10 Windows annoyances (that Linux doesn't have)
Being a long-time Linux user, and accustomed to the way Linux (and the Linux desktops) work, I often feel like I’m running into brick walls when using Microsoft Windows. Although Windows is a useful operating system — and the vast majority of computer users use it — that doesn’t mean that any user can sit down and work in a trouble-free environment. And as much as Windows users claim they run into challenges with Linux, I find my experience to be quite the opposite. So I thought I would share with you the frustrations I encounter on a daily basis with Windows that I don’t have with Linux.
1: Antivirus/malware
A Windows machine without antivirus or anti-malware is like roughhousing with a cat — it’s inevitable, one day you are going to be bitten or scratched. It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “when.” And even with antivirus or anti-malware, you still run the risk of getting infected. It doesn’t seem to matter what flavor of protection you use. We’ve seen viruses and malware get past the best solutions. And to make matters worse, when you do have antivirus solutions on a machine, they get in the way of other tasks. (If you’ve ever had to run Combo Fix on a machine that uses AVG, you know exactly what I mean.)
With Linux, you don’t worry about this. And even if you do employ an antivirus solution on Linux (to save your friends who do NOT), you will rarely, if ever, see it get in the way of other tasks or duties.
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