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Okay. We're gonna poke the bear.
We're currently on Windows 10 on all our machines. All our family members use it too. We're not going to upgrade to Windows 11.
We're sure there will be a Windows 12 at some point, with built-in stuff that we don't want and can't easily remove until someone hacks it out.
So, if we were to attempt to make a move to a Linux distro where:
- we'd get a Windows-like experience (minus the shitty bits)
- we didn't have to ever use a command line console except for very advanced tasks
- all our PC games would run
- we could find Linux compatible versions (or compatibility layers) for decades of WIndows-only software
... where the heck would we even start?
#Windows #Windows10 #Windows11 #linux #LinuxDistros
Edit: Thank you so far for all the helpful suggestions and replies! We seriously do appreciate this, as it gives us somewhere to start gradually researching over time!
#Security nightmare:
#Microsoft’s new #Windows11 feature, #Recall, makes the #SciFi movie #TotalRecall almost look like a fairy tale by comparison.
Everything you ever saw or wrote on your device, even if deleted, will remain in definitely remain available and searchable for users of the device, including #hackers.
Opting out requires work.
Also, in my view, I doubt that it is #GDPDR compliant in its current form.
Beware.
Excellent analysis:
https://swiss.social/@dominiksteiger/112551118126679215
#MicrosoftRecallMicrosoft Recall, the perfect panopticon.
Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.
I wrote a piece recently about Copilot+ Recall, a new Microsoft Windows 11 feature which — in the words of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella- takes “screenshots” of your PC constantly, and makes it into an…Kevin Beaumont (DoublePulsar)
