Or you can do what I recommend: get off Windows once and for all and move to Linux desktop. (Yes, I know Apple is another option.) Despite what you might think, Linux has been easy to use for more than a decade now. Sure, it helps to know your way around the Bash shell. But, hey, it helps to know your way around PowerShell on Windows — and how many of us know how to do that? Not knowing PowerShell never stopped you from getting your work done on a Windows PC, did it? It’s the same with the Linux desktop. (Personally, I recommend Linux Mint; I’ve even detailed how you can give your old Windows 10 box a new lease on life with Linux.
Still nervous about moving to Linux? OK, do you know how to use the Chrome web browser? Yes? Can you do most of your work from a web browser? Then, instead of Linux, give your Windows 10 PC a refresh with ChromeOS Flex.
ChromeOS Flex turns your PC or laptop into a Chromebook. True, you can’t run your standalone Windows programs on it, but it has no trouble with Microsoft 365 and essentially all other Software-as-a-Service applications. The installation is simple, and if you know how to use a web browser, which you must since you’re reading this article, you can use ChromeOS Flex.
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
