I helped my 77 year old mother purchase a new laptop, and I want to be sure to get all the bloatware off of it, and set her up with with some better privacy options. I am aMac guy at home so I haven’t done this kind of thing for many years. (I use Windows at work, so I’m quite familiar and capable, but obviously I have to rely on IT knowing what they are doing (they don’t)). I did make sure to get the pro version of Windows 11. I’m going to set her up with Proton mail I think. This is the computer that is coming:
(Forgive me if this is not the correct place to post)
I will agree with you it’s not the one stop solution but I recommend it due to having triaged it on my own.
Yes they gave me the mandatory eye roll and sighs as to why I installed Linux but aren’t bothered with updates, ads, malware, tracking and whatnot. They want to watch a movie or do some work it just works and doesn’t bog them.
Also I emphasise that I can’t recommend it for CAD/Graphic/Professional workflows that are tailored for windows sadly.