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And I've had the opposite experience. Since Win 8 came out (when I started using Linux) I've really only had one problem with an update on Linux. After a Thunderbird update I could no longer get Thunderbird to run, AppArmor was preventing it from running. Just had to tell AppArmor to not...

I've got a number of Epic games (Tomb Rider series, Metro Exlodus, BioShock etc) and they all seem to be working fine. Does Fortnight use a different anti-cheat software? Also, which VM manager are you using? I went the QEMU/KVM route since it's suppose to be the fastest.

Oh forgot to say I'm using QEMU/KVM for my VM manager.

Can you do GPU passthrough on your rig? I've yet to find any games that won't work on the VM when it's got a dedicated GPU.

Yep, I jumped to Linux after the Win 8 fiasco. It's been great. My problem is that I DO play AAA games. My solution is a Win 11 VM with GPU passthrough. It allows me to play my games with no problems. And the crippled Taskbar in Win 11 can be fix by using ExplorerPatcher. And if you think...

Ok, I'll try it again after I get finished replaying Dying Light 2

Eh, didn't care much for the last Diablo so I'm going to pass on this one.

Yeah, GIGO was the first thing I thought when I read about these 'conversations'. I personally wouldn't trust the results of AI Bing searches. It might be fun to play with but, for now, I'll stick with duckduckgo for my searches.

Yep, I haven't played a single one of their games either. And they've sure made a lot of games.

Yeah, if I was running with a single GPU, my gaming would pretty much be restricted to Linux game. My motherboard however, has 2 GPU slots where each can be setup as an 8x slot. So, I've setup ti up with the Nvidia 1070 for the Windows VM and an AMD 6600 for the Linux side. It works very...

I just did GPU pass through so the VM has a dedicated GPU (Nvidia 1070). Seems to work perfectly using Qemu/KVM.

I actually like that they came out with Windows 8, it got me to switch to Linux as my main OS. I just keep a Windows VM for gaming and the occasional photo editing session (I dislike gimp!).

Just get a third party Start Menu replacement like StartAllBack. It gives you a Win7ish Start Menu and restores the task bar capabilities (move to sides or top). I've been using Open Shell since the Win8.1 days. When I tried Win11, StartAllBack was the first thing I installed. note: I did...

Hm, it works for me: https://www.startallback.com

I use StartAllBack since besides restoring the old task bar it also does a Win7 Start Menu.

It sure feels likes a conspiracy some times. A college professor friend of mine was making youtube videos for his classes during the lock downs. He teaches immunology and his class video on mRNA was taken down because he was talking about the positives AND negatives of the technology.

I am using dual GPU's of approximately equal performance, an Nvidia GPU for the VM and an AMD GPU for Linux.

Maybe I'm lucky but I've had no stability issues at all with my setup. I've been testing with some of my favorite games and so far I can't tell the difference between the gaming on the VM and gaming on a real Win10 install. I'd probably see a difference if I was running a game that used lots...

2 GPUs. If you're not gaming on the Linux side, you can just use any old compatible GPU you might have laying around. Since I build my own systems I've collected a number of low end GPU's that work just fine for the Linux side.

I did the dual boot thing for a few years but recently switch to running Win10 in a VM (QEMU/kvm). I'm using GPU pass through so gaming is a real option in the VM. It's much more convenient than dual booting. I can be gaming on the VM and still have Linux up an running. I'm using 'evdev' so...

Yeah, I'm not a console player, PC only for me.

Heh, I actually wore my shoot muffs for awhile.

Before I retired at the end of 2019, that's the way it worked for me. My boss didn't care if I worked from home or at work. As long as I met the deadline all was good. I mostly went to work to avoid the distractions at home! :)

Personally, I'd be a bit skeptical of the gaming buy numbers for the last couple of years. Cryptomining has really borked the prices for higher end graphics cards. I'm betting it's put a damper on gaming purchases. I know I've not bought a new graphics card due to the drastic price increases...

I did take a gander: https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-prosecutor-campaign-20180523-story.html Would rather Soros hadn't back these prosecutors and Prop 47.

It all depends upon your use case. I dual boot and the majority of the programs I use on a daily basis in linux are the same programs that I use on Windows 10 (jEdit, Thunderbird, Vivaldi, Libre Office, VueScan, g++, etc). The only programs I have that make me keep a Windows partition are...

Nope

Back in the early 80's I was working on a speed modification for a Philips Laser Disc player. These players used a helium-neon laser so the power supply output was around 20kV. Getting zapped by that was an experience! I could taste my metal fillings, but luckily didn't otherwise hurt myself.

Ha, this is worse than Apple's $19 microfiber cloth for cleaning your Apple gear.

No, I just asked if I could still enable the Quick Launch in Windows 11. I didn't say anything about how it was being enabled until I was questioned by you.

I left out the whole "%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" in the explorer address bar because you said you knew how to do it!

I went the add a new tool bar path. I would say that it is "included" in the normal sense. I'm not hacking the registry to add it, I'm using the task bar feature that lets you add a tool bar to the task bar.

I'm using it in 10 right now. It's just not enabled by default.

Well, that sucks. Just another reason not to update and time soon.

Hey, can you still enable the Quick Launch bar in Win 11?

Hm, I can't remember the last time I had to log into my Microsoft account. It's been years.

Don't remember what game got me here.

Heh, I have large thighs (too much bicycling!) so it probably won't fit!

New clothes every season?? I only buy new clothes when something wears out. It's been bluejeans and tee shirts since I was a kid (I'm 68). Luckily, every place I worked had no dress code so bluejeans and tee shirts were fine.

The only advantage I see, for me, is that Windows 11 is supported beyond 2025. There's not a single new feature in Win 11 holds any interest to me.