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There are also bash scripts to stop Windows from force-updating. Its a lot less work than switching to an entirely new OS and doesn't require giving up video games. But if someone can afford to learn Linux, or any OS that doesn't force updates, then its probably better to do so in the long run.

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With Proton you can run a hell of a lot of your Steam library. It's far enough along that you don't need to be terminal guru any more.

I've heard of Proton a few times but last time I checked only 600 out of Steam's 50,000+ games are compatible with it. Not bad by any means but using an older Windows version still seems to offer more at the moment.

Using an older Windows version to run Steam is a really bad idea. Steam requires an internet connection, old versions of Windows, are by definition, not up to date.

If the first 19,000 updates weren't secure, I don't have much confidence the next one will be. Is Linux any different in this regard?

I have 400+ titles in my Steam library and play most of them on a Linux machine. Nowadays it's very rare to find one that does not work out of the box, and in those rare cases, there's always glorious eggroll to try. Check by yourself on protondb.

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