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I upgraded to Windows 11 beta. I get green Blue Screens of Death. The right click button (contextual menu) does not cover all previous functionality so it has a

I upgraded to Windows 11 beta. I get green Blue Screens of Death. The right click button (contextual menu) does not cover all previous functionality so it has a 'show old menu' option to bring back what is lacking. Edge and Teams are installed by default. It feels like an UI refresh and not much more.

hrrsn 5y ago
The new contextual menu is great in places like the desktop, where after choosing ‘show more options’ you get… the exact same options, in the old style. I was semi interested in a native Teams (wishful thinking that it may be a little less resource intensive) until I found out it’s the ‘personal’ version only.
- Spivak 5y ago
  I mean I’m not sure I could have come up with a better transitional design that has to keep the old UI around for compatibility.
peakaboo 5y ago
It's only a matter of time before we find out how much extra user spying they added in Windows 11, in exchange for having icons in the middle of the taskbar. Seriously, switch to Pop OS now. Windows is not going to get better, only worse.
- kloch 5y ago
  Will Pop OS run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020? That's literally the only thing I use Windows for.
  - squarefoot 5y ago
    It runs fine on Arch Linux, so it shouldn't have problems with Pop OS or other distros. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgPjOh_zPx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgPjOh_zPx0 Check also: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ https://appdb.winehq.org/ https://appdb.winehq.org/
    - circularfoyers 5y ago
      https://www.protondb.com/app/1250410 https://www.protondb.com/app/1250410 is the best source to find out how any given Steam game will run on Linux.
      - heavyset_go 5y ago
        You can also use Proton to run Windows games and apps outside of Steam.
  - peakaboo 5y ago
    Yes. Linux run most games now. In practice there are a few small bugs here and there so Windows is still prefered for some games but I can play 90% of them on Linux with no issues at all.
  - heavyset_go 5y ago
    Consider a distro that uses Plasma Desktop instead of GNOME.

hrrsn 5y ago

The new contextual menu is great in places like the desktop, where after choosing ‘show more options’ you get… the exact same options, in the old style. I was semi interested in a native Teams (wishful thinking that it may be a little less resource intensive) until I found out it’s the ‘personal’ version only.

Spivak 5y ago
I mean I’m not sure I could have come up with a better transitional design that has to keep the old UI around for compatibility.

peakaboo 5y ago

It's only a matter of time before we find out how much extra user spying they added in Windows 11, in exchange for having icons in the middle of the taskbar. Seriously, switch to Pop OS now. Windows is not going to get better, only worse.

kloch 5y ago
Will Pop OS run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020? That's literally the only thing I use Windows for.
- squarefoot 5y ago
  It runs fine on Arch Linux, so it shouldn't have problems with Pop OS or other distros. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgPjOh_zPx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgPjOh_zPx0 Check also: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ https://appdb.winehq.org/ https://appdb.winehq.org/
  - circularfoyers 5y ago
    https://www.protondb.com/app/1250410 https://www.protondb.com/app/1250410 is the best source to find out how any given Steam game will run on Linux.
    - heavyset_go 5y ago
      You can also use Proton to run Windows games and apps outside of Steam.
- peakaboo 5y ago
  Yes. Linux run most games now. In practice there are a few small bugs here and there so Windows is still prefered for some games but I can play 90% of them on Linux with no issues at all.
- heavyset_go 5y ago
  Consider a distro that uses Plasma Desktop instead of GNOME.