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Windows just works. I can't remember the last time I had a driver issue with wifi or had an issue with new hardware working. Every game targets Windows first, s

by pradn 5y ago

Windows just works. I can't remember the last time I had a driver issue with wifi or had an issue with new hardware working. Every game targets Windows first, so they all work without any extra work. My computer is a tool, and I don't want to spend any of my free time configuring things, like I have when running Linux in the past. I spent enough of my time at work doing that!

Zardoz84 5y ago
Since was the last time that you try using Linux?. Sounds like you try it like 20 years ago. Actually Linux f works out the box
patrick451 5y ago
Every time I install windows, I spend easily half a day hunting down drivers. All of this is installed automatically with linux, and especially Ubuntu installs. The last time I installed windows, I got two black strips on either side of the display. No amount of GPU driver shenanigans would fix it. It worked first try on linux.
- kinjba11 5y ago
  Anecdotal of course, but I've had the opposite experience. When I install Windows, the first thing I do is let Windows Update take care of everything. You could say it's "installed automatically". The only drivers I've needed to install in the past 5 years was Nvidia drivers for graphics cards or the odd printer driver. And downloading these drivers is super easy taking 5 minutes at most - the first search result for "nvidia download drivers" is the correct one. Maybe I'm just unlucky, but every time I've installed Linux something with the drivers always breaks - video playback is choppy, wireless drops randomly, audio breaks, the fingerprint reader doesn't work. Using WSL2 or a VM is much easier when I want Linux.
- pradn 5y ago
  We're all talking anecdotes, but all I have to do is install the NVIDIA driver updater and I'm good to go.
- bkallus 5y ago
  I had this same problem. Was it an old Radeon card? I don't remember the model, but Microsoft's website said it was too old, so it only has basic support from Windows 10. That means black bars. Drove an ultrawide monitor in Linux just fine.
wtetzner 5y ago
I agree with the sentiment of not wanting to waste time on your OS, but I disagree that Windows solves the problem. A computer that reboots without my permission is not usable.

by pradn 5y ago

Zardoz84 5y ago

Since was the last time that you try using Linux?. Sounds like you try it like 20 years ago. Actually Linux f works out the box

patrick451 5y ago

Every time I install windows, I spend easily half a day hunting down drivers. All of this is installed automatically with linux, and especially Ubuntu installs. The last time I installed windows, I got two black strips on either side of the display. No amount of GPU driver shenanigans would fix it. It worked first try on linux.

kinjba11 5y ago
Anecdotal of course, but I've had the opposite experience. When I install Windows, the first thing I do is let Windows Update take care of everything. You could say it's "installed automatically". The only drivers I've needed to install in the past 5 years was Nvidia drivers for graphics cards or the odd printer driver. And downloading these drivers is super easy taking 5 minutes at most - the first search result for "nvidia download drivers" is the correct one. Maybe I'm just unlucky, but every time I've installed Linux something with the drivers always breaks - video playback is choppy, wireless drops randomly, audio breaks, the fingerprint reader doesn't work. Using WSL2 or a VM is much easier when I want Linux.
pradn 5y ago
We're all talking anecdotes, but all I have to do is install the NVIDIA driver updater and I'm good to go.
bkallus 5y ago
I had this same problem. Was it an old Radeon card? I don't remember the model, but Microsoft's website said it was too old, so it only has basic support from Windows 10. That means black bars. Drove an ultrawide monitor in Linux just fine.

wtetzner 5y ago

I agree with the sentiment of not wanting to waste time on your OS, but I disagree that Windows solves the problem. A computer that reboots without my permission is not usable.