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On 1/4/2025 10:01 AM, Andrzej Matuch wrote:


> At first glance, there is a lot about Windows that is way more 
> user-friendly than Linux. However, if you take something like Linux Mint 
> and compare it to Windows 11, you'd wonder _how_ Windows 11 is 
> friendlier. In Windows 11, some applications can't be removed and you 
> don't get an idea why. Some Windows components aren't even listed in the 
> applications so you have to wonder how to install or remove them. For 
> drivers, they're installed through Windows Update but if they don't work 
> right, you just have to know about the Device Manager which is 
> impossible to find on your own because they're phasing out the Control 
> Panel. Some programs are available through the Window Store, others 
> through the web which means that some are repairable and easily 
> uninstallable whereas the others aren't... and so on. For new users, 
> Linux Mint is actually _much_ simpler than Windows is.


Right-click on the Win11 Start button.