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Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon (www.neowin.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by moe90@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Unfortunately, most Windows users are not tech savy and will never move to Linux, regardless of how user-friendly Linux becomes. It would take large-scale retailers switching their computers to have Linux pre-installed instead of Windows before any meaningful transition happens.

[–] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Not tech savy person here who's interested in switching to Linux but afraid of fucking it up and the one guy I knew in real life who used Linux and would've helped me out died during covid so I'm on my own.

My old computer won't support windows 11 and I'm not in a position to upgrade my hardware. I've been poking around trying learn about linux but I'm more of a hands on learner so basically I'm going to have to learn as I go which is quite scary for someone who's never even seen a computer running it.

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you aren't ready to fully commit to installing it on a hard drive, you could probably make a live USB stick of Linux. There are installers built to run on windows that will install Linux onto a USB drive, which you can boot from after turning off your PC. That way, you don't need to worry about wiping or resetting an old computer just to see if you like it.

[–] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for the info! Thats a great way to get an introduction to linux so can I poke around and get used to it. Appreciate the advice!

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