This is how to do it, even Win 11 (Home) was free last time I checked if you link it to your Microsoft account (for one computer). After you use a few available tools to turn off the adware, spyware, telemetry, auto-updates and other BS churning in the background, Win 11 is usable. I love Linux Mint and have been a user 15 years or so now, but we run a small real estate business from home. Windows is the only option, Linux just doesn't do some of the things we need to conduct business. At least, not easily. I also learned many years ago after wrestling with WINE and trying to game on Linux that it is just a much easier and less headache process to simply dual boot.archmage6x3 wrote: ⤴Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:20 pm Windows 10 can be placed on any box that will run it....for free. The only things gimped are some personal customization stuff and some "features lol"...but gaming and drivers? Wide open.
So for free..........one can end it and get back to gaming with the full use of one's hardware and full access to one's titles.
That said, Mint is fantastic for general computer / internet use, I even used it to finish up a degree with no issues using Libre Office. The best part of that was completing a course where MS Office was "mandatory." It wasn't.