Oohh, Bazzite?
Comment on Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026
chahn.chris@piefed.social 1 day ago
All at a time where I think I’m actually going to switch to Linux.
I just tried out an install on my laptop and boy does it work well even for gaming.
Windows has, nothing I actually need any more?
It feels really big to really leave Windows for good, but, I think it’s going to happen after a bit more testing of my Linux setup.
lemmyng@lemmy.world 1 day ago
QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Bazzite 🥰
Internal_Jelly@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Was it plug and play (relatively) for you? After benchmarking a few games I noticed Bazzite came with a 40% CPU performance reduction compared to w11.
tankplanker@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This is why its been announced now. With all the tracking Microsoft has in W11, including being able to track usage to an email account for most, they will have a good idea who has binned windows and who hasn’t.
Its this volume of switching that has them worried enough to actually pretend to fix things. I say pretend as its fairly obvious what they need to remove to reduce the bloat on RAM but their business it tied to it now, like concrete over boots on a mafia snitch.
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have a back up SSD with windows on I swap out to play the very few games that still require it that I just can’t give up. But I don’t have the need to duel boot anymore. I just keep the SSD to scratch my itch
chahn.chris@piefed.social 1 day ago
I’m curious what games do you use that still need windows?
BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Games with intrusive anticheat like Battlefield 6 Rainbow Six, League of Legends ect. You need to check protondb website if games you play run on Linux before you make the jump
jacksilver@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Right now I have a console to play those games, but don’t know what I’ll do when the next “generation” comes out.
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Apex legends… I know, I know
Rooster326@programming.dev 1 day ago
You say this as if you have been waiting for it?
You, and I both, know they are going to ask Copilot “What can we eliminate in the code base”.
luthis@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
Don’t use bazzite. Use Mint. Go for the easiest solution. You can get another drive and dual boot later.
BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Linux has some retarded behaviors, but it got so much better in the last 5 years, that decent distros like Fedora KDE are getting good enough as replacement
Haquer@lemmy.today 1 day ago
I told myself I’d give Win11 (using tools to uninstall all the bullshit/tracking) for 3-4 months before seriously considering linux. I made it 3 months, got tired of having to re-uninstall shit I don’t want every update and just flat out wiped the install and installed CachyOS. It’s been perfect, even new game releases like Death Stranding 2 worked out of the box, fuck windows.
chahn.chris@piefed.social 1 day ago
Aww yeah love to hear these stories!