• MrGerrit@feddit.nl
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    1 month ago

    I’m getting in new hardware next month, can I still use windows 10 or will I miss something that will benefit the newer hardware by not using windows 11?

    I know it’s nearing EOL soon.

    • Th4tGuyII@fedia.io
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      1 month ago

      For now yeah, but once Oct 2025 comes around, your options are:

      • Keep running Win10 without security updates. If you’re planning on using the internet still, you’ll need to be increasingly careful as new vulnerabilities come out.

      • Buy (or otherwise acquire) Win10 LTSC. This will keep you safe until 2032 (dependent on which version you get), but when that happens you’ll be right here again.

      • Switch to Win11 and just bare with it. Possibly look up guides to see what you can do about debloating it.

      • Switch to Linux. I’m not an expert on Distros but I hear Mint is good for people coming from Windows.

    • Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      As much as I don’t like 11, it is probably better just to keep up with security updates. If you are confident in your ability to avoid malicious software and websites, then I would stick with windows 10 for as long as you can.

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          1 month ago

          #volunteer non profit advertisement#

          Every game that works on steamdeck is working on linux.

          The common known issues are all in the past:

          Linux in 2024;

          • has plenty user friendly distros.
          • can find and install software more easily then windows.
          • Has officia nvidia support drivers.
          • Can run .exe programs using wine/proton/steam.

          Dualboot your Machine today!!

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            1 month ago

            oh yeah, the roadblock nowadays is these companies actually enabling it for linux.

            adoption is the number one thing that can help

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      1 month ago

      Depends on the hardware. Intel Chips with big.LITTLE design (aka e-cores and p-cores) work better in 11 because its scheduler is built with core configurations in mind (unless a semi-recent update also brought that to 10. My information is not the newest. I replaced 11 with Linux pretty quickly)

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    1 month ago

    It broke a bunch of shit. I updated and suddenly I started running out of VRAM. Had to restore the previous version to fix it