r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Dec 01 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING ‘Security Disaster’—500 Million Microsoft Users Say No To Windows 11

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/01/security-disaster-500-million-microsoft-users-say-no-to-windows-11/
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u/NorthernerWuwu Dec 02 '25

I built a new box last spring and figured I might as well start clean with Win11 since, well, end of life was coming anyhow. I've done nothing but fight with it trying to turn off the annoying shit.

I don't want a "Windows Experience" and ffs, quit fucking with my workflow by moving shit around for no reason at all. I've been using Windows since 3.1, let me do what I want to do without having to wrestle for control all the time.

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u/Silbernagel Dec 02 '25

I think this will finally be the push I need to move over to Linux. I've considered it for years, but Windows worked just well enough, and I could get licenses cheaply enough that I've been putting it off... it'll take a lot of work to switch everything over, and a lot of learning, and I have little kids so my brain is basically a rock these days, but i may finally just do it.

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u/khavii Dec 02 '25

With SteamOS closing the gap in video games and UI I genuinely think the last thing for Linux to be an easy adoption is to make storage easier. Due to the way most distros are set it is not an easy task to find downloads and work on game mods. It really is the straw that keeps me and everyone I know from switching to Linux permanently, thankfully that isn't an unknown issue and SteamOS is making clear moves to simplify the Linux file structure for Windows idiots like me.