--- title: Bogdan's Blog – From Microsoft to Microslop to Linux:... description: A developer's detailed account of switching from Windows to Linux after experiencing persistent system bugs, forced updates, and increasing bloatware in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/bogdan-s-blog-from-microsoft-to-microslop-to-linux-why-i-made-the-switch-qqiumr1aq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Bogdan's Blog – From Microsoft to Microslop to Linux: Why I Made the Switch | daily.dev og:description: A developer's detailed account of switching from Windows to Linux after experiencing persistent system bugs, forced updates, and increasing bloatware in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/bogdan-s-blog-from-microsoft-to-microslop-to-linux-why-i-made-the-switch-qqiumr1aq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qqIUMR1aQ.png og:image:alt: Bogdan's Blog – From Microsoft to Microslop to Linux: Why I Made the Switch og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Bogdan's Blog – From Microsoft to Microslop to Linux: Why I Made the Switch **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 13 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer's detailed account of switching from Windows to Linux after experiencing persistent system bugs, forced updates, and increasing bloatware in Windows 11. The post chronicles specific technical issues including Chrome visual glitches and system crashes after the 24H2 update, driver incompatibilities, and Microsoft's unresponsive support. It provides a practical assessment of Linux viability in 2026 across development, gaming, content creation, and music production, concluding that Linux now offers comparable or superior performance in most areas except some creative workflows like 3D modeling. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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