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Just switched Zorin for Win11 on my kids computer (yes, it did hurt and still does 😭). His friends play Fortnite and he felt left out. Windows is the only option if he want to play?

Btw downloaded newest Microslop Windows 11, but still during installation there was a gust from the past; I had to use my other computer to download the wifi card driver, which I had to "select from disk" when installing 😂 in 2026!! (tplink ex3000). Worked flawless on Linux.

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[–] TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If normal win11 gives you problems you can still use win10 21h2 iot ltsc till 2032 with security updates and win11 iot ltsc to avoid a big part of the mess.

[–] oyzmo@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You probably know this but massgrave.dev for all your moving between windows versions needs.

[–] myszka@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

How much is it safe? I may be just paranoid, but I've always been suspicious of all these activators.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

There's a video out there of Windows tech support using the script. I think you're good

[–] TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago

It’s the same process you would go through to activate with Microsoft. The website explains how each option works. The code is all open on GitHub under the same name.

Make your own decisions about who to trust.