No, its my razer blade laptop we're talking about. My desktop is still windows 11 only and that's probably not changing anytime soon
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Very good question, one that I'm probably not the best person to answer given that I'm a newbie myself.
Here's what the system 76 folks say
My take is that pop offers built in improvements that allow newbies like me to hit the ground running, and QOL updates already baked into the OS. Plus they've so far steered away from snaps - a application packaging technology that many people in Linux land don't like. They also have a curated store full of most of the stuff you'd want or need to install. Granted, you can get the same programs in ubuntu, just using the command line tool apt-get.
I can't answer the question about TPM, as I don't have a computer with it (I am running off a late 2015 27" iMac). I installed Win 11 onto an external SSD using WinToUSB, and it runs just fine. I have Linux (Ubuntu and others) also installed onto external drives. I can switch between them using rEFInd boot manager, but that doesn't work any more for macOS, so I have to hold down the Option key to select macOS.
As for which Linux, I find myself coming back to Ubuntu. I have tried so many others, Linux Mint, Elementary, Pop_OS, Deepin, Zorin, Solus, Endeavour, Manjaro, Garuda, SUSE, and others I have forgotten. I started with YellowDog on a PowerPC Mac many years ago. Most recently I have been trying Fedora 35. This is nearly, but not quite, as suitable for me, as Ubuntu Mate. Others have different requirements.
My wife uses Win10 for work, but due to a couple of scares, I get her to switch over to Linux Mint after work for browsing, shopping, Facebook and the like. She has had no problems, and was able to adapt within minutes.
I think the problems arise in two areas --
- Gaming. Modern games are high-resource, high-stress systems. They will work best on the system they are written for.
- Switching OS. None of them (macOS, Win, Linux) really consider that sharing a computer is a viable option. Yes, some versions of Linux installer will recognise Windows, and set up a boot option for it, but none recognise macOS. Even those that used to recognise Windows (Linux Mint, I'm looking at you here...) no longer do so reliably.
At least for me (and since I don't use an NVidea GPU) I've found GamePack (a lesser known Ubuntu-based distro) and Proton db work best for a vast majority of Steam games.
But if you had to ask me about what I consider my favorite distro, it would be VectorLinux 6 (Slackware-based) but it's sadly too outdated to be useful today. Was great back in 2010 though.
But if you had to ask me about what I consider my favorite distro, it would be VectorLinux 6 (Slackware-based) but it's sadly too outdated to be useful today. Was great back in 2010 though.
Does anyone know if one of the recent Windows 11 updates (release channel) changed something with external monitors?
It was one of the few really good features of 11, it remembered my external screen and how I use it with my ThinkPad. Now it shows all sorts of weird behaviors. It does not activate the external screen at all or it takes forever and multiple times reconnecting it. Applications end up all over the place, scaling breaks, internal laptop screen gets disabled... It's annoying as hell and didn't happen before.
It was one of the few really good features of 11, it remembered my external screen and how I use it with my ThinkPad. Now it shows all sorts of weird behaviors. It does not activate the external screen at all or it takes forever and multiple times reconnecting it. Applications end up all over the place, scaling breaks, internal laptop screen gets disabled... It's annoying as hell and didn't happen before.
finished with windows 11
i am downloading windows 10 (dell xps)
were the file, settings etc option was a good choice.
what bothered me was
-the taskbar not showing on the right
-hovering over a photo opened that, instead of selecting
-slow file explorer
-battery life? ha! more like get a life!
-a stick of strawberry bubble gum ejecting from the sd_card drive.
hopefully window is not like and i can return to 10 just by downloading
i will find out in 10% percent.
i am downloading windows 10 (dell xps)
were the file, settings etc option was a good choice.
what bothered me was
-the taskbar not showing on the right
-hovering over a photo opened that, instead of selecting
-slow file explorer
-battery life? ha! more like get a life!
-a stick of strawberry bubble gum ejecting from the sd_card drive.
hopefully window is not like and i can return to 10 just by downloading
i will find out in 10% percent.
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I’m not sure win 11 will convince anyone to switch from Mac. But I will say it’s a seriously impressive OS. Better then all the previous ones and a really solid base to start with and improve.
Windows ergonomics are superior in many ways. Their Achilles heel is they just don’t put enough energy into aesthetics. Part of that is they want to give off a this is serious business vibe, but I think they can afford to go full on svelte design and then you could see some converters
Windows ergonomics are superior in many ways. Their Achilles heel is they just don’t put enough energy into aesthetics. Part of that is they want to give off a this is serious business vibe, but I think they can afford to go full on svelte design and then you could see some converters
One benefit of Windows 11 that I've noticed is right-click open-with document doesn't annoyingly default to checking the box 'always use this app' like with 10. I just like the option to select an app from drop down list, for example, playing media with either MPC-BE or MPC-HC. Overall, still not a big enough difference to switch from tried and true 10. Even with Alder Lake I'd probably just disable E-core and run 10 to give time for 11 to fully bake.
I have the stardock suite of tools, and one of the utilities is start11 and I'm liking how that brings back some of the stuff that I miss in windows 10. It actually lets you change the start menu back to windows 10, or even windows 7 if that's your preference. I just made some minor changes to enhance the existing windows 11 start menu, nothing major
My mom just got a new laptop (HP Envy) running Windows 11 out the gate, and my stepfather's laptop got the update. Both actually prefer it over Windows 10. Their main complaint about Windows 10 were the 'ads' (live tiles) in the start menu cluttering up the interface. I can't say I disagree, as Windows 11's start menu is far cleaner in comparison. They took to it easily.
They did have major gripes about Windows 8, and to an extent Windows 10.
They did have major gripes about Windows 8, and to an extent Windows 10.
Only opinion I have is somebody in my circle of friends is going to continue sticking with MacOS.
Me, I'm on Windows 10 and would to stick with that as long as possible. With support for it running out in 2025, I hope that can get pushed back. I usually only upgrade Windows when I get a new PC, but I want mine to last at least 7 to 10 years (which is how long previous windows machines have lasted me). If not, we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
Me, I'm on Windows 10 and would to stick with that as long as possible. With support for it running out in 2025, I hope that can get pushed back. I usually only upgrade Windows when I get a new PC, but I want mine to last at least 7 to 10 years (which is how long previous windows machines have lasted me). If not, we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
I may be off Windows entirely by that time. I have one program that runs on Windows but it will also run on macOS Intel. It will also run on macOS Apple Silicon but performance is horrible and I expect Rosetta 2 will be removed by 2025. I'd just say re-evaluate things in 2024. A lot of people will be doing that.
I have installed Win 11 on both a late 2015" iMac (i5 processor) and a hand-me-down PC of indeterminate heritage (i3 processor).
You can do this from Windows using Hasleo WinToUSB or WinToHDD software. It is a free download, but you may have to pay if you want to install anything other than Win Home or Win Education.
From a Mac you can use Winclone from Twocanoes.
You can use WinToUSB for free if you only want to install Win 11 Home.
You will need to pay for Winclone if you want to install any version of Win 11.
You can do this from Windows using Hasleo WinToUSB or WinToHDD software. It is a free download, but you may have to pay if you want to install anything other than Win Home or Win Education.
From a Mac you can use Winclone from Twocanoes.
You can use WinToUSB for free if you only want to install Win 11 Home.
You will need to pay for Winclone if you want to install any version of Win 11.
- Download the Windows installer file from Microsoft
- Use the appropriate app depending on whether you are doing it from a Mac or Win
- Install to USB or HDD.
- Enjoy
I hope our work PC lasts that long before getting the Windows 11 update (my stepdad's PC got it recently) because our CCTV camera system only works on Internet Explorer, and there's literally zero way to use IE on Windows 11, meaning we would have to start ripping out ceilings to replace the cameras or find a way to keep that thing on Windows 10 forever. It was NOT a cheap camera system; Not sure why they depend on IE for it. Not exactly secure today. I keep reminding the boss that that PC will inevitably get Windows 11 (no way to turn off updates forever either that I can find) but she doesn't get it. She has blocked every browser except IE (because others tend to change the default for opening web links for some reason) and of course she's 'used to' IE and still uses Yahoo! Mail (I don't know why anyone does, it's like the AOL of mail these days) so she's old fashioned. I tell her over and over that 'Windows 11 doesn't let you use IE AT ALL' and 'That thing will get the update probably later this year' but it goes over her head. I don't look forward to my shop being all ripped apart to replace the cameras. We just got that new building done!
There's a decent amount of stuff from commercial to government sectors that require IE since it's a "legacy thing". However, I thought that Edge would be "compatible enough" (some of those cases managed to migrate over there at least, but TBF, they likely had dedicated IT staff working on that)
Any attempt to make the UNV camera system run in Edge (or another browser) just has a 'plugin not supported' show up, and nothing displays where the video feeds should. I'm guessing it uses Flash Player? I can't think of a plugin that only runs on IE but not Edge. I tried 'IE mode' but still get 'plugin no longer supported'.
The DVR has a monitor connected in the main office so at least that will work. Boss hardly shows anymore since daughter took over and uses her Mac, but it was super convenient to know who's doing what at any time. Her Mac won't view the pages either since there is no IE. She just hates the work PC as much as I do. It's got tons of malware posing as 'security/cleaning' software (an IE related mess I am sure) and is so hot you can't touch it, fans running full hilt, and freezes up often. It often is BSoD'd soon as we open the shop and we have to restart it each day.
Even my grandmother has better luck with Windows 10.
The DVR has a monitor connected in the main office so at least that will work. Boss hardly shows anymore since daughter took over and uses her Mac, but it was super convenient to know who's doing what at any time. Her Mac won't view the pages either since there is no IE. She just hates the work PC as much as I do. It's got tons of malware posing as 'security/cleaning' software (an IE related mess I am sure) and is so hot you can't touch it, fans running full hilt, and freezes up often. It often is BSoD'd soon as we open the shop and we have to restart it each day.
Even my grandmother has better luck with Windows 10.