The biggest advantage of Chrome OS is that you know outright that every single bit of data about you is being collected, so you don't have to feel confused about what data they have on you, you just know that it's everything.

During Microsoft Windows 11 event, they didn’t even mention a single word of privacy

"Windows probably won't run on your system" Linux users: "Oh nooo....... anyways"

Already running linux and it taught me more than anything else about computers.

I think windows 11 has more system requirements than GTA V. Because my PC seems to run GTA V smoothly but it can't run windows 11.

Microsoft is definitely going to relax the requirements. There's no reason to cut off processors prior to 8th gen. Cutting off a vast majority of their market would be a stupid decision.

Give Linux a chance: it's highly compatible with all sorts of hardware, mostly very resource efficient and very easy to install and use.

I grew up on Windows, then eventually moved to Mac for a few years, then moved to Linux. Never going back.

Although the “fragmentation” and “hostile environment” are very real in the Linux world, I want to assure anyone interested in Linux that they are much less severe now. So many distros give everyone the option to try and choose according to her/his needs. And if you dig around a bit, you will find forums that are much friendlier and decorous than those of Windows or Mac. Although the caveats of using Linux mentioned by Gary here are well-intentioned, he should’ve mentioned the caveats of Windows and Mac, too. Windows is notorious for its privacy violation and security issues, and Mac suffers from unnecessarily set price tags and unnecessarily closed computing environments.

Best OS is the OS that fits ones requirements for me it’s macOS, years ago I was working for an R&D ltd company so it was Windows NT 4.x at the time so requirements change as well as OS so I never view one OS better than another rather what’s best for what I’m doing

I was very happy with the Microsoft announcement on windows 11 until I learned the sad truth😬.

Lubuntu for me. Fancy effects no longer impress me. I just want speed and low resource usage. But I'll checkout Fedora (with LXDE and LXQt) and Zorin OS now that you've mentioned it. My first Linux OS was Fedora Core 1.

Legends use TempleOS 😜😜

Mac OS isn't an alternative because it isn't available legally for PC's. Linux is the only alternative. Oh how I wish that IBM kept OS/2 development going.

Hi Gary, I have a lenovo c330 chromebook. I love it quite a bit and enjoy pushing it to the limits. Do you think there is any way for a arm chromebook to run old windows apps with linux wine? Stuff like Windows 95/98/XP era of games. I know it can't run steam. I just wanted to do it for fun. Also can you make a video on Controllers for chromebooks i've only ever gotten 2 controllers working when the device. A old logitech and a third party Wii pro controller. Thanks for the awesome content!

Gary, I suggest you make a video compairing Wine to Virtual Box for running Windows Apps in Linux specifically focusing on performance. Honestly I've tried Wine but found it a lot if hassle, Virtual Box was simple and easy bit I'm not sure uf there is a performance hit.

Not dissing the content, but the title of this video reads like a clickbait article and, true to such form, the number 2 did not shock me but it was also not an alternative to running Windows 11.

i was hoping for Linux on the 1st spot but kubuntu is very friendly for new users because it is ubuntu with the kde desktop

How i can download tpm 2.0 and secure boot to install windows 11 on my machine?

My processor isn't supported for windows 11 but I did got windows 11 insider preview update

I already use Linux, it seems to run a little bit faster on older machine. Also, I don't need LibreOffice, LaTeX is just fine :)

My vote goes to MX Linux. I’m a relatively recent convert, after many years with Ubuntu. 😎👍

Gary, weird problem here, or question, I am running Windows 11 on my system, 1300X Ryzen 3, idk if it is an installer limit or something, but after installing windows 11 TPM thing doesn't matter at all, if it is running or not, disabled or enabled, what does this mean?

Hey, I never knew. I have a Ryzen 5 1600 on an Aorus x470 Ultra gaming and right in the bios peripherals section there is an option for fTPM. Enabled it and now there is a TPM 2.0 device in device manager and windows security reports it as providing extra security. So I don't know if it's the Mobo or the processor, but I gonna be really pissed if Microsoft won't allow me to install windows 11 on it.

*GARY!!!* *Good morning Professor!* *Good morning fellow classmates!* Stay safe out there everyone!

Gary helping with finding and alternative for Win11... Me still confused with 101 linux distros

What about running a Linux distro using a virtual manager like Virtualbox or VM ware

Hey Gary is ARM a threat to intel and amd what will be the future of x86

I'm a Linux Mint user myself, and I believe it is a viable (and faster) alternative to Windows if you aren't tied to Windows-only software.

I've used Linux Ubuntu as my main OS for years, and I'm quite happy with it. I also use Debian.

So win11 got arm based. Can we install it on our android phone?

What do you think of OpenSUSE with it's YaST and other config tools?

I feel like Linux’s market share is going to multiply in the next few years…

Me, a Manjaro user: afterall, why not *clicks on video*

Gary "... but don't buy a macbook with an x86 processor". Actually I did a few months ago, for the reason that one software application I use for work only runs on Windows, and its licensing is very restricted on a VM, so I was planning on using Bootcamp on the Mac. (In the end, I used my existing Windows laptop and did remote desktop from my Mac to the Windows laptop). But this leads to, any idea if Windows 11 can be installed as a dual boot; and if Windows 11 can be run as a guest OS in a VM?

I just recently had to buy a Windows laptop since my company is going to bring your own device but before that I have been running an iPad as my day to day laptop with a keyboard case.

Snapdragon 835 is not an official supported processor for Windows 11. The second point you said is not entirely true.

Wow l, my decision to switch to Linux in 2012 seems to get better all the time! And which Distro doesn't matter, just learn to use what you choose.

Excellent video, very nice of you to show people alternatives.

Hopefully when I checked my pc with the pc health checking tool. It says I could be able to upgrade for free. I have Intel i3 8th generation laptop which is two years old.

5:30 as a windows 11 alternative , you need something with Kde Plasma or Deepin

Me after reading the title: "hell yea"

you are using arch linux with what kde or what

So upgrade to ryzen 3000 is much?

HaHahA.. Let the Linux comments began... :-) I simply loved you expression Gary on the 'I Use Arch BTW' meme... Fantastic and I feel the same way. An I do use Arch & Mint & Spectrwm & MX & Debian and on and on.... Lol That is a great list for sure! Still a bit fuzzy on the use Windows 11 one... :-D Thanks for the video Gary! LLAP

What about a 3rd gen i7? LMAO, I would have upgraded if there were chips, or at least chips at msrp and not at 200% the price. I really hate that my chip that launched a decade ago that still spanks whatever I want it to run is being strong armed into retirement.

i have msi x470 gaming plus max and amd ryzen 53600 i can update to windows 11

Garry can you do a video on Bluetooth. I have a good Sennheiser Bluetooth Headphones with Mic but when i want to use Mic i have to set the audio to Headset mode, which gives very bad sound (but mic works.) If i set it to Headphone mode, i cant use Mic and hear sound at the same time. This is may be because i have Bluetooth 4.2 in my PC. I think Bluetooth 5.0 may have improved this, but if you explain it will be a good think to know for everyone.

Windows 11 should use a DirectX HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) & HEL (hardware emulation layer) which could encapsulate ALL your multiple CPU cores (whether you have just 2 cores or as many as 64 cores) into a single "black box" interface, so when games make CPU calculation requests, it is instead passed to the CPU DirectX HAL/HEL black box, which breaks up the task and spreads it efficiently across ALL the cores and threads. This way, even though computer games programmers only currently optimise their games to make FULL use of 4 to 6 cores in most games, windows DirectX could act as an interim step which makes the game THINK you just have one AMAZINGLY fast CPU core, with windows 11 DirectX HAL/HEL creating that illusion. The net effect would be that ANY game doesn't need to be rewritten, it just pasts CPU calculation to this DirectX HAL/HEL black box interface, and then gets its answer back incredibly quickly from the other end of that same black box, without the game programmers needing to know how it did it. And this will FINALLY mean that PC owners get the FULL power of EVERY CPU core being used, with this DirectX HAL/HEL making it appear it is only dealing with an incredibly powerful single core, and removing complications like multithreading. My Masters degree was looking at DirectX (with HAL and HEL) and how it could be used in VR, so I KNOW this is possible, and it would make a HUGE improvement for gamers with CPUs that have lots of cores. :)

As I'm used to state to whoever suggests me "a Windowsfied Linux..." "Just use ZorinOS until you drop your "Windows user" attitude and start behaving like a Linux one. Then you can try something better."

Heyyy, the 1600 is awesome, right?

I really looking to Install Chrome OS, but unfortunately that os is Proprietary software which only ship with bundle PC. Why I don't use Cloudready or Chromium OS, because lack driver support for my pc and no android apps compare Chrome OS which I tried before with unofficial method.

Linux time

9FRONT is the way of the future. Seriously though, I'll be going to Ubuntu.

You Linux comments are spot on! I found myself chuckling and nodding. I am like you and agnostic about OS's. I like playing with most of them!

Can you make a video to run Windows 11 in VM..

reject Windows, embrace ReactOS

Linux, bsd are both nice

honestly the 1 and only feature i find interesting on window 11 is being able to run all regular PC apps along side apk files/android apps

What about iPad OS? Ik ik it's not strictly a desktop OS but still can be great for many things

Installed Linux Mint 2 years ago. Never ever Windows again. Legacy Windows applications can be run in a virual box or on an offline W7 PC. Microsofts business model is getting closer and closer to facebook's. Mining data and sharing it is more profitable than selling a one time license.

I'm an Arch Linux user! :P

idk why but i still use my windows 10 i try to research about linux about types of games like gta vc i see there is a chance or not to play gta vc linux and Oblivion to

This TPM thing was new to me. Would appreciate the all manufacturers that make related Windows parts would have them apdated to what is coming from Windows. I will be building a PC this winter and plan to make sure that I purchase a MB that is compatible but hopefully manufacturers have gotten it staight by then.

6:34

Running Windows 11 right now. Works great even in a a dev build. 👍

i use there app on my alienware x51 r2 it failed I was little disported and my about 2 years old acer passes

on the linux section he technically only mentioned debian and fedora, there is also opensuse, arch linux and other distros

Let's be honest. They're all terrible in their own special way.

6:40 I do pat myself on the back for using Arch.

Gary, hello from another DECite. You probably know by now, but in-case you don't, it is possible to install Win 11 on any PC hardware that supports Win 10. There are videos on other platforms that show the only limitation and restriction occurs during the installation phase which can be bypassed allowing the installation to continue. This so called security requirement (TPM) can also be dis-proven on a fully supported Win 11 PC by checking the TMP status after install. TheTMP manager will indicate you have a TPM but will also indicate whether it is in use or not. In other words it is still a user decision to use TPM or not. So why enforce a requirement if it's use is optional?

My computing needs appear to be shrinking. I can do pretty much everything on my phone, which is my internet, although an Android "Desktop Mode" (DeX?) would be nice. I'll probably try Win11 on a RPi5.

1) Windows 10 : 0:37 2) Windows 11 : 1:48 3) Mac OS : 2:53 4) Chrome OS : 4:07 5) Linux : 5:29

Ubuntu and Linux Mint ❤

After being at an event where the PC used delayed the start of the event by 40 minutes due to "Installing Updates" when the equipment was powered on, made me to look for alternatives to time and mission critical event software. Now my DJ software and lighting software run on Linux Mint. Normal user login never sees an update. Log in occasionally as Administrator and do the system updates on my schedule, not while 1,000+ people are waiting for the show to start. Lighting software is QLC+. DJ Software is MIXX. Both run fine on Linux Mint. Never had a show start late due to the OS and never crashed during a show.

Mageia Linux 8 offers versions for i586 and x86_64 architectures with KDE, Xfce, GNOME, and other window managers, as well as a plethora of application software. It is a stable distribution with a long history of friendly users and steady progress.

damn, Gary is at war with microsoft

This video got me laughing out loud.

If you’re curious about gnu/linux , and feel intimidated about it , watch Erik Dubois tutorial on how to install the different favors available.

what about templeos?

My friend with I7 3770 installed the dev insider preview (without TPM) by replacing appraiserres.dll with the one from windows 10 installer

It was a bit difficult for me to use Ubuntu when Windows 7 ended it extended support. But after that everything went great. I have managed to switch my core applications too. Autodesk maya to Blender, Photoshop to Gimp, MS Office to Libreoffice. These FOSS are great and I don't wanna look back.

I'm running Windows 11 on Skylake CPU, it has no issues. I think some of the drama was based on bad information about a release candidate.

ubuntu kylin is about the best Win 10 UI copy I've ever seen. It uses the UKUI desktop which can be installed on other distros as well. Still needs to have a fully English version (a few things are Chinese only, e.g., the weather plug, software center, and the Calendar appears bilingual). It's stunningly beautiful actually. For someone transitioning to Linux, it's pretty difficult NOT to just know how to use it from the get go.

OR Windows 11 with the TPM requirement skipped via the registry

Just when my respect grew from the last 2 videos. This is just good work.

I think TPM requirement will be relaxed.

i installed windows 11 on my pc. After instlating i still get msg from windows 11 that i can not run windows 11 on my pc

Instant thumbs up! Thanks for the video!

For linux you can use wine to install windows software..........and it's support for windows application is great

Thanks for another brilliant video! Very helpful and informative. I have used macOS computers many times in the past and really like them a lot. But as an Office (Excel/Access) automation developer I need Windows to do my work. I can't wait until 1) macOS on Apple silicon finally supports Windows virtualization and 2) I have enough money to purchase an M(x) iMac and/or MacBook Air. :)

Would love your take on a BSD distro. EDIT: not from a regular desktop user's viewpoint, but from a developer one. BSD isn't as mature for the desktop.

Gary is killing it

Fedora or Arch with KDE or Kubuntu or Ubuntu Studio.

Shame Chromebook and Linux don't allow for use of the fully featured Office apps with the toolbar and menu familiarity which many users have had for many years (incl me)

How's Samsung Dex as an alternative?

Windows 10.0.22000.51 (11dev) is running on my AMD A8 cause I'm in Windows Insider for a few years, but I probably have to stop that. Was same with Windows 7, in the end I needed to go back to XP. Well this time I will probably go to Linux, have not used that for some years.

The options immediately become fewer if you want to play PC games on your computer

Gary must be really happy with the UKposts engagement algorithms... hahaha Thank you sir for the last 3 videos. Now you need to make 1 more showing viewers how to move away from Apple or Microsoft and onto Linux. Then ask them to share their experience in the comments. Where did they go for support how long did it take them to get the system running and would they do it again in the future.

I just want the direct GPU communication with Win11, no CPU passthrough anymore for gamers (when implemented). Small plus, I like the new rounded corners IMO. Other then that, would heavily prefer Linux as I have been a part of that community for over 10 years. I put Ubuntu 10.04 on a SD card on my Sony Laptop.