Posts by skris88

Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops

But HOW to switch?

Yes, installing Linux is the best way to prevent 240 million perfectly good Windows 10 computers from becoming eWaste and filling our waterways with toxic chemicals from this October.

However if Win11 is forced onto it (there are many articles on how to do so), most Win10s PCs will run sluggishly anyway.

And ignoring the Use By date of Windows 10 puts all of us in trouble as these computers will quickly become malware infected, and soon be part of global BotNets that are capable of freezing our hospital or energy systems. It's not a good idea!

The only viable solution is installing and using Linux OS on these old Win10 PCs.

But installing a Linux ISO on USB and booting off it (into BIOS/UEFI) is far too complicated for the average user!

I train 17 yr olds in IT basics, and finding ("might be ESC, F1, Del, F10, etc") and pressing the BIOS/UEFI Boot Key ("not too early, not too late") to even START the installation of Linux is the hardest part of the course!

However, the ZIP file on the Q4OS website allows you to install and dual boot Linux on any Windows OS based computer without having to navigate those hurdles.

The Q4OS zip method. Super easy. Super secure.

So? No more excuses!

Don't let Microsoft ending of critical security updates force you to add your perfectly working computer into an eWaste pile come October when Win10 reaches EoL.

Yes, installing Linux is the best way to prevent 240 million perfectly good Windows 10 computers from becoming eWaste and filling our waterways with toxic chemicals from this October.

However if Win11 is forced onto it (there are many articles on how to do so), most Win10s PCs will run sluggishly anyway.

And ignoring the Use By date of Windows 10 puts all of us in trouble as these computers will quickly become malware infected, and soon be part of global BotNets that are capable of freezing our hospital or energy systems. It's not a good idea!

The only viable solution is installing and using Linux OS on these old Win10 PCs.

But installing a Linux ISO on USB and booting off it (into BIOS/UEFI) is far too complicated for the average user!

I train 17 yr olds in IT basics, and finding ("might be ESC, F1, Del, F10, etc") and pressing the BIOS/UEFI Boot Key ("not too early, not too late") to even START the installation of Linux is the hardest part of the course!

However, the ZIP file on the Q4OS website allows you to install and dual boot Linux on any Windows OS based computer without having to navigate those hurdles.

The Q4OS zip method. Super easy. Super secure.

So? No more excuses!

Don't let Microsoft ending of critical security updates force you to add your perfectly working computer into an eWaste pile come October when Win10 reaches EoL.

Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' still the Bedrock choice for moving off Windows

I’m looking to introduce a die hard Windows user to Linux and started reading this article on Mint with excitement, getting less excited as I continued. Then I read that Linux Lite has no confusing desktop choices, etc. Hmmm…. Seriously? Sure, maybe there’s no perfect one size fits all distro (the benefit of Linux for power users) but with Microsoft on the nose it’s time users who want to switch away from Windows to get a definitive solution.