Is one of those “features” CoPilot? Because I did a search for it on my Windows 10 installation, and found several small bits of it, including a directory called “Microsoft CoPilot.” It looks like a placeholder for a full installation, later on. I’m guessing Office 365 put it there.
Windows is not a serious OS anymore.
Please no. I didn’t upgrade to Windows 11 on purpose. I’m just trying to hold out as long as I can until I’m forced to switch to Linux. I don’t want to have to deal with more enshittification in the meantime.
Just turn off windows update. Security people are catastrophizing to justify their jobs, ignore their siren call.
Windows is still extremely unsecure even with the latest security updates so how much worse can it really be
I turn off UAC and defender too, those are basically spyware anyway. Even minimally competent should have no problem by just not downloading viruses and staying behind NAT.
Co pilot? Please leave that garbage off my pc
If someone decides to move away from Windows, Linux will not be their first thought.
There is 2 other OSs that are id10t proofed and come pre installed on a new PC you buy in store. MacOS ChromeOS.
A regular person who uses their laptop for YouTube and basic functions most likely will not learn how to install a Linux distro just to get away from Windows. In fact, most will likely continue to use Windows until the pc just won’t boot anymore.
Inb4, Regardless of your opinion on if chromeOS is a real OS or not, it can do everything a regular person needs it to do, and yes, I know they are both based off Linux.
For PC gamers Linux is the only alternative but I don’t expect a major migration. The last ten years have shown that the average gamer is willing to accept a lot of hostile behaviour from companies as long as they are able to keep playing their games. Microtransactions, Loot boxes, kernel level anticheat, and broken buggy releases haven’t killed that industry yet. Windows 11 is just another thing that will be loudly complained about in gamer circles but not much will come of it.
A pc gamer is not a regular user.
Also my gaming desktop still runs windows because unlike with my steam deck, I’m not fighting with my distro when it will just work on Windows.
Instead of using Linux to game, I use a modified Windows 11 OS that debloats the shit out of it, and disables all non critical MS garbage.
I have a local profile, an appdata/documents folder(s) that are not constantly being backed up by onedrive, no bloatware boots at launch on my win11. Also I don’t get adds anywhere on it.
Honestly, I’ve had less issues gaming on linux than windows… unless your playing a game with anticheat where the devs break shit on major updates (though valve is usually quick and has a patch for proton within a day).
This is it. Everything “just works” on windows. Until that exact same experience is available on Linux it will never take over. And no, I don’t mean “there is an app you can install for a distribution that makes it easy to…”. That is an immediate failure. It needs to be easy to do everything, out of the box, with no additional setup.
I say this as someone that uses windows, Mac, and various flavors of Linux every single day. I want this for Linux, but it isn’t there.
Exactly this. I’m comfortable in both windows and Linux. I tried Linux as my daily driver multiple times on my main PC but it was always not worth the effort. I don’t have days of free time anymore to mess with Linux as my main OS. I put Ubuntu on my laptop and while it worked I was often spending days troubleshooting some bug, either with the touchpad not working or with with the disro itself trying to something as simple as an image preview when selecting pictures to upload to discord or whatever.
I’ve spun up dozens of virtual machines on my server at home and that’s where Linux just works. After I get it configured I’ve almost never needed to touch it again. Until Linux gets the basic user experience as easy as windows then people will stay with windows.
The most regular pc user probably only got a work computer that runs 10 or 11 and they will likely have no choice since most companies don’t support Linux clients. My work actually does which is neat. I would absolutely use Linux at work, if working with Windows wasn’t my job.
Video Games.
Popular usage of PCs does not revolve around gaming.
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I thought Google announced Chrome OS is dead. Don’t disagree with your other points though. Chrome is fantastic for somebody just needing something to check their email.
and yes, I know they are both based off Linux.
maybe pedantic, but macos is actually bsd based. chromeos being based off of actual linux(gentoo) is what has allowed them to slowly open it up to the point where you can actually install regular linux apps on it
slowly open it up to the point where you can actually install regular linux apps on it
The linux running Chrome OS is completely separated, by design, from the virtual machine that runs linux apps under Chrome OS.
What is stopping anyone from selling a laptop with linux on it and as little support as they do for windows ?
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Because that’s 4% that is competition free. Not counting the majority of users who only need a browser and won’t be able to tell the difference anyway. Just call it anything but linux, so they have useful search results if they have any problems.
You want “new features and more”?
Linux.
You’re welcome.
It’s almost like they’re trying to make people switch to Linux and kill PC gaming altogether. Luckily gaming on Linux has come pretty far.
I really wish the anticheat co.panies would get their stuff working on Linux. I know anticheats aren’t 100% effective but they are necessary, if you think it’s bad with them imagine without.
Which anticheats aren’t working in proton? Iirc the major ones work.
I was a late switcher as I had to wait for gaming support. Once I saw what the steam deck was doing and how amazing proton is, I pulled the trigger. It gets better all the time too, sounds like Nvidia users are finally gonna be getting proper Wayland in like less than a month too! It’s been so smooth I was able to convince my wife to use it too. She LOVES Minecraft and after I showed her Prism Launcher she was sold.
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I love it, please keep destroying windows and let the holdouts suffer. Linux is the way
I’d love to go to Linux, but I use so many apps that are only available for Windows.
Other than Adobe shit. What apps do you need that can’t either be replaced by a native app or ran in wine?
Lots of proprietary apps for work. No-go for me.
Personally i would use a vm to seperate work from Personal shit.
Windows laptops generally get trashy battery life, and if this going to tank it further, I’d just run Linux full-time on my family laptop and call it a day.
The only reason we had windows was my wife’s comfortability and sometimes zoom glitches out on linux.
Well it’s only Windows that’s complaining it can’t install Windows 11 on my Windows 10 laptop. I’m not mothballing perfectly good hardware just because Microsoft is having a tantrum.
Remember to switch to Linux once it reaches end of life so you don’t risk your security
They’re going to make it shit so you’re forced to go to 11, or the much better alternative if it’s an option for you.
Its not that 10 is more popular, its that 10 is less jacked up. Start jacking 10 and we’ll all go back to 7
Start jacking up 10 and we’ll all go to Linux
Millions already have
When I saw yesterday that M$ was doing a new beta for win 10 my first thought was “Well people don’t want to switch to 11 cause of the garbage we keep adding? Let’s see if we can get the same garbage in 10, then they will be willing.”
Willing to what? Adopt a penguin?
Not 8?
If you wanna go 8, go ape
windows is now just a joke.
embrace the windows 7
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Can I opt out?
it’s Microsoft so probably not unless corporate account. You know the other solution.
