Loudram
Just a sinner saved by grace.
While I'm sitting at home recovering I decided to mess around with my laptop. It's an older one that started life with Windows 8. It was running 10 but had no chance to get 11. Now I find out the Windows 10 will no longer be supported after October 2025.
At this point I decided to look into what my options were other than a new laptop with Windows 11. I was looking into Linux and ended up installing Linux Mint. So far I like it. It's almost as polished as Windows and my computer runs a hair bit faster. What I like is Microsoft isn't getting any more of my data.
My wife's desktop is newer and runs better than mine but still can't upgrade to 11. I may switch her over to Linux or pay a third party support company for extended updates. There are a couple of companies that have a good reputation for that.
Within the next year I may even upgrade my laptop but buy one without an operating system and install Linux on that one. The more I use Linux the less I want Windows 11.
At this point I decided to look into what my options were other than a new laptop with Windows 11. I was looking into Linux and ended up installing Linux Mint. So far I like it. It's almost as polished as Windows and my computer runs a hair bit faster. What I like is Microsoft isn't getting any more of my data.
My wife's desktop is newer and runs better than mine but still can't upgrade to 11. I may switch her over to Linux or pay a third party support company for extended updates. There are a couple of companies that have a good reputation for that.
Within the next year I may even upgrade my laptop but buy one without an operating system and install Linux on that one. The more I use Linux the less I want Windows 11.