Personal Experience: Switching from Windows 11 to Linux After Frustrations with System Stability and Privacy Concerns
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Summary
The author shares their personal experience of switching from Windows 11 to Linux, citing frustrations with Windows 11's intrusive features like Copilot, poor software experience with multiple conflicting settings modules, frequent system crashes, and forced updates that introduce more bugs than fixes. They describe their transition to Linux as challenging but ultimately rewarding, calling it the best computer-related decision they've made in over a decade.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledIt feels like Copilot is always spying on you.
Windows 11 has multiple settings modules to handle the same task (such as setting up networking or adding devices), and none of them seem to talk to each other.
Each new update (which will eventually be forced upon you) seems to bring more bugs than fixes.
Personally, I encountered 2-3 full system crashes a week when I ran Windows 11.
It has proved to be the best computer-related decision I've made in over a decade (and perhaps in my entire life).
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