which is obv a preactivated lightweight modded version But I am in the process of waiting for my new 2TB NVME to install Arch onto (I already made myself a bootable Arch USB and dabbled in Ubuntu, Debian and even AntiX on my old devices)

[@IcecalGamer]

Think about it: Linux is so disjointed, such a mess of "do i have the pkg for the right distro?", "ope! can't use my keyboard because drivers, but i can't install the drivers with just a mouse" , , "finally got the keyboard working, lets check and update so everything is proper. Why are my displays running at 24Hz?!" etc. And in between each troubleshooting step Google, forum, post question > A: You Should have known that you can't do X on That version of linux by doing what you did. Such a noob, go back to your baby Mac! But if you really want to fix it, just google it, someone most likely already wrote a script on some place with no descriptions of what it does. Put that in your PC. that people would just pirate windows

[@AluminiumFoil]

​@@sumandoraMAS is open source. The reason more people don't use Linux is that half the users and developers are mentally ill anime pfp people such as yourself. The only thing that will persuade me to use desktop Linux is when ltsc loses support, and I will only use it to browse the internet and run offline windows vms.

[@sumandora]

@@AluminiumFoil omg, I'm so sorry dearest windows user, I shall apologize immediately to the great great bill gates and start using his premium operating system. I have been led on the wrong path by these stupid free software advocates that I became blind towards the real supremacy of closed source operating systems and it's closed source software. On a serious note: please stop insulting people on the internet, thanks!

[@Col_Panic]

About 2 years ago I did not have internet for about 3 months while I was moving. I started a notice that very basic Windows features such as photos and other features they turned into quote-unquote apps they require you to sign in to Microsoft store since they're now apps and order for them to continue working so they might do that so even off line you will have to either not use those basic features or use another type of software to do it. I'm sure they can make it a lot worse

[@CraigRodmellMusic]

Now that's interesting. One of my Win 10 machines spends 99% of its time offline, and I can't say I've had this problem on it, other than Defender pestering me. That computer will become 100% offline when Win 10 support ends. Fortunately Photos is not something I actually need to use on that machine if it did decide to do something like that.

[@NoiseCommander3DS]

I switched to Linux 15 years ago but it's unfortunately true that many things like midi controllers come with windows only editor apps and provide a reason to still use windows occasionally. Not missing it though.

[@stuart4858]

Love your work Mate!. longtime Linux user and now Linux Mint user from Melbourne Australia.

[@ringo8410]

The idea of paying, either for a license for a terrible OS or for security upgrades to an older OS, is so insane. It's amazing that consumers swallow that, but I guess Microsoft counts on institutional inertia.

[@user-zg2bx4oz2p]

nobody pays for it, that's a cope

[@myname-mz3lo]

you know the alternative is what they used to do right ? just discontinue support and updates all together and abandon old versions

[@mikcu7531]

​@@myname-mz3lo this! They are providing you support for product which is old and they need to upkeep. How else would you like this? for free? You can still use it as it is now, having official support is just a choice. And having the choice is very important as this licencing is not targeting consumers but companies which even like this model. Even when new version of something comes, migration is until some point not worth it so it is what you want, you pay for support for version you use in your product

[@kztuptuo7076]

You know what i have no problem with paying for good system and its upgrades. Yes I use free linux distribution. I donate to a project whenever I can. Saing that I would have no problem with paying for something like Red hat. If they have licence for single desktop users. Problem with Microsoft windows is one thing problem with linux users that treat linux like cost less system is the other. Free is not cost less

[@benhetland576]

I wonder what their typical EULA/ licensing terms for Win10 says about the duration and expiration these days. (I don't think I've ever bothered to read anything later than for Win7.) While you might not be entitled to "support" or upgrades after MS stop making them, it sounds a bit odd if for example an OEM license _forcibly_ sold with a computer would not be valid on that computer forever. If it is valid like this, then I wonder what makes MS able to legality force you to accept a new subscription agreement. (I'm sure they've had their lawyers look at it, but they've lost in court before...)

[@steebypue]

this is the best news for the linux base

[@jankybit]

maybe this is finally the year of linux on the desktop!!!

[@krishouston3747]

... but very very bad for Microsoft if they continue with their shenanigans.

[@fubaralakbar6800]

Microsoft's attitude toward its customers is baffling to me. It's like they think Mac and Linux don't even exist.

[@darkprinc979]

It's not that they don't think those things exist, it's that they know full well that the majority of people are just not going to switch as long as Windows makes their computer work. Most people just don't care that their privacy and ability to control their system are being taken away.

[@fubaralakbar6800]

@@darkprinc979 I guess they feel they are so completely engrained in people's lives that those people can't walk away because they can't spare the time and energy to learn something else.

[@iplyrunescape305]

@@fubaralakbar6800 ding ding ding

[@hyperkun]

literally I havent got the chance to use an Apple product yet, always thought it was a cult lol But I get it, its the most normie, coherent out of the box experience you can have, its just great all around probably. While Linux is the opposite usually; it requires you to be ready to fix your own problems and actually own your machine and be able to fully customise it with full privacy and security WHILE WINDOWS is this awkward middleground that just shouldnt ever exist, its like an anomaly. Yet it has most of the market share..

[@miket.220]

@@hyperkun Yeah, at this point I'd choose Mac before Windows, if I couldn't use Linux. Thankfully I have a distro like Mint, best distro I've ever used.

[@TrustJesusToday]

Enjoying my first full year of Linux. Hopping is fun. Now Hyprland and Budgie on Fedora!

[@tech.curiosity]

I just need all games to work in linux by default without me changing something to make them work and i mean all of them. That day i'll switch to linux with no returning back.

[@firestorm4477]

I switched today!

[@ninamercer6807]

Changing 100% to Linux, is not an option for me. I still need to use windows, for old, no longer supported games. Especially those that require GFWL, which is not something that can run on wine or proton.

[@RawrxDev]

I think the day all video games are able to be played on linux in an easy fashion is the day linux becomes a real consumer desktop choice.

[@kpcraftster6580]

Unfortunately that will never happen, as long as the gaming continues to change more rapidly than developments in windows emulation on linux. Starting with windows 8, even micro$oft has been struggling to maintain compatibility with old games that were made for windows.

[@RawrxDev]

@@kpcraftster6580 I mean more so developers start compiling a version for linux when realeasing the game, the market share for linux in the consumer space is growing (although there alot of potential factors for that) I think once it hits a certain point, developers might just starting biting the bullet like they alread ydo for mac, which is not a very huge space for gaming and it also notoriously difficult to work with, yet they still make there games work with it.

[@MarceloZoel]

@@RawrxDev I believe that with the advent of Proton, we will see very little new games developed natively on Linux. Currently Proton is doing a great job and developers have no reason to develop natively.

[@asakayosapro]

Don’t forget the special case users. The 32-bit games. The folks running games that need AppLocale. The people playing Japanese visual novels. (This one is a big headache) And many more.

[@grave7012]

I think the best way to kickstart this process is by making an incredible game thats ONLY available on Linux.

[@logicalfundy]

Switched to Linux on my main PC (dual boot as a backup, and a couple of things that I have to figure out to run on Linux). Need to remember to switch the rest of my machines. I think most of my PCs are incapable of running Windows 11 - I literally have no choice, they will need to move to Linux. I am *very* thankful the gaming situation is so much better today than it used to be.

[@Rullino32]

True, but there are still some issues with games like Fortnite, Rainbow 6 siege and Roblox, which are the most popular games from what I've seen, but apart from that, it's a great option but I'm not sure if it'll work well with a gaming laptop that has an Nvidia GPU like an Asus Tuf.

[@logicalfundy]

@@Rullino32 nVidia situation is improving, nVidia opened some of their source code. Unfortunately with many multiplayer games, the anti-cheat, which is often kernel level, is a lot more difficult for Proton to deal with. In my own case, I play mostly single player games so I'm less affected.

[@ultraprimez]

Not just that. Even the paint app didn't allowed to run irfanview app as default app until i uninstalled ms Paint app. I am a photographer and run a lab and i manually setup my monitor colour calibration. And i want a app that can use my monitor colour profile to view the finished image. Windows is going 💩 road in God Speed. Thank God we have Linux.

[@Mario583a]

Not sure if you set up Irfanview as the default paining program for said file extensions...

[@johnmal5975]

I don't care if the sheep switch to linux. However thanks to people like Tom I switched 10 years ago. I am not a computer guru . Far from it, so to novice computer users its not that bad of a learning curve it really isn't. Privacy matters, after the last 4 years that should be evident to even the brain dead among us.

[@malcaniscsm5184]

*14 years

[@fossrules]

I do have one Windows 11 laptop, but I mostly run Linux. I started using Linux in August 2002.

[@northeastoperations]

I'm also Surprise that Microsoft is going to push so many users in the direction of piracy. Guess I'll be sailing the seven seas or installing a patch to Windows to keep it running.

[@hiru92]

im using 99.9% linux dual boot windows for recovery and occasional programs to test

[@louchitchat]

if this will not push ppl to migrate to Linux, I don't know what will be.

[@Rullino32]

Most people use Windows because it's widely supported and wouldn't bother learning Linux as it's associated mostly with experts, and most repair shops and manufacturers only know how to fix Windows, which is why it won't be as popular as Windows. Schools and Offices wouldn't bother with alternatives apart from Chrome OS for tasks like documents and spreadsheets, while Mac OS would be mostly used by those who work with graphics or other demanding work.

[@jamesmason7124]

I have a old US military laptop, it's a Panasonic toughbook CF-19z mk 8 with the dual touch screen, intel i5 dual core processor, 16gb of ram , 1 tb ssd and windows 10 pro 64 bit, i use it mostly off-line to play Oblivion and skyrim , watching movies and KZbin and 3d printing. My question is what would you recommend, keeping in mind , this laptop has built in hardware gps, 4g cellular modem, wifi and Bluetooth and a digitizer touch screen

[@danieldavis8607]

That's a sick setup. Can something like that be bought?

[@crinolynneendymion8755]

4G, you're gonna be bummed in a couple of years.

[@jamesmason7124]

It's module and besides I'll have my satellite internet then

[@N20Joe]

It's been in the back of my mind for years to switch to Linux. Time to start doing it for real.

[@Tracing0029]

Besides anticheat related issues or niche hardware/software, is there any reason to use Windows at this point LOL?

[@motoryzen]

Good luck getting through that exact factbase statement and comment you made through Daniellayers * points above *

[@motoryzen]

Good luck getting through to a commenter above by the name of Daniel layers with four digit number and his username because he still sucking the teeth of Microsoft being oblivious to how much money they're making off of his data without respecting his privacy and without paying him a single red Cent but he thinks Windows is the best thing since freshly toasted bread

[@Tracing0029]

@@l4p1descent I am a gamer, but I do not play those specific games which have problem with AC, so as far as I see there is no need from that side. Also, all Office 365 apps are fully available online, so again, not needed for me. For "your company uses Windows": I am a developer and so far Windows has been a pain in the ass for every job for me, so I wish they did not. :) But, regarding my personal setup, no reason to use anything other than Linux.

[@IndianaStones1]

or you simply dont update so you wont pay....most users dont do updates anyway.

[@geekhillbilly2636]

I've been saying this for years. It's about time people started listening.

[@somegeezer4058]

WTF are you again?

[@geekhillbilly2636]

@@somegeezer4058 AN old school computer geek who has dealt with computers for over 50 years now.

[@marekstanek112]

Nope. It's well PAST time Linux devs should've started listening to those very people they'd like to pull from Windows to Linux.

[@wisteela]

Microsoft is doing a great job of getting people to switch to Linux.

[@paulwarner5395]

Good video. I'm primarily a Win 11 user but am playing with Linux Mint. Nice OS. The one thing stopping me from switching full time is M$ Outlook 365 that that may be solved when Thunderbird gets native Exchange Server support in the near future.

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

You can also look at Evolution, which is my favorite email client. It already has exchange server support and works perfectly on Linux Mint.

[@paulwarner5395]

@@SwitchedtoLinux Thanx. I'll try it.

[@Vitrianna]

3:33 yeah... same question. i bought my laptop last 2018 and windows 10 almost expires on me! but i bought it with the device... why would i need to upgrade again? so i bought a cheaper version of windows 10, it was a crack. no more problems after that.

[@leemanwrong]

I’ve had a few friends and family come up to me recently and tell me that windows 11 has somehow been installed on their system without their permission and they hate the changes and want to go back. I’m so glad my one system running windows has windows 10 ltsc so I don’t have to deal with things like that.

[@Slawa_Saporogez]

They were tricked. One of the start Win10 screens has a specific design to trick you in clicking to install Win11 later, where you usually have a "skip" button.

[@kevinsteinman8967]

@@Slawa_Saporogez Yea I seen that trick on a lot of my families windows machines when they send me a screen shot and I tell them what to do. Though I did get quite a few of them to switch to Mint a year or so back as all they needed really was a web browser and most of their stuff is web centric and not really gamers though a few are but lutris and proton to save the day.

[@NeptuneSega]

A few? Bs

[@leemanwrong]

@@Slawa_Saporogez Yeh i had no doubt microsoft was up to some trickery.

[@leemanwrong]

@@NeptuneSega Yeh 2 friends and 3 family members in the last couple of months, i'd call that a few.

[@davidewhite69]

what is the best Linux for playing games like Fallout 4 and the Wolfenstein series, yes I am stuck in the past

[@kevingary7018]

I started using Red Hat 6 a few years back when I was much younger. Recently I replaced my refurbished home PC with another one from Amazon. I decided to install Debian 12 on it, because Debian has more than 30 years experience as a community based, and driven distro. I am steering clear of distros owned and controlled by a single commercial entity. One does not know how long their code will remain open source, free to use by the general public - so now I want to experience GNU/Linux only. I love freedom, and my liberty.

[@dddux]

Switched to Linux 10 years ago, using it for about 13. Best decision ever. The more time has passed the more I laugh at all the Windows and MacOS users. Man, all these people love to take everything up their behind...

[@gwgux]

If you think that's bad, get some more popcorn because it's only going to get worse the closer they get to the EOL for Windows 10...

[@Rullino32]

True, but most people are willing to spend at least $200 for a bloated OS with ads, which isn't great since most people have low-end to midrange computers.

[@choppergirlfpv]

7:00 This whole video actually smells like Linux FUD. Which is, kind of ironic. At least you acknowledged Ubuntu's own shenanigans. I'm no fan of Microsoft at all, but still. I used Windows XP and Windows 7 a decade after they declared it obsolete and stopped issuing updates. In fact, I still in 2024 have systems running Windows XP and Windows 7 just fine, just not on my main hardware which has new hardware that can not run them. If I could, I'd be running Windows 7 on my Ryzen 7950x.

[@choppergirlfpv]

Ain't now way I can switch to Linux no matter how much I might want to, because Linux and Wine isn't going to run my video editing software, and I'm not switching Video editing software ever.

[@willdeit6057]

It would not surprise me if they stopped win 10 from working, I noticed with win 7 that It started to play up when I did not upgrade to 10.

[@kumbah2006]

I think there's a procedure for getting rid of the Win 10 "upgrade nag". We can't use links here, but I believe it's searchable. I also might still have the text I saved on how to get rid of "The nag". Hope you are well, and that you finally solved it! :)

[@russbetts1467]

@@kumbah2006 Yes, there are 'supposed' work-arounds to stop 'upgrade nags' but to date, I've not found that any of them work reliably.

[@Azurryu]

The only reason I'm on Windows is reliability of drivers especially now that I started gaming. I never had any issues running Linux, but once I started gaming I had so much tinkering to do just to achieve much worse performance compared to Windows. Altough we're closer than ever before to gaming on Linux and thanks to how flawlessly it can be run from even an external SSD, it's easy to just plug it in once in a while and see how well it works. Since the 6.x kernel it recognizes the display port on my working Laptop and doesn't push it's CPU to 100% just by plugging a monitor in, so it's worth it to keep an eye on Linux. It's closer to be a non-troubling desktop OS than ever before.

[@mexodroid1848]

I switchet to LTSC and activated with MAS. Less than 1 GB RAM used, battery life on 10 year old Fujitsu is 8 hours, runs even on Intel Atom AiO and is supported until 2031.

[@Myself-yh9rr]

With Microsoft forcing us to have accounts and blocking software that customizes Windows I think it is time we said farewell to Microsoft! It was nice knowing them but I feel no choice but to move on.

[@touma-san91]

You can bypass The Microsoft account thing

[@iplyrunescape305]

@@touma-san91 it's gonna remind you to make one. I do this hack at work for my clients.

[@HiltonBenchley]

What makes you think people are going to start paying the money for the security upgrades? I used XP till way after its deadline day.

[@ritesh_joshi]

Already tried to switch fully to Linux(sometimes different distros) but always come back to w10/11. Here are my reasons: 1. Audio is crap (tried pulse effects yet only 10% improvement in only certain scenarios) 2. Logitech Ghub (piper isn't working/detecting my mouse) 3. Software availability/alternatives aren't that great 4. Can't play all games. Even if I can, low performance than win 5. Overall slower than win except for boot and reboot which is faster in Linux Having this all issues and frustration I've accepted the fate with windows for my current hardware. Some people will argue that it is not Linux fault, blame the company and I know that but whoever's fault it is, eventually it will affect me

[@crinolynneendymion8755]

Thinking of all the Mac stuff you can't run must give you conniptions.

[@JustMyFish]

I created My own version of windows 11 for all my customers it's called WIN11-LIGHT-OEM, NO bloatware No PTM dependence no account needed NO login no tracking No score boot dependency. I created My own version of windows 11 and 10 for all my customers for free. it's under OEM licence all will be supported 100% You will be able to upgrade from light-10 to Light-11 for free. it will fix all 1 to 5 of your problems and more. I recommend going start to Light-11.

[@choppergirlfpv]

I run WIndows 10, and I have yet to be poked or prodded at all by anything. And I have Windows Updates on. Maybe it's because I have OpenShell, WinAeroTweaker, and ShutUp10+ installed. Those three things squash most of Microsoft's cruftware and telemetry, and make 10 look and function mostly like 7. I reformated my Zorin 16 OS drive just because I wasn't using it any more. The software store just wasn't working to install Linux apps correctly, and the Zorin 17 upgrader did not work on it. I'd have to reformat the whole drive to upgrade to 17, and I was like no, sorry, I just can't reformat my entire drive and reinstall with every new version release.

[@choppergirlfpv]

Think I'll disable Updates anyway... they've never done anything to improve the OS since I've installed it. Solution 1. Disable Windows Update Service Press the Windows logo key + R at the same time to invoke the Run box. Type services daught msc and press Enter. Scroll down to Windows Update, and double-click it. In Startup type, select "Disabled". Then click "Apply" and "OK" to save the settings.

[@robertmaxa6631]

You don't HAVE to pay anything extra. You can still run Windows 10, after support ceases, you just may be more susceptible to malware, and such. A solution is to run it offline, for programs you need to use, and boot with a Linux live distro, for web browsing, and whatever online activities you need.

[@kumbah2006]

Yes, but to boot any alternatives, you have to be able to turn off "secure boot". Some systems hide that setting making it near impossible to do, sadly.

[@robertmaxa6631]

@@kumbah2006 True.

[@mexodroid1848]

Win 10 LTSC for now is the best OS ever. Activate with MAS and it is supported until 2031. I will switch to Linux aa soon if they make it less usable.

[@powerpc6037]

I've never seen them asking for money before after an older Windows version drops support to keep getting updates. I'm afraid they will even target Win10 and older pc's after support ends and disable them completely if you don't pay for those updates. They may as well block your pc from booting until you pay or upgrade to Win11, in fact paying random money to be able to use your old pc. Microsoft seems like they WANT to dig their own grave because of greed which will eventually backfire upon themselves.

[@krishouston3747]

Not if Microsoft has something to say about it, that is unless Windows 10 users disconnect their PC's from the internet. I say this because, according to an article I've read, Microsoft wants Windows users to now switch from local to Microsoft accounts and hide the Outlook log out screen. This kind of activity on Microsoft's part is actually completely wrong to me!

[@BustaHymen]

First YT comment posted on Linux, installed it a couple of hours ago. Mint is the way to go for me, works perfectly out-of-the box. Tried it over and over again since decades, but now it is mature enough for someone like me who don't like to type whatever you want to do. DOS got me fed up with prompts.

[@BustaHymen]

...as did early Sierra games. Way better with point and click :)

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

Congrats on the switch!!

[@gnubbolo]

4 GB of ram consumed and I can't figure out what system processes are causing this. it's all invisible to the user. win10 will be my last MS OS, then I switch to Arch Linux for gaming and Kubuntu for office ( LTS version, you install it and forget it).

[@claycassin8437]

I'll keep using Windows 10 until I no longer can- I have hacked the registry so that it can no longer update past version 22H2. Therefore, no drive by attempts to force 11 on me. I know 11 is absolutely a bridge too far and that I will have to learn Linux. But frankly, despite the improvements, it still terrifies me. I'll have to fight past that someday. Sigh.

[@DV-ml4fm]

Switched to linux 15 years ago and still going.

[@somegeezer4058]

You still get to queue up behind everybody else for your badge of honour.

[@tonycalow708]

I switched to Linux Mint 3 years ago and now have it on all my PC`s as W11 has telemetry reporting everything done on YOUR computer! I own my PC`s, NOT Microsoft!!

[@fuseblower8128]

Windows : "I can't let you do that Dave" 😆

[@jareddrogose1470]

☠️

[@DeadCat-42]

I only use windows for games, wish developers would drop directX and use vulkan.

[@AnthonyNolan01]

Forcing people to upgrade to this new Windows 11 Cloud Base OS will be the end of Windows. Now folks will use Linux OS for sure and improve on it.

[@anatolklops]

I had the opportunity to use several Linux distributions, and in my opinion, this environment lacks a system that was as intuitive as Windows, so that people without any knowledge could easily switch to it and be able to use it. Even a windows-like environment like Linux Mint Cinamon, supposedly the best for learning Linux after Windows, still has its holes, e.g. If I want to have Java installed, I have to take out the console and know what to type, whereas on Windows it was enough to enter "Java download" in the web browser and after clicking one link and downloading one program, we could install it immediately. There is no environment so comfortable and intuitive that a lady from a vegetable shop, a student from an art school or a truck driver could interact 1:1 without the need to acquire specialized knowledge, an environment in which you will have to use the console to the same extent as an average citizen uses CMD in Windows, so that the lady who passed you today with her dog, the bus driver, or that older gentleman, a retired designer, could use it and not notice any difference that he is no longer on Windows.

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

You can install java from both the software manager and from synaptic by merely typing Java...and the application you install is not a random Internet file that may be part of a malvertising campaign. And in my experience, most people familiar with Windows navigate cinnamon flawlessly.

[@thoaihoquang1578]

I switched to full daily driver Linux 3 years ago... man

[@mcash2189]

I switched to Linux during the pandemic and honestly it's been really great now I still have Windows on a separate hard drive but the only thing I use it for is playing the multiplayer games that can't be played on Linux and honestly that's what I recommend for people who likewise are concerned about their digital privacy dual boot Linux and use Linux for everything and just use Windows for gaming

[@tonywise198]

They have also blocked 3rd party utilities that change the awful Start Menu on Windows 11 from 24H2 edition.

[@Mario583a]

Microsoft changed some taskbar stuff and Startallback was still using the old code that was stripped out, so.....

[@eni3892]

I tried linux for a month and ohh boy does it have potential, but many things still only work on windows unfortunatetly. But if that changes im absolutly down for linux.

[@6ocram]

Some games from Steam stopped working recently, the only reason I keep coming back to Windows :(

[@James-eg3nf]

Switched to Mint about 10 years ago. It’s not perfect, but I use it in combination with macOS and I’m pretty happy. Then again, I’m not a PC gamer.

[@neko6803]

the funny thing about this entire tpm-nonsense is the fact that after installing, if you disable tpm in your bios, the system will boot (and run) just fine. so why place this completely arbitrary bs as a barrier for entry to begin with? plus, so far i think noone has found a satisfying explanation what part of windows wants or needs tpm for said component to work to begin with

[@touma-san91]

Bitlocker uses it.

[@Kankipappa]

Yeah and the other easy fix is to just delete one .dll file in the installer folder to skip the tpm check. Win11 is still Vista in its core so ofc it doesnt need it to run.

[@Mario583a]

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 and 2.0 are used for cryptographic functions, such as securing logins and passwords mostly. TPMs also help ensure the integrity of the operating system and firmware, making them a crucial component for overall system security.

[@neko6803]

​@@Mario583a i dont mean to insult you but that sounds like a whole bunch of marketing-blabla-bs. If my system runs PERFECTLY fine without having TPM enabled it should NOT be a barrier of entry to install the OS so i am not accepting what you just said as an answer. Microsoft dont care about a system's integrity, they never have. Else they would have fixed issues like Windows shitting itself every year or so because of failed Updates and because of legacy Code that is so old it is older than 99.9% of PCs currently in use. Plus, there is other ways to ensure a system's integrity that dont involve some arbitrary hardwareconstraint. They dont care about your PC or mine or anyone watching this video, all they care about is profits. They literally try to force a software onto new PCs that records your every step only to be easily recalled at will by you, but more importantly THEM for marketing purposes (and malicious thirdparties) - i hope noone here actually believes "Recall" actually makes sure your recorded steps are being secured against intrusion or abuse - they claim it is secured against "Third Party" but what stops said Third Party from pretending they are you (by using your profilecredentials)? They dont force TPM for securityreasons. Thats bs. Thats only incidental and a Strawman to distract the masses from whats actually going on: The issue we are facing is Microsoft, likely in cooperation with hardware-manufacturers, trying to force obsolescence. But not, to be able to drop the legacy code, but only to be able to sell more licenses and more Hardware.

[@CrimsonDawn907]

I work at a computer repairshop here, ive noticed alot of laptop manufacters locking the bios to prevent you from turning off secure boot, this screws you if you want to run lunix.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

Some Linux distros have a key (like Ubuntu) afaik.

[@skorne7682]

I've dabbled with Linux for many years, but this is the year I will probably switch it to my main OS. In the past I've been put off by hardware support/games compatibility etc. but today I am using Tumbleweed with Plasma and it's phenomenal, all my hardware working great, with gaming performance equal to Windows. Unfortunately I am going to have to keep around a small Windows partition just in case though.

[@grantschilb8019]

That's good to hear, my laptop has gotten so close to support, with the only thing left being fan and temperature control. Because of this, my system thermal throttles on Linux, but it doesn't on Windows. So for now, I still use Windows on that particular system. I tried tumbleweed, but it was just too unstable for my needs. Glad ya got a working system. What do you need the partition for? If it is basic stuff, you could use a Live Windows USB, to save space on your boot drive, but still get hardware access and run Windows on bare metal.

[@xellaz]

Linux is my main OS now but I get you. I also have a Windows install on one of my mini-PC just in case. I hardly use that but its there if needed. My main Linux install is on another mini-PC which I use everyday. I just don't feel right mixing my Linux partition with a Windows partition. 😋

[@iplyrunescape305]

I have to warn you though that Windows updates tend to repartition the hard drive, it can overwrite your Linux install. Just keep Windows on another drive if you must.

[@patricknelson]

@@iplyrunescape305 Windows: “Oopsie!” 😐

[@Semi-Detached]

I have been trying to move my Windows system over to Linux, but really having some issues with hardware compatibility. Any suggestions for a Razer Blade 14 with an RTX 3060? Fedora 39 has been somewhat stable, but not a fan of the interface. I tried to install PopOS before this but could not successfully get through the installer kept crashing out. Not sure what else is a good starting point since most stuff I have looked at tends to bash Ubuntu these days.

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

Try Fedora with Plasma. If Fedora is working, but you don't like the interface, you probably like plasma interface better.

[@Semi-Detached]

@@SwitchedtoLinux Thanks for the suggestion, I will see if I can figure out how to do that.

[@alexandermelbaus2351]

@@Semi-Detached The standard desktop environment on Fedora is Gnome. It's ok, but the major release some years back seemed to be heavily designed for use with touch screens. It is possible to install multiple desktop environments and pick which to use at the login screen. If you look around on your logon screen now, there will be an option for it, it will probably have Gnome and Gnome Classic, maybe even a Wayland option. Been a while since I have bothered to use anything else. KDE Plasma is very nice. From the command prompt as root; .... update your system; dnf update .... install KDE workspace; dnf group install kde-desktop

[@alexandermelbaus2351]

Without trying to confuse you, even though KDE is installed and can be used. The login screen is still set to use the Gnome component and you don't have to change that. It can be changed by entering; systemctl disable gdm then..... systemctl enable sddm In KDE you can right click the application menu button -> configure application menu; In the "General" settings that will appear, it has "Show application as" - "Name Only", the pulldown menu will have a option for "Name (description)"; This is very handy, so you know what each application does Also, by right clicking the application menu button -> show alternatives -> application menu. My preferred of the three, I don't like the default. Hope that helps.

[@Semi-Detached]

@@alexandermelbaus2351 Thank you! This was extremely helpful and this interface definitely feels a lot better. Its a little lacking in the touchpad gesture support, which it seemed like Gnome had, but I am sure there are alternatives I can find and install to bring that functionality back.

[@debeeriz]

britec was saying the new update stops some of windows programs running that tweak windows, he thinks window is going to stop you from installing ptograms that stops their ads and spyware

[@private-nobody6667]

thank you for that information; i was totally unaware; i just got a new Alienware m18 R2 today, maxed out (video editing/content creation), and i am moving slowly on how i proceed; not a fan of Windows 11, wanted to stay with 10 and was about to downgrade, but not a good move based on what you said; i have not done anything yet, and your report is timely; i always wanted to look into Linux, but time failed me; i am a very busy man. i subscribed, and i will do a deep dive into your channel. again, thank you for what you do.

[@amiganer681130]

A Tip for all: Most Linux-Didtros have a Live-System, means you can test it without installing.

[@markhathaway9456]

I used that. It's a great idea.

[@abe-danger]

the whole pricing garbage is true bullccrap! they didnt do this with any other windows OS, so why the heck are they doing it for Windows 10?!?

[@Kalphalus]

I have a few older computers on Linux, and I also emulate Windows. Im looking at upgrading PCs, and am figuring out how to dual boot Windows (10) and a distro called Neon KDE

[@33yoal]

Good job! Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@tombolo4120]

Always wondered how manufacturers coordinate planned obsolescence between hardware and OS (even software providers for that matter). I'm guessing there's a social engineering aspect involved also. I'm just beginning to see how...

[@NeptuneSega]

Contractual agreements behind closed doors

[@JHoliday330]

All planned in the 1920s by Count Richard Nikolaus Eijiro, real father of Musk, known as Kalergi Plan. The stepfather from South Africa raised the controlled-opposition fake 'hero' of Big Tech because the real father already had 'one foot in the grave' when he knocked up the mom who's looking more like Cruella DeVille than a 'supermodel' lately. It's a hidden self-styled Aristocracy of crime families whose repeated intramarriages 'keep the L○○T in the family' but result in massive inbreeding that renders psychopathy a dominant genetic trait amongst themselves.

[@phoenixrising4031]

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

[@maxheadrom3088]

You can "upgrade" windows 10 to windows 11 - what you can't do is the friendly upgrade - you need to install windows 11 over windows 10. BTW, since started using windows 11 I had to do the change of default browser manually. I think earlier it was also not possible to change the default browser automatically so Chrome, for instance, showed a simple instruction about how to change the default browser. I'm a fan o Linux and I have proposed to a company I was helping that they should switch to Linux but there was a huge problem: they are addicted to MS Office. I use both but mostly Windows because ... well ... I like to game. BTW, the community support for Linux is much better than the one for Windows: for Linux we can find solutions but for windows all we find is those top collaborators suggesting a clean reinstall to solve the simplest of problems.

[@glenclark777]

I switched to Linux about 5 years ago and prefer it so much. I have one system that I need to run Windows 10 so I can run a piece of software which wont run on Linux so use it to play some offline games as well. I wont go back to using Windows as my daily driver.

[@jeffy1862]

We need to start making a genuine effort to fight for our consumer rights.

[@crisalcantara7671]

Rights are disappearing day by day

[@pilotstiles]

I’m just leaving tpm 2.0 off and if everyone pushes back they may back off Windows 10 users from upgrading.

[@kwt7667g]

It's getting bad. Was talking to one of our IT vendors, and the guys on the call were talking about when they switched, and some considering it.

[@Mario583a]

Good for them, I take? Whatever suits their needs and/or tools.

[@lPlanetarizado]

yeah, i have considered changing to linux, the only thing holding me back is some software that only runs on windows....what i would probably do if windows gets too annoying is have a main linux machine and have a secondary windows system

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

alternativeto.net

[@Nostalgianic]

4:03 This subscription is for security updates. Says so in that article screenshot. It's nothing new. They did the same thing for Windows 7 support. Some businesses didn't want to upgrade beyond 7, for whatever reason, but they still wanted security updates. It's understandable why they're charging money but the pricing is ridiculous!

[@Nostalgianic]

In other words, this video is a bit of fearmongering. The subscription is largely aimed at corporations.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@Nostalgianic They could make it freebie for private home users, but it doesn't look like it's in the plans.

[@Mario583a]

@@Nostalgianic Businesses have enough money to throw to pay for extended support. Your everyday user does not have that amount of disposable income to pay for extended support. Find out why people are beyond pissed More Linux news at 11.

[@Tannius]

This is why my one surviving windows PC has been authenticated via a self referencing authentication server. If I could just get my last couple of windows proprietary programs for my CNC to work with Linux and the couple of games that wine simply refuses to play I'd finally kick Windows to the curb. Every time I turn around though it seems something else comes along that I have to keep at least one PC with Microsoft's abomination installed.

[@EdwinSteiner]

The lengths Microsoft goes to in order to bait, trick, or force their customers to "upgrade" says a lot about the quality and attractivity of their products. Windows 7 was the best OS I ever used. It is just amazing how much worse it gets with every release since then. The sad thing is that Linux distros are also getting worse. The fundamental problems with hardware support and compatibility will never be solved and the software gets more bloated and complicated all the time. I used Linux a lot before I switched to Windows 7 and there is not a lot enticing me to go back now, although Microsoft might force me to.

[@SuperBoppy]

Maybe Microsoft holding Windows 10 at ransom will be the thing that drives more people to Linux. It will for me.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

How feasible is it to replace questionable 'non supported' update function piece meal when Win10 takes frequent dumps...?

[@josmoify]

there was always time to switch to linux...at least since win 8