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Used to be that you shouldn't install Windows online to prevent getting exploited by malware before you had a chance to patch.

Now it looks like one has to install offline to prevent getting adware and all kinds of other things, what amazing progress.

As somebody still stuck on Win7 I'm dreading the change, sadly Linux is not really an option because I like my PC gaming.

Any good resources on what to look out for when installing Win10, what to turn off and when to stay offline when setting what things up? I keep seeing/picking up small tips all over the place, but I have yet to find something comprehensive.

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> sadly Linux is not really an option because I like my PC gaming.

This is changing and very quickly with Valve Proton. I would advise you try your gaming collection in Steam on Linux. It is getting to the point where one can purchase a game and it will likely just work, with the exception of a few DRM nasties.

It really depends on your video game tastes, I think. There are now essentially three types of games which I enjoy playing:

1) Indie games;

2) Big studio releases (some of them);

3) Competitive online 3D shooters.

My experience is that 1) usually work well on Linux and the small studios these days usually make sure it works on Mac and Linux, which is great.

I do not know of any games in the 2) category that really do work on Linux (Activision, Ubisoft and EA simply don't care) and this actually impacts me in 3) -- unless I want to play a 7 year old CS:GO, I am out of luck on Linux.

(Just to be clear, I am saying this as a person that has Linux at work & on my laptop and who would really love to get rid of my Win 10 on my gaming desktop PC. For gaming lovers with different tastes, I think the situation actually is not that bad if you are willing to have a console at home -- you can cover 1) and 2) this way, just not 3).)

Most of 1) and 2) works, check https://www.protondb.com/

If you're into those things 3) is an issue due to various anticheat systems that don't yet run great on wine.

Linux PC gaming has gotten much better (except for VR).

A lot of titles are missing, but has gotten better, and for me personally it's gotten to a point where if it doesn't run on linux, I don't really need to play it.

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