Downsides of Windows

Here is a list of problems on Windows that Linux does not have.


 * Reboots
 * Whether you have installed or reinstalled something, updated a driver, trying to get programs running again, trying to get your system to fast again after it slowed down a lot or are just trying to figure out a problem on Windows reboots are a waste of your time and effort
 * On Linux reboots are only ever needed if the kernel of the operating system has had a security update, all other are updates applied without rebooting.


 * Crashes
 * You might have no idea what caused your Windows session to crash, but you still have to reboot your computer and restart all your programs.
 * Linux pretty much never crashes, even under severe loads.


 * Slow-downs
 * Windows might slow down because you have multiple programs running, or it's over-run with worms, viruses, spy-ware or other malware, or just because it's been running continuously too long
 * Linux doesn't slow down no matter how many programs you have running and never gets infected with viruses, worms, spyware or other malware, and doesn't slow down no matter how long you leave it running (running several months


 * Reinstallations
 * Windows users reinstall to fix problems on their systems, to get hardware or programs running, or to remove spyware or other malware, or to get back needed speed or harddisk space
 * Linux never requires reinstallations to fix problems (it generally doesn't have problems) and some editions (distributions) of Linux don't even need to be reinstalled to upgrade to the next version!


 * Resource requirements


 * Data loss or corruption


 * Removal of the desktop interface


 * Malware
 * Windows setups are often infected with various types of malware, viruses, worms, backdoors, trojan horses, spyware, ransomware and adware, and often many of the above at the same time. Over all there have been billions of malware infections on Windows computers.
 * There are over 35 000 variants of viruses for Windows. There are 37 for Linux (most of them don't work due to security changes).


 * Abandonment
 * Linux has free updates and is able to run on computers recent versions of Windows can't
 * Linux has free updates and is able to run on computers recent versions of Windows can't