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If you're forced to use Windows for some things, use Windows 10 LTSC. If you can't buy it (because Microsoft refuses to let consumers buy a non-spyware version of their OS) then sail the high seas for it. It takes the telemetry out and you'll have full control over the OS, can more easily remove Edge and can set your group policy and other stuff to completely block telemetry to your taste.
I keep 11 for some machine specific settings. It is on a separate drive from Linux and it exists in a post internet age of behind a router that will never give it access to anything. If I need something for it, Linux will placed those files on a separate drive to manually carry them over to little double middle finger OS. Maybe it can have internet one day when it grows up and vomits all its source code in a bankruptcy.... Assuming it is not to late to abort this little monster toddler.
https://ameliorated.io/ is also a handy project for those that don't want to tinker around with group policies and other tooling. I have been using AtlasOS on my gaming machine for a few months now and the experience and performance has been splendid.
At that point just use Linux. When it takes you more time to un-fuck an OS than install it from scratch, it's time to find a new OS.
Not an option for me unfortunately. I do simracing and the support for simracing hardware, software and the games is abysmal unfortunately.
I do use Linux on my laptop tho!
In exactly the same boat as you, except I just use driving sims in general like ETS2, assetto corsa etc.
Linux laptop gang 🤝
Mostly iRacing, ACC and AMS2 here. But I couldn't live without my crewchief, overlays and software for my hardware lol.
It just fits so well on laptops. Less power consumption, less overhead and the ability to disable useless "smart" behavior. It's great.
As a linux user, there are valid reasons one may wish to use Windows and some people just prefer it
Yo really? Sounds good, gonna install that for my VR machine.