Comments on: Escaping Windows: The Ultimate Guide to Migrate to Linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/ Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Arthur https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/#comment-133117 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:10:56 +0000 https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/?update=20260219#comment-133117 I tried converting from Win10 to Linus mint 22.2 cinnamon, my Usb stick would not boot. Apparently my BIOS does not have the capability to boot from USB. (only HDD. floppy and DVD. I am running on an MSI ms7309 v1 motherboard. What should I try next?

]]> By: Jake https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/#comment-133076 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:13:58 +0000 https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/?update=20260219#comment-133076 I suggest someone coming from Windows look at the desktop.
XP and Seven lovers, Cinnamon, KDE, Mate and Xfce
Win 8 lovers, Gnome, Pop’s Cosmic and Unity.
Win 10 and 11 lovers Zorin’s modified Gnome3.

Then look for a very good newbie forum. A good Distro with a forum that responds to newbies questions with RTFM doesn’t help anyone.
A great place to start for all of this is DistroWatch using it’s search function. It can limit to numbers of Distros for you by entering what you are looking for in a system.
People always want to over complicate it, and brag up their preferred Distro. Stick to basic beginner Distros. It’s really as hard people will try to convince you to keep you locked into Windows.

]]> By: CharlesV https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/#comment-133071 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:20:06 +0000 https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/?update=20260219#comment-133071 While much of this article is good, there is WAY too much information in some areas for someone looking into Linux – coming from Windows.

And too many choices on distro’s too.

I would suggest the rule of 3 and also I would suggest MX Linux as one of the three. Stable, works, and is very close to a visual someone coming from windows will appreciate.

]]> By: ftagonmouth https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/#comment-133069 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:26:11 +0000 https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux/?update=20260219#comment-133069 I would recommend PCLinuxOS.

¨Try Linux Before Installing¨
You can also go to DistroSea a try dsitros in your browser. No need to create install media or Live media just to try a distro.

¨Learn to Love the Terminal¨
In spite of what the pundits and so called experts would have us believe, one can use and enjoy Linux without ever having to use the Terminal quite easily.

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