Hey folks I just moved over from to Windows 11 from Linux I was running a mix of Manjaro and Ubuntu. Well I love Linux and I’ve been a Long Linux user, the accessibility for disabled folks is a mess under Linux to say the least. I felt I need to switch back to an OS with a better end user experience for disabled folks.

I had a friend help me build a new computer and the installation went great. The only thing they had to figure out was a power management issue where my USB hubs were being put to sleep. Causing the machine to drop my trackball or keyboard.

Once I figured that out and switched around some power settings everything has been rock solid as far as stability. It reminds me of the good old Windows 7 days. I care about privacy but I was and I was easily able to set the privacy settings to my liking. I use a local account. To my relief Windows 11 Windows went through a couple of updates and my privacy sayings don’t appear to have changed.

I know Windows 10/11 tends to get a lot of crap but as long as you know what you’re doing I think people can have a great experience.

  • s20
    3·
    9 months ago

    Out of curiosity, what were you accessibility issues with Linux? Which DE did you use?

    • CherryBlossom01@lemm.eeOP
      4·
      9 months ago

      I’ve used XFCE, Gnome, and MATE, I’ve found GNOME best for my accessibility needs. I has carrot tracking in it’s screen magnifier. It works on certain apps. The thing is, I don’t like GNOME’s default workflow. I know it’s possible to install an extension to make it more like MATE. I may dual-boot on my current machine and give it another shot. The other issue I have is that Orca, Linux’s GUI screen reader doesn’t highlight words. It’s designed for totally blind Linux users.

      • s20
        3·
        9 months ago

        There are lots of extensions to change Gnome’s workflow into basically anything you like. I love it personally, especially on my laptop.

        Thanks for answering! I was just curious as to where Linux was falling short.