More on Windows.

[2greys]

Windows 11 is being released soon.

microsoft.com/en-gb/windows...

More fun and games! You must also have a TPM ( Trusted Platform Module) compatible hardware to install it.

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I am slowly relying on Linux more and more. Free, secure, runs on older low power machines, a large selection of free software and apps. It will even run Windows software if you install Wine on it, which is also free. If you have an old computer tucked away, unused, in a cupboard then bring it back to life and give it a try. I use the Cinnamon Edition, very easy to use and resembles Windows in a lot of ways, you will be able to use it easily straight away.

You can download it for free and run it as a stand alone program without actually installing it, to try it out and see, there is an option on the desktop of it to install it afterwards should you choose.

Personally I have both installed as a dual boot system. Should you get to the stage of having to upgrade to Windows 11 and it will not let you because your machine does not have TPM then give it a try, it will not cost anything to do so. Otherwise you will need a new computer costing £££s

linuxmint.com/

[Ian1967]

Hi 2greys, I will have to check Linux and wine out, my PC is only 2 years old and came with Windows 10 Professional installed from PC Specialist, their builds are very good, but as I said in the other thread I’m getting extremely frustrated and fed up with Microsoft and especially Windows 10 and its inability to release stable Windows Updates.

I did install Linux Mint on an old laptop a couple of years ago, but I couldn’t really get into using it after Windows, so I ended up installing Chromium on it for my nieces to use.

Ian.

[2greys in reply to Ian1967]

Linux has improved in that time. It really depends on what you you use a computer for as to how useful it is. For general uses like using the Internet, email, editing photos and videos it is great, especially for its resilience to malware and viruses (virii?). High powered applications and games can be a problem when emulating Windows with wine. The support from 'Steam' for gaming is now brilliant, almost as good as for Windows.

[Maximonkey]

Hi 2greys, thanks for that, fortunately my laptop has plenty of space. Phew. Take care, Maximonkey

[2greys in reply to Maximonkey]

Not so much to do with space but being TPM ( Trusted Platform Module) compatible it is a chip on the motherboard.

How to Check If Your Computer Has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Chip

howtogeek.com/287737/how-to...

[Ian1967]

Just seen this on YouTube, very shady business by Microsoft!

youtu.be/EzxIQm2q2uU(Not working as expected?)