I would suggest just switching to Linux and using a VM for things that NEED to be Windows. Games that run kernel level Anti-Cheat won't run, but tbh nothing I would suggest installing anyway.
I would suggest just switching to Linux and using a VM for things that NEED to be Windows. Games that run kernel level Anti-Cheat won't run, but tbh nothing I would suggest installing anyway.
The big two that spring to mind are online games and Adobe softwares. I don't think a VM can usually meet the performance needed for either.
I do wish more artists would take a chance on open source softwares, but most of the ones I know are still insistent that nothing can ever come close to Adobe. But that's a rant for another time.
Virtual reality headsets with dual 4K screens running at 75Hz+ perform well on a Windows VM done that way. A normal flatscreen game is going to be just fine.
Although it seems there are people still Frankensteining Win7, and even patching DLLs to make the newest browsers/apps still run on it.
Famously MS Teams was really screwed up, but I had to use it for work..
Firefox outright refuses to install on older Windows versions for a couple of years now. Very lazy and negligent move on Mozilla's part.
Chrome dropped support two years ago or so.
That's a version from over 2 years ago.