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Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

If you can't/ won't upgrade to Linux, at least upgrade to Tiny10. TinyXP is still getting updates. The "Tiny" versions of Windows rip out all the extemporaneous crap that Microsoft put into Windows that makes it a bad OS

AFAIK, there won't ever be a Tiny11 distro, there's just too much shit to rip out of the registry to make that possible

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

AFAIK, there won't ever be a Tiny11

https://archive.org/details/tiny11-2311

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

First I'm hearing of Tiny10 and starting to consider my options for jumping ship on windows. Anyone willing to give a short rundown/ weigh their opinions of linux/windows/other OSes. Video games are the main factor for me, with user control a very close second.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nothing beats Linux if you're want control over your system. As for gaming though, you can check this website to see whether your games are compatible or not: https://www.protondb.com/

And if your games are compatible, then look no further than Bazzite - it's a gaming-optimised distro that just works out-of-the-box, no need to manually install any drivers and stuff (you can of course use it for non-gaming tasks too).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Also worth checking AreWeAntiCheatYet? if you play online games. Some work with Linux, some need elbow grease, others purposefully break it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Just install endeavourOS or something.

There’s a learning curve and a few games will break, but it is a much less hostile environment.