r/windows • u/C-4_Gaming_Central • 2d ago

Discussion Since Windows 10 will be retiring soon and I dislike Windows 11 I may switch over to Windows Server 2022, or accept the security risks and vulnerability.

Yeah, if you read the title, I am pretty mixed on Windows 11, despite it improving each time, I find Windows 11 to be clunky, and not satisfying to use, while how it looks, is something I can praise, except for the centered taskbar, thankfully it can be fixed. And how it runs on my PC, is something I also criticize. To put it nicely, 11 on my low end PC that was manufactured in 2021, Windows 11 ran like garbage. So I had options, I switched over to Linux, which I found to be bland as time went on, and I switched back to Windows 10. Now that the support date is upon us, I now have two options, accept the security risks and more vulnerability, or switch over to Windows Server 2022. So yeah, I will probably do that.

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u/Froggypwns Windows Insider MVP / Moderator 2d ago

You are free to do whatever you want, do not forget that you can get another year of security updates for free from Microsoft (see the pinned post at the top of this subreddit).

I've ran Server as a workstation before, it is not ideal, but doable. It is a lot of work to get usable, you have to enable a ton of services to get basic functionality like audio to work, and a lot of programs see that you are on a server OS so they will fail to install or will demand that you buy their more expensive enterprise counterparts. I actually migrated my home servers back to Windows 10/11 Professional just because it was not worth the hassle and I was not running any of the components that required Server anyway.

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u/VinceP312 2d ago

Good for you. Have fun.

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u/Financial_Key_1243 2d ago

You haven't really thought this through, have you?

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u/redrider65 1d ago edited 1d ago

No, you can get year of ESU free. Then you can get support updates from a third party.

My Win 10 is "bland," and Linux less so, actually.

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u/WhenComesMySalvation 1d ago

But don't Windows Server copies cost £1000+? Or are you getting the license key off one of those sites?

I thought your idea was interesting, but another commenter seems to state that it's not that simple.

For me, Windows Recall is my biggest concern. I have Windows 11 right now and I kind of like it. But it has its imperfections, as have all Windows versions since at least Windows 8 when they introduced the Settings program, while keeping Control Panel.