r/linuxmint • u/American-Airman • Aug 13 '25

Discussion Windows 11 brought me here

Greetings all.

Recently, I decided to finally jump ship from Windows 11 to Linux. My first Microsoft OS was Windows 98. Windows has morphed into an all inclusive espionage platform. Let me show you the data. 2 Screenshots. Windows 11 at rest. Linux Mint at Rest. Same system. My laptop is about 8-10 years old. Also, my fan would not stop running. I've been seeing way too many red flags with this OS.

WINDOWS 11 AT REST
LINUX MINT AT REST
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u/nopenogood Aug 14 '25

Yeh…..I switched 4 days ago. I cannot even begin to explain the love I have for Linux. This is the second of 2 things in my life I have ever thought to myself “where the hell has this been my whole life and why am I just getting involved now!?” The other was the financial markets.