On reddit at r/techsupport the moderator tells people they do not support Windows 10 questions there and that “you must immediately upgrade to Windows 11”.
I figure because of all the problems with Windows 11 he wants to keep the sub reddit blog running...
Hopefully there will be 3rd party software that can remove / block all the spying and encrypting on 11 & the coming 12.
Otherwise I would feel safer in Linux Mint.
I would need to replace several programs as they do not run natively on Linux or use wine or something similar.
Windows 10 will be around several more years before Microsoft forces popular programs to not support it. When the web browsers do then it is time to switch.
VirtualBox works on Linux from what I read. This means you can run those Windows only programs on a Windows 10 install inside VirtualBox.
You should consider Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 that will be supported until 01/01/2032.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4351223/reply?c=18
Winboat is suppsoed to be “easier than” wine and other emulators. Chedk ou5 youtube fo4 videos on it.