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for now I'm thinking dualbooting windows 10 with debian (installing KDE and customising it to my heart's content, unixporn-style); I really wanted to install windows 11, especially because they fixed a lot of the UI problems I had with windows 10 and the fact that it can run android apps was a nice feature I wanted, but if I can't install it on my ryzen 7 1700-based system, linux it is.

you only need to go into the BIOS and look for something called PTT, that's Intel's implementation of firmware level TPM emulation. enable it, and TPM 2.0 should be enabled.

Okay, so just shouting LINUX isn't a good solution here. I run Windows on my main rig (with a couple of VMs for older OS). I also have a second rig (made of all my older components) on which I have Linux and Windows dual booting. On my laptop I have actually tried to daily drive Linux.

I've tried distro after distro, and the problem is Linux is limiting. Your choices, like it or not are limited by using Linux. There's always some program or feature that I want to use and inevitably is either unwilling to work with Wine (or similar), or requires you to go through an extensive list of things in the console to get up and running, which even then usually fails. I would love to be using Linux all the time. I really like Mint, I think it works really well and is pretty user friendly. I even got my Nan using Ubuntu when her laptop when hinky and I needed a stopgap because windows wouldn't activate on her new hard drive. I've tried Pop OS, I've tried Clear, I've tried Arch, I've tried Puppy, I've tried Solus. I can see the benefits of Linux, but I also see the real world disadvantages. I've not yet come across a Linux distro that after two months of daily driving I could stick with.

Now, I'm sure I'm missing something and lack knowledge of Linux. The point here is that I have tried and tried with a lot of linux distros and ultimately, it just doesn't stand up to the hype for me. Linux diehards always seem to hail it as an obvious answer. For some of us out here, it's not. Pretending Linux is the solution for every just isn't a good response I'm sorry.

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As to the OP's post, I disagree with your phrasing and can see a purpose for a lot of the features. I do, however, agree with the conclusion. I actually thing LTT, Linus and Luke on WAN show, got some stuff hinky when looking at things. The last time Microsoft tried to appeal to the Macs OS users out there (which I do think they're trying to do), we ended up with Windows 8, Windows RT and the Surface Tablet. At the time I actually remember thinking that if Windows 8 were kept as a Tablet/2in1 version of windows and not rolled out at large, it was a fairly decent system. It just wasn't going to work for the everyday user. I have major concerns about Windows 11, and just can't see a reason for it looking like a good upgrade. Maybe it's the cynic in me, but Windows 11 just looks pointless to me if it is intended to replace, or eventually overtake Windows 10. It's where I honestly think Microsoft have missed the point. Apple have it right developing separate platforms for mobile and desktop platforms. Ultimately, I fear that the major issue is user expectation. Any time Microsoft release a version of Windows there are user expectations. Apple had no such similar issues when launching the iPad and iOS to a larger user pool. They marketed it well as essentially, a bigger version of an iPhone without the calling features. 

Maybe I'm getting it all wrong, but I do think Microsoft are too keen to appeal to Mac users. 

I think it may even be deeper than that. Think about what most children have been brought up on. How many schools actually teach IT (or computer science) and give the opportunities for pupils to learn more than just whatever systems the school has. I've heard horror stories here in the UK of schools demanding children use iPhones to be able access educational apps (usually due to poor teacher training), thus costing parents more than needed. Either way, the point is that schools just aren't equipped to expose people to different methods of working. That means it'd be entirely down to the companies they work for.  
 
In my industry for example so many sound and lighting engineers demand that Mac's get used because they simply don't know any other way. There are many better options than industry standard softwares and workflows, but like it or not, they exist for a reason. The financial and time expenses just make it impossible. That's how software, and ultimately equipment becomes required.
 
I won't lie though, some of the alternatives I've seen on Linux are amazing and maybe even better than the mainstream choice. It's a bit like Zoom. Zoom isn't the best solution for many uses, but it somehow became standard and a worldwide term like Googling or Skyping. Makes me feel sorry for the developers of the better options.

Last time I looked at the website they removed mention of 1.2 and say 2.0 is required now.  But I could be wrong or they could be wrong I don't think anyone knows for sure at this point. 🤣

As much as I love Linux and have used it as my main OS for years.  its just not an option for me anymore because of anti-cheat software.  The only way I could go back to using Linux as my main OS would be to give up gaming with my friends and I'm just not willing to do that.
 
I've been using the windows 11 dev preview all day since it came out and I think its great.  However I won't be doing anything "important" on it.  Anything important I keep a USB stick with linux on it boot to that, take care of the important things I need to do and then boot back to windows.

I literally said on another forum post on here that I failed to see how Microsoft could have screwed up the Windows 11 announcement worse than this. I couldn't see how they could possibly have failed any more after the broken video stream, TPM, TPM 2.0 and not 1.2, faulty compatibility checker, GPT Partition requirement, hard/soft floor, and other debacles. They then proved me wrong. 

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because it takes forever to re-install all your apps, drivers and set them up again?
I don't know how your setup is complete in 20 minutes, it takes 15 minutes for the clean install itself to complete, and that doesn't even include the OOBE.

Just disable quick boot so it is completely off

There will be a spike in headache pills. Sysadmins will be buying them by the dozen.

i did, pls no kil
but yes, the overwhelming majority hated them, and i don't think it'll be missed, which i personally feel is unfortunate, but then i'm one person against literally the entire world which hated it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i did, pls no kil
but yes, the overwhelming majority hated them, and i don't think it'll be missed, which i personally feel is unfortunate, but then i'm one person against literally the entire world which hated it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i did, pls no kil
but yes, the overwhelming majority hated them, and i don't think it'll be missed, which i personally feel is unfortunate, but then i'm one person against literally the entire world which hated it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Here is the animation of the pop-up store window.

 
As we can see, no more going to some website, before going to the Store app, to get the app. It is now direct.

"Share this window?" Cool, but can Zoom do that? Can Zoom integrate with Windows like that? Is Windows truly an open platform or is this Microsoft being anticompetitive? 

Oh yes, and I hope for one that @LinusTechhas a minimum of twenty minutes video rant, with enough swearing to fill a Corsair 1000d swear case to glass bursting point.

Split second thing shown in the Dev Event.
Updated File Explorer:

My take:
 
Not good. Not bad. Definitely Microsoft

Am I one of the few people that actually doesn't hate the new UI? I don't think it looks bad at all. Android apps on Windows also sounds very useful provided it actually works.

lmao, lel, did the ms gaming vp say "It just works"?

 

Windows 10 II: Electric Bugaloo

When I started this thread, I didn't picture this to be where it ended up

try unplugging the speaker from the back of the monitor before launching AC1, if it fixes the problem then the game is just not coded properly. despite that, i think there should be an option to change audio device in settings (don't quote me on that though, i haven't played any AC game to date)

Ok well, I don’t want to take 3 years figuring this out. This is what I should do. Please correct me if I’m wrong. 

1. Get the B450 MOBO. 
2. OC the cpu but not past 1.3.
3. Try to OC the iGPU as well.
4. maybe get a gpu down the line.
 
correct?