apple user kekl

When i say that i never used Macs in my entire life, i mean that i never used macs that i own, at least for now. Macs do have their limits, but nowadays, since the introduction of the M1 macs, macs have become more faster than ever and more efficient according to various people and various sources. I have used a mac before, but that was a borrow, and this exact Mac was an M1 Macbook Air which amazed me, and i am pretty sure the Pro models of the M2 for example will amaze me more, at least once i learn about Macs more and unleash their true potential. I haven't used the M series macs more to unleash it tho... I loved Windows, but now i hate having it for my personal use, and now i want to shift my workloads to Linux or a Macbook, and keep the gaming stuff to Windows 10 for the moment until i find a soloution about gaming on the 2 alternative platforms. Otherwise, i'll stick to Windows 10 for gaming on my Ryzen PC or play games on a Steam Deck...

Is price obsolete to you?

That last part is completely untrue. Half of the appeal of linux is that its open source. You'd be surprised on how much development gets done from donations alone, mostly because the developers of open source projects really care about their projects, whether or not they make money. The reason linux isn't more popular is because it never comes pre-installed on popular computers.

Well, you were one of the few lucky people that got windows 11 without trouble. That's not my case.

Linux Mint probably.

Yeah Linux Mint needs the least commands but remembering some of the fundamental ones would still help

Linux mint and ubuntu / Debian

Try gnome.

I have done that before and i was able to install Windows 11 on an HP Elitebook without any problem, but that was in late 2022. The elitebook in question was an 8570p with an 3rd gen Core i5 and it ran OK, but now i have no clue about the point of using W11 these days.

I had that feeling that Microsoft started becoming worse ever since they made Windows 8, but when Windows 8 came out, i was 6 years old at the time (now 17, turning 18 on September) and i had no idea about that stuff, nor this os's existence. I do vividly remember that in 2015, when Windows 10 was announced and that GWX.EXE thing was installed on the computer, i begged my parents to upgrade to Windows 10 without explaining a valid reason because i always thought that updates and upgrades mean something better. I do remember seeing in 2021 old videos about people ranting on Windows 10 installing by itself without the user's permission, and it was hella infuriating. Imagine you were working on a video or something and boom, your pc restarts by itself and the upgrade screen appears. Infuriating right? Microsoft these days and ever since a decade ago has gotten very infuriating. Telemetry over the place, useless stuff smeared around the os (microsoft store? what is our pc, a tablet?), windows updating by itself without wanting you to, Microsoft Edge thinking it's revolutionary and begging you to use it, and now we got Microsoft begging us to upgrade to Windows 11 before mid October 2025, without admiting their past sins. Really Microsoft? At this point there is no wonder why there would be advanced users rocking Windows 10 LTSC until its end. I have been a loyal user of Windows and that's what i get. From now on, i'll be resorting to Windows 10, Macs and Linux. Macs for me are not an option, but i would want a Macbook, either the one with the M1 or the one with the M2 chip, but i should focus on Linux in order to learn more about it and unlock its true power. So long Microsoft...I'll never forget you.

I am about to hate digital gaming Windows doesn't suck Microsoft spying on people sucks and you can blame the NSA for spying on Windows users in case you don't know the NSA is apparently doing all this shit and needs to be sued.

Thank you! And i am glad to hear you have no regrets so far with Linux!

sadly linux doesn’t feel like the answer yet… but its a step on the way and regardless of where we end up at, definitely better than windows. ive been using UnRaid as a nas for years now and despite some smaller issues everything works, even for 100+ days in a row. way more comfortable than microsofts bull-ish

@@Woodman3 linux would solve it for a lot of people , but some of us are gamers, linux and gaming still doesn't work untill companies start investing time and resources into linux too (to develop native games on this platform).. steam doing something because of their deck release, but still proton and wine relies on windows, and performance drops on any hardware, especially lower end hardware... Mac os will go arm only eventually....

Linux doesn't support ray trace or certain software like Windows does I'm not letting Microsoft scare me off Windows 10 so far no forced AI on Windows 10 is making me want to stay even more KDE Plasma actually sucks and the theme choices are stale I tried Linux Mint Cinnamon and still lacks certain Windows features if I was to stay on any Windows after End of Life it would be Windows 10 don't push the panic button yet I eventually plan on dual booting Linux to keep Steam games which is a realistic approach some Windows 11 desktops will not be that expensive and there's too many Linux distros to just pick one I say adapt with End of Life according to Microsoft the End of Life on Windows 10 is going to be very different from previous Windows and is still getting feature updates install a security software and run on a local account and you SHOULD be fine.

If enough people start using Linux and ditch windows there would be a push for more software to work with it. Otherwise you will be stuck with windows for certain programs. I get that you need certain things and aren't fully devoted to it yet. I was like that until I started figuring out the pros and cons and started using it as a daily driver. Found alternative programs for myself. Gaming on it doesn't bother me as my graphics card isn't strong enough to "ray-trace". When it comes to considering switching, it all adds up to preference and how you will personally use it. Not going to get upset if you still rock windows 10. (I have my system duel booted in case I really need to do something). I rather use mint most of the time though. It's good to see everyone's perspectives on this.

@@TechnoMinded-qp5in dont dual boot. use a vm. that way you can ditch windows whenever you want. if you set it up right it will almost run at stock speed. windows 10 eol will come eventually, probably in about 1 1/2 yrs or so. i will also still continue to use win10 but only with fully customized isos and in the future probably even more vms. since you can pass through usb controllers and devices, whole ass pcie devices and harddrives if u wish, you can put together a pretty decent vm and although vms for gaming are a completely different story

This laptop already had a factory image of the OEM IBM Windows XP reinstall. I do have a disc with Windows XP Home Edition SP2, but i felt like keeping this laptop stock like how it was back in 2004 since it had the factory image. Also, there is no need to reset the BIOS if all you want to do is install an OS. For me, resetting the bios is needed only when you're trying to solve a problem and track it down. And for good measure, i made some backup discs incase the HDD dies. I could've imaged it, but i thought of doing that since it was possible to do so.

I agree on that, and I know that you normally don’t need to reset the BIOS, but resetting BIOS is generally an important step of making it truly stock, as sometimes they are modified. And, thank you for answering my question and ending my curiosity on why would anyone install or keep all of the OEM bloatware on their computers, especially the old ones.

@@vaiovm Agreed. Most of the time, the advanced stuff in the bios are locked, but there are ways you can gain acsess to it and change it.

Micro$oft is disabling your updates if you use StartAllBack.

@@vaiovm Lmao what? I'm on Beta channel and everything works fine (I have to use VPN to update, but this is cus of sanctions). I think you're probably confusing it with SAB itself being blocked to install by MS, and tihiy managed to rule it out by disabling improved taskbar by default on 24H2 (and even if he didn't, people quickly found a way to bypass the block by just renaming the installer).

@@lmnk This might not've happened to you, but there are multiple cases of this happening the other people. Look it up.

​@@vaiovm Ah, yes I remembered, someone was complaining on MSFN forum Win11 wasn't allowing them to update saying they have to uninstall SAB bc it is "incompatible". My guess is, this happens on a small range of builds where installing SAB was blocked by Microsoft. I actually wonder whether this still happens with ExplorerPatcher, the creator of which tried to negotiate with MS as well but didn't get the ban to be lifted?

Now you _can_ sorta run a VM with a GPU bypass to run your games, and it should work.

You can use Proton or dualboot

@@RobbDrew03 dualboot is too cumbersome for gaming.

​@@12q8 Yea, you're right. Proton shall do the trick

​@@12q8I would agree but gpu pass-through is a real pain in the ass to setup, and it might not even work, at least it didn't for me

Θα ήθελα απλώς να παρέμβω για μια στιγμή. Αυτό που αναφέρεστε ως Linux, είναι στην πραγματικότητα, GNU/Linux, ή όπως το αποκαλώ πρόσφατα, GNU συν Linux. Τα Linux δεν είναι ένα λειτουργικό σύστημα από μόνα τους, αλλά ένα δωρεάν στοιχείο ενός πλήρως λειτουργικού συστήματος GNU.

@@jimmlmao Ζητώ συγγνώμη για το τεράστιο, καταστροφικό, και εν τέλει χαζό και πανηλίθιο λάθος μου. Έχετε απόλυτο δίκιο, και θα μπορούσα να πω ακόμη ότι το σχόλιό μου είναι απόδειξη της διαφοράς επιπέδου νοημοσύνης μεταξύ ανθρώπων• Linux = χαμηλό IQ, GNU / Linux = Υψηλό IQ. Ολοκληρώνοντας, έπειτα από το τραγικό αυτό λάθος μου, εάν με αντίκριζαν είτε ο Ριχάρδος Ατσαλλάνδρας είτε ο Λίνος Τορβάλδος, θα με σκότωναν. Σας ευχαριστώ για την παρέμβαση σας, καθώς συνειδητοποιήσα τι είχα κάνει.