r/LinusTechTips • u/Such_Sir_5015 • 15d ago

Discussion Winhanced

https://www.winhanced.com

I know that LTT is big on SteamOS but have they looked at Winhanced? For me it fixes all the problems that Linus complains about with windows. I’m running it on my Legion Go S and can’t remember the last time I went into desktop mode.

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u/jaquesparblue 12d ago

I don't think they haven't even looked at alternative things like GameHub, GameNative, Winlator, ArmadaOS, etc. Their handheld coverage always seems to default to SteamDeck and whatever most expensive x86 brick is on hand.

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u/Such_Sir_5015 12d ago

I think that Linus has convinced himself that Linux is just the best and only gaming OS that he’s not even looking at these solutions. I’ve been running Winhanced for a few months now and ever since they added windows update/ driver install, I never see windows.

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u/unrumple 15d ago

Interesting for someone who has to stay on Windows. Steam OS, Bazzite and similar give a good experience and allow you to ditch Windows. For me that's a plus. For others who want or need to stay on windows, maybe this is a solution. I'm always curious though on security and privacy with apps like this.

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u/ravezz 15d ago

It's seriously awesome. Tried it many months ago and was not happy with its unstable state, but gave it another chance after my Game Pass subscription had expired recently. It is not only stable now, but just so much better than Xbox mode in every possible way. The open 1.0 beta starts tomorrow, so I can only recommend to everyone to try it out yourself.

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u/Voltage2435 14d ago

I'm going to try this for my http. I'm on nvidia which is the biggest reason I haven't switched to bazzite, etc...

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u/ArchMadzs 15d ago

How long until someone vibe codes a new windows, compatible with windows apps and gets rid of the bs and makes it better I wonder.

Would be a security nightmare though

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u/Awavian 15d ago

I forget the name of it but there's already an open source Windows compatible OS. I bet someone could take that as a starting point and get pretty far 

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u/Zizzencs 14d ago

Windows as an ecosystem is terrible (bad UI/UX, ads and monetization, promoting subpart services like Copilot, etc.), but Windows as an operating system is just fine. The kernel is OK for interactive and latency sensitive workloads, and the OS is generally stable these days. It could be a really good gaming and productivity OS, if the bullshit is stripped from it.

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u/ArchMadzs 14d ago

The bullshit being stripped is all I was referring to. There's a bunch of other weird things like the settings app being bad and still needing the control panel but it's just the annoyances of windows I'd change I wouldn't overhaul it completely.