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Nearly half of Steam's users are still using Windows 10, with end of life fast approaching (www.pcguide.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/pcgaming

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (5 children)

11's been fine for me. I know this is a hot take around here but if any readers are dreading it because of things you've read, just try it out.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not the usability that's the issue, it's the spyware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Windows 10 has had more or less all of the same spyware backported to it.

People said the same shit with windows 10 vs 7/8. I swear every other update is the same cope over and over again.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I'm not worried about functionality, I'm worried about ads, AI, and privacy. Win11 is actively hostile on all three points

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Also, "end of life" doesn't mean your computer bursts into flames, it just means you stop getting patches.

People around here are super excited about it being this momentous occasion, I guarantee the people that have lived with the "Activate Windows" watermark for a decade don't care about the "patches are over" pop-up, either.

I mean, Windows 7 has more users than Linux Mint in the Steam survey.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Tried it on my laptop and work computer. Absolutely hate it. I refuse to upgrade my gaming PC to it. I'm planning on swapping to Linux Mint whenever I feel motivated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Install SimpleWall. Turn it on. See how many connections MS tries to establish. Block them all and realize your CPU's been running pretty hard at idle when your fans spool down and your PC is finally quiet.

Then ask why.