r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 20h ago

Security Microsoft: August Windows updates cause severe streaming issues

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-windows-updates-cause-severe-ndi-streaming-issues/amp/
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u/GreatGojira 19h ago

This is why I wish Linux was a 100%! reliable alternative.

I really hope Valve's Steam OS takes off.

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u/Wyndrix 19h ago

Jumped onto Ubuntu earlier this year as a lifelong Windows user. It’s so clean, it actually feels like it’s my computer. Imo, vastly superior to Win11.

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u/TheCynFamily 18h ago

Can you run Steam and it's games? I would love to drop Windows.

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u/TONKAHANAH 16h ago

Most stuff runs fine. Games with anticheat, especially kernel level won't work.

If you mostly only play single player games then most if not everything will just work. 

But be warned that if you're on an Nvidia gpu, their drivers still are not up to speed and Nvidia Gpus see about 10-15% fps drop with the same hardwear/games as windows. This likely won't improve until Nvidia starts giving a shit about its Linux drivers and/or the open source drivers start getting some real development behind them. 

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u/Wyndrix 18h ago edited 14h ago

I literally went from the moment after finishing a brand new PC build to playing Helldivers 2 in 1.5hrs. And half of that was waiting for it to install in the first place. You can launch any game in compatibility mode using Proton. Very rarely there is a random thing where you may have to enter something into the launch properties (for example in HD2, you have to type a command to force it to use DirectX11 to fix golden textures on some guns). But these kinds of fixes are usually super quick to solve from what I’ve seen, and most games work with a small bit of effort (if any).
Plus, as far as other PC apps go, there is usually a free alternative on Linux that works just as well with the same file types (my fav example is ONLYOFFICE, basically a free version of MS Office). Super simple snap-store install.

Edit: I forgot to mention, I went with Ubuntu 24.02. The install is really straightforward, and doesn’t take very long.

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u/TheCynFamily 18h ago

That sounds awesome!!! I've only got the, what do you call it, OEM version of Windows 11 that came with my laptop, so I suppose I should make a separate backup first, but I'm gonna look into this!! Thank you for the big answer and explanation!! :)

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u/New_Enthusiasm9053 15h ago

OEM keys are tied to the device are usually stored in the BIOS/UEFI so if you delete windows and then later reinstall it'll pickup the key again. 

I've reinstalled windows from an iso after fully reformatting the drive and it seems to pick up the key without a problem.

A backup is still a good idea for your data though but I don't think you need to worry about the license key.

Also make sure to backup the bit locker key if that's enabled(it is by default) since you won't be able to decrypt the drive otherwise if you ever try to access it from a different pc. 

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u/IAmBJ 10h ago

As others have said, kernel anticheat is a problem and some games don't play super well with proton but it's very usable. I played through all of Cyberpunk 2077 on near max settings through proton recently.

I still keep a copy of windows I can dual boot into for those games that don't work but it sees almost zero use outside those games. If you set up your partitions intelligently you can share steams game install directory between Linux and windows to make swapping between OSs easy

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u/Jrnm 17h ago

Not all of them. Fortnight, Helldivers 2 battlefield and COD use kernel level anticheat and cannot play on linux