--- title: You paid me, a long-time Linux user, to use Windows 11... description: A long-time Linux user and OSNews editor spent a month using Windows 11 exclusively as part of a fundraiser incentive. The experience covered installation... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-paid-me-a-long-time-linux-user-to-use-windows-11-exclusively-for-a-month-here-s-how-it-went--echz8fzcc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You paid me, a long-time Linux user, to use Windows 11 exclusively for a month: here’s how it went – OSnews | daily.dev og:description: A long-time Linux user and OSNews editor spent a month using Windows 11 exclusively as part of a fundraiser incentive. The experience covered installation... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-paid-me-a-long-time-linux-user-to-use-windows-11-exclusively-for-a-month-here-s-how-it-went--echz8fzcc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eChZ8fZcc.png og:image:alt: You paid me, a long-time Linux user, to use Windows 11 exclusively for a month: here’s how it went – OSnews 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. # You paid me, a long-time Linux user, to use Windows 11 exclusively for a month: here’s how it went – OSnews **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 17 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A long-time Linux user and OSNews editor spent a month using Windows 11 exclusively as part of a fundraiser incentive. The experience covered installation challenges (missing Wi-Fi 7 driver support, broken sleep/wake, fan issues), application ecosystem inconsistency (fragmented UI frameworks, poor email client, messy package management), and usability frustrations (limited customization, Explorer shortcomings, forced online accounts). A few positives were noted: the Settings app has improved, and built-in emoji picker and clipboard manager are useful. Ultimately, the author returned to Linux, citing Windows 11's lack of UI consistency, privacy concerns, forced telemetry, and inferior application management compared to desktop Linux. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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