Comment on Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 January 2026 Update Issues, Releases Fixes
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours agoOr even better, just run Linux and avoid Microsoft entirely
Comment on Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 January 2026 Update Issues, Releases Fixes
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours agoOr even better, just run Linux and avoid Microsoft entirely
Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social 17 hours ago
I need Office/PowerBi/Teams to work without issue. The web versions do not cut it for my use cases.
Some older games that I still play regularly (Simcity 4 with heavy modding) also have problems when running Wine.
That being said, I will probably try dual booting when I get a new laptop, I am done with US platforms (this covers Android too).
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
Try steam/proton instead of Wine
www.protondb.com/app/24780
ProtonDB says it runs well, but idk if that includes mods.
Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social 10 hours ago
I am planning to do some experiments once I get a new laptop (which I will dual boot). I think gaming support has increased massively since I last tried it 5+ years ago (my usage of linux is via DIY SBC home server).
Office/PowerBI/Teams and some other business applications (where the web version does not cut it) is the real dealbreaker.
That being said, I am not moving to Windows11, so I have three year to prepare to move to Linux (and I suspect Win10 will be supported even after that).
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
It has definitely improved in your absence.
But yeah I understand needing your programs to work. For some like Office you may be able to get away with a replacement like OpenOffice or LibreOffice, maybe not. Idk what PowerBi is but it sounds like a c/196 user’s uname lol, and from a cursory search it looks like Teams is supported with a .deb and a .rpm but I can’t attest personally.
I’d also recommend using a laptop with two SSDs if possible, one for linux and one for windows, to alleviate some of the headaches in dual booting.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Same problem. I actually use Mint on my laptop but the desktop still has Windows 10 because some apps are still just not useable or fully useable on Linux. As much as I wish Libre Office was a full replacement for MS Office, it’s not. At least not for power users.