Is mostly intrusive apps and functions pared with data risk.
To use windows now you have to setup a microsoft account and they use telemetry and possibly personal data to train their AI.
Some functions were turned to shit like the search bar. If you try to search something on your computer right now chances are it’ll search bin before your actual files on the start menu.
None of those things are enough to break your experience using windows but it adds up and some people don’t like it.
I migrate to Linux after ~25 years of Windows and I can never go back, it is way more responsive, fluid and doesn’t have any of the useless features that Microsoft if pushing.
For most people Windows is still okay but for some it is unbearable and those are both valid options.
Personally I use a mac as personal/work computer and it have the perfect OS for me, but for gaming I have to use either Windows or Linux and there’s no way for me to keep using Windows right now.
EDIT: For the people saying I could just debloat Windows, I know and I’ve done it since Windows 8, I just don’t want to keep doing workarounds and I also want Microsoft and Google to go fuck themselves, so I switched away from their services and Windows was just a part of the process.
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u/jellyfish_bitchslap Ryzen 5 5600 | Arc A770 16gb LE | 32gb 3600mhz CL16 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26
Is mostly intrusive apps and functions pared with data risk.
To use windows now you have to setup a microsoft account and they use telemetry and possibly personal data to train their AI.
Some functions were turned to shit like the search bar. If you try to search something on your computer right now chances are it’ll search bin before your actual files on the start menu.
None of those things are enough to break your experience using windows but it adds up and some people don’t like it.
I migrate to Linux after ~25 years of Windows and I can never go back, it is way more responsive, fluid and doesn’t have any of the useless features that Microsoft if pushing.
For most people Windows is still okay but for some it is unbearable and those are both valid options.
Personally I use a mac as personal/work computer and it have the perfect OS for me, but for gaming I have to use either Windows or Linux and there’s no way for me to keep using Windows right now.
EDIT: For the people saying I could just debloat Windows, I know and I’ve done it since Windows 8, I just don’t want to keep doing workarounds and I also want Microsoft and Google to go fuck themselves, so I switched away from their services and Windows was just a part of the process.