From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-02, Alan K.  wrote:   
   > On 1/1/26 11:55 PM, Axel wrote:   
   >>   
   >> one thing in particular that has become obvious to me about LM v Winx,   
   >> is that I can just turn it on and use it! With windose there was always   
   >> something that needed doing.. a virus scan, defrag, update apps, clean   
   >> registry, software updates, driver updates, run maintenance app, etc.,   
   >> It seemed I almost spent as much time trying to keep Winx running well,   
   >> as I did using it. With LM it's just one click of the 'shield' for   
   >> everything.   
   >>   
   > A lot of what you say, IMHO, might just be you.   
   > Virus scan?  Defrag?  Registry clean (surely not)?  Software/driver   
   updates?  What   
   > maintenance apps?   
   > None of those I do 'always'.   Yes I do update apps, but I use Patch my PC   
   home updater   
   > and in one click it tells me what, if any, need to be updated, and will do   
   that for me.   
   >   
   > So as much as I agree with you and I wouldn't leave my Linux and don't do   
   much in Windows   
   > because I'm just not comfortable any longer, I wouldn't say it's as bad as   
   you say.   
      
   All I was doing with Windows for about three years was updating it every two   
   to three months. And even that irritated me. Unlike Linux Mint where you can   
   watch the update in "real time,"the Windows update procedure is opaque. You   
   never know what the hell it's doing at any give time. It just seems to sit   
   there for 40 minutes to an hour. I can install and completely update Linux   
   Mint in about half the time an "every other month" update takes in Windows.   
      
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