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		iakov on Oct 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Part of Windows 11 is a revamped Windows Subsystem... Just like Linux but with a broader software catalogue, more stable drivers and updates. You can also disable telemetry quite easily, if thats what you mean by “spyware”. YMMV, of course.

fartcannon on Oct 11, 2021 [–]

With wine/proton on Linux, not only do you get the old software thats no longer compatible with windows, but the new stuff too.

And you dont have to play whack-a-mole with security settings against an increasingly hostile Microsoft.

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