Technology

I've been running 11 since the first leak and haven't looked back. I actually really dislike using 10 in comparison.

No. It's strictly worse than Windows 10.

It has a newer kernel and more bells and whistles. Performance-wise I dun think it is that different from 10, except for newer hardware. If it is for gaming, I dun think it matters much. The recent versions are stable enough and Microsoft has ironed out enough kinks already.

In my opinion, it is not. Even though the UI of W11 is great, the ux is terrible, full of distractions and shit you don't need.

If you don't want to fight against your system just use Windows 10 LTSC and run https://christitus.com/windows-tool/, https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 and https://rentry.co/properedgeuninstalling

Also remember to use a firewall, I personally recommend safing.io

Another option for a debloated, lighter windows 10/11 is ameliorated.io, but don't bother with it if you're not tech-savy/willing to learn stuff

Just throwing out there that nowadays the only games that don't work on Linux are multiplayer ones with intrusive unsupported anti-cheat (for support see areweanticheatyet.com) and Gamepass games (and others from the Microsoft store). And VR is finicky.

If you don't play those you could also go Linux on your gaming PC. Or wait until Windows 10 support runs out and look at the situation then.

Gaming under Linux is really good nowadays. You'll only have compatibility issues on a few of the most popular multiplayer games due to poor anticheat. It's a small price to pay in order to be able to run Linux, which gets better every year (increasingly so in recent years).

Windows tears itself apart every year or so anyway - back up your stuff, throw Linux Mint/Fedora/Garuda Linux on it, and try gaming with it for a bit. If you're just not feeling it, install Windows 11 after that. No reason to give up early.

Well the gaming on Linux scene is quite big. Most triple AAA games without anticheat work. The anticheat systems are changing to allow Linux. Check out ProtonDB or Lutris.

11 is better in my experience, I like that they added tabs to explorer and terminal

W11 has more efficient power usage and task management. Outside of that, there's rounded UI and... uh... yea just rounded UI. If this is a new PC install or just like a fresh install, just upgrade to Windows 11. W10 is eventually going to be discontinued sooner and the changes aren't that drastic to warrant staying downgraded. I also recommend something like Open Shell to fix a lot of the gripes power users have with the UI, like the limited right-click context menus. Personally, I use StartAllBack. WinAeroTweaker is a great software to disable some telemetry, add important options to context menus, etc.

You can still game on Linux now with Proton.

I run Linux too and know that both 10 and 11 run the same couple games exactly as well, but Windows 11 won’t install unless you have a TPM module set up properly on your motherboard. Just because of that I use 10 because of less hassle.

Yeah, the main thing I hate the most is that they took the words away from the right click menu. So if you want to rename something, you have to click an icon and half the time I am wondering if I am about to delete it or rename it.

Not really, unless you're a fan of the UI/UX changes.

imo if you have a compatible machine (& prefer the taskbar at the bottom of the screen), then yes. it's essentially just 10 with some kernel/core updates & a new ui that's much better.

I hate the new start bar, and that you no longer can group icons. I've installed startisback to get the win 10 bar.

As long as you don't mind the task bar being glued to the bottom of your screen, I think Windows 11 is a net improvement over 10. The new features in WSL are particularly cool.