Recent content by mikiem

In some cases software & hardware support. The more people switch to Linux the better the chances that support will improve, but we're not close to there yet.

Good biz practice is to not throw away money. Sure you can spent $ on devs to develop state of the art zero days, but why bother when phishing is easy/cheap & works. That said, there Are still people out there developing sophisticated malware -- that 10% you mention.

Older laptops [& maybe PCs] *may* have an issue with Microsoft preening older drivers from their database. Upgrading 7 or 10 to 11 is safer than a fresh install because it will try to migrate existing drivers when newer versions are not in their database, applying compatibility settings. It also...

Systemd-boot / gummyboot **may** be easier to set up, and as necessary fix UEFI & Secure Boot, especially if dual booting Windows.

NOT judging, I'm lazy & OS agnostic -- the only reason an OS exists is to run the software I want/need -- but the main differences between 10 & 11 is Microsoft removed some stuff, broke some other stuff, and changed some cosmetics. Some stuff, e.g., Notepad & Wordpad, can just be copied over...

Since Win11 came out that's meant two things: 1) you can't normally install it -- you have to use Rufus etc., and 2) if you're corp. and can actually talk to someone at Microsoft, they won't offer tech support. Once you have Win11 installed on non-compliant hardware the Only difference is that...

Depending on the hardware, and assuming you can find software, &/or use Wine/Proton, Linux **may** give a boost in performance. Comparison performance testing I've seen seems to hint that on higher end CPUs there's not a huge difference, but on lower end hardware, specifically gaming handhelds...

Purely FWIW... From my own experience Win11 will run on an old Intel Atom CPU [N3150], 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, & legacy boot. It will be slow, sometimes painfully, but on that old mini-PC Win11 does add a slight performance boost compared to Win10. Of course 4GB RAM is better, 8GB better yet...

FWIW I picked up a similar Beebox [ asrock.com/nettop/Intel/Beebox%20Series/?cat=Download&os=Win1064 ] many years ago to use as a Blu-ray player connected to the TV. Nowadays it's all streaming, and the Beebox sits on my desk as a spare connected to a TV on my desk that's otherwise used with a...

Personally, I'm lazy. And the easiest way to deal with Win10's EOL is to install Win11 -- it even gives a perceived performance boost on minimally powered hardware, e.g., Intel Atom CPUs. But... Some people won't go that route because Microsoft say's you're not supposed to, or maybe they...

Thanks. I've been watching the newer methods folks have been trying to get Adobe's Creative Cloud working, and my next project will be trying WinApps -- https://github.com/winapps-org/winapps

NOT shortchanging the huge amount of work that's gone into GIMP, and 5 years ago I preferred it over P/Shop, but AI has been a true game changer editing/restoring scanned photo prints and negatives. AI denoise makes an immense difference with scanned 35mm negatives, AI generative remove and fill...

Oh, I agree 100%. Windows Restore Points may or may not work, recovery &/or reset may or may not work, installing or upgrading versions requiring a reinstall may or may not work, and when you get Windows installed you may very occasionally just get a bad copy & have to start over, as documented...

I'm following this, and the comments [thanks BTW] with LOTS of interest, as I'm trying to help folks deal with the end of 10. I can't switch because I depend on P/Shop, but lots of people can. For most the easiest solution is to install 11 anyway, disregarding the hardware requirements, but not...