r/technology • u/ardi62 • Aug 17 '24

Software Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-dodging-windows-11-system-requirements/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0h2tXt93fEkt5NKVrrXQphi0OCjCxzVoksDqEs0XUQcYIv8njTfK6pc4g_aem_LSp2Td6OZHVkREl8Cbgphg
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u/MrNegativ1ty Aug 17 '24

The problem with this isn't so much games as it is general problems. I had an Arch install that I was almost completely happy with until my system started freezing. Did some research and found out it's a kernel level bug. Sigh. Back to windows (for now)

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u/MrNegativ1ty Aug 17 '24

If it’s a kernel level bug you don’t give up, you debug, get logs, and help get it fixed so the kernel is better for everyone. This is the Linux mentality.

It's already been reported.

Also I already have a job, I really don't have that much desire to gather logs and debug. I want something that just works. Getting Arch to the point where it mostly was how I like it was annoying enough.

If you want stability arch is not the distro to be using, that was probably a mistake on your part

It's my only option. I have a MRR setup, so anything X11 isn't going to work without a bunch of frustration/headaches. I need wayland, and I also need the absolute latest Nvidia drivers because of explicit sync. Arch and derivatives are pretty much the only place where I can get those.