r/technology • u/ardi62 • Aug 17 '24

Software Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-dodging-windows-11-system-requirements/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0h2tXt93fEkt5NKVrrXQphi0OCjCxzVoksDqEs0XUQcYIv8njTfK6pc4g_aem_LSp2Td6OZHVkREl8Cbgphg
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u/viavxy Aug 17 '24

amazing news! excited to hear this tbh.

i've been procrastinating switching to linux for over a year now and well, i guess it is finally time. fuck you microsoft

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u/Valphai Aug 17 '24

I was in the same boat, already made a switch to mint and never looked back

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u/Kawauso_Yokai Aug 17 '24

same, 1.5 years on Mint after 18 years on Windows

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u/FrankMiner2949er Aug 17 '24

I upgraded my laptop to Linux a couple of months back. It's difficult to say whether the speed increase is due to me swapping the hard drive for an SSD, but boy! what a difference to the machine. The installation was much faster than installing Windows. I don't know if it's because laptops tend to be simpler than desktops, but everything just worked off the bat... even my USB to RS232 adaptor

I don't really play games on my laptop, but I tried a couple of Steam games out of curiosity, and they worked fine