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Microsoft now pops up a poll asking why you'd want to use another browser when you download Chrome (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (16 children)

havent touched windows in like 2 years and only once had a problem with games not running

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I've just converted my last Windows PC, meaning my gaming desktop, to Linux, now I need to figure out how to run SOLIDWORKS on it .. thinking a VM with GPU passthrough, but I'm a bit scared of the endeavor, despite having been a regular Linux user for I guess almost two decades.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I am using a 20gbps ssd with windows to go on it for my windows install so that when I plug in the ssd I boot to windows and when I restart and unplug I boot to linux, might be a solution for you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have kept windows on a separate ssd, but I find dual booting very disruptive, I don't want to reboot to change between tasks, I've tried it already in the past and it sucks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is why I am unfortunately back on windows. I use a couple programs everyday, and unfortunately they do not run on Linux. And there is not a usable alternative either.

I was rebooting to windows, doing what I had to, and then rebooting again. But it is just so disruptive and not user friendly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This ^

I’ve tried dual booting multiple times over the last few years, but always end up with windows as the primary because restarting my computer 6+ times a day got so disruptive. Until the windows only software moves I’m going to be on Windows.