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Just out of curiosity, and admittedly without much intention of changing my mind regardless of the answer, but is there any compelling reason to switch to Windows 11? Some features or benefits that in any way make it a better experience than 10 (even if the overall experience isn't better for other reasons)?
Windows 10 is set to sunset at the end of 2025.
That's just a reason to switch away from Windows 10, not a reason to switch to Windows 11. Though you can still use an OS after it's been sunsetted. Some people still use Windows XP.
I've got a Linux iso ready to be tested, a willingness to try out some other options, and an intent to pick one of those without even bothering with windows 11. I've only heard negative or neutral things about it (other than the multiple desktops mentioned in another comment, though that isn't unique to Windows 11). Up to this point, I've not even been willing to entertain considering windows 11, but now I'm willing to at least hear the pitch. Is there anything other than inertia that makes people want to use Windows 11?
It always used to be gamers and direct-x versions that pushed onto the newer versions of windows just to get the latest and greatest. Maybe it's just me but the difference is minimal at best on the newer games and pointless on the older ones. Windows 11 enforces stricter rules on driver signing by default so older hardware, mainly niche peripherals need extreme jiggery pokery to get working if they work at all. Couple that with the general you'll do it my way or not at all attitude Microsoft has taken with 11 and I'll stick to windows 10 and keep using it the way I want.
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The only thing i saw so far was that win11 finally supports multiple desktops.
Windows 10 has multiple desktops as well
What is specifically meant by "multiple desktops"? Like just a button to move windows around to act like virtual screens? Or is there more to it than that?
Im assuming he meant the virtual desktop vuesure yeah. Exactly what you mentioned. Its been on linux for decades but windows added it with 10
I used litestep (I think that was the name) to do that back in the 00s on Windows XP.