Subj : Re: Windows 11
To   : paulie420
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Oct 08 2021 07:07 am

-=> paulie420 wrote to Nightfox <=-


 pa> I don't use Windows, at all - however I just got a new laptop and think
 pa> I should have some Windows install...

 pa> This new laptop is a powerhouse and... is it smart/the norm to run
 pa> Windows 11 [or 10] in a VM? I don't really want/need to get OUT of
 pa> Linux - only have Windows when needed. [Running RipTEL or some light
 pa> steam games.]


I've run Windows in Virtualbox for that very reason, but games usually need 
more than a virtualized GPU. Sounds like you could run QEMU and pass through 
tasks to the GPU.

 pa> And... does my Windows 10 key work for Windows 11? Hmmmmm....

I don't know. It was one of the worst-kept secrets that Windows 7 keys 
worked to upgrade to Windows 10, even as of last year.


.... Overtly resist change
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