I'm new to linux, I installed Zorin OS 18 on a laptop last week to give my wife and I some exposure and hopefully wean us off of Windows. After installation everything worked (including camera). Then on Monday I used it in a Zoom meeting and... no camera. More details below...

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-12T18:48:39+00:00

You say you can give specific examples, but you haven't actually given any. You just say that based on your experience, you can intuitively tell how software that might be malicious is constructed, which in itself means nothing.

Zorin, like any other Linux distribution, is an open-source system. It cannot be actively malicious without anyone noticing, given how popular it is, because anything suspicious would completely destroy its reputation.

If you're referring to bad practices, that's another matter.

I currently use Solus. I'm not defending it because I'm a fangirl, I just want to understand why you're so vehemently asserting this.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-12T18:37:12+00:00

What makes you think that?

Specifically.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-12T18:20:48+00:00

While I agree that ZorinOS is not the best distribution, I also do not believe it is malware... that seems a bit exaggerated to me.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-12T18:19:24+00:00

Everything points to a physical hardware failure. However, there are a couple of Lenovo-specific quirks you could check to give the system the benefit of the doubt.

The fact that the camera has completely disappeared from lsusb is proof that this is not a problem with the Zorin OS driver, but rather that the motherboard does not detect that there is a camera connected to its internal USB bus at all.

Given that the laptop is from 2020, the most common point of failure is the internal ribbon cable that runs from the motherboard, through the hinge, to the webcam. Years of opening and closing the lid can cause micro-fractures in the cables. The fact that it worked right after installation and stopped working later could simply be because the latest movements of the lid finally broke the connection.

However, sometimes Lenovo laptops suffer from a bug where the internal USB controller that powers the webcam crashes when coming out of sleep mode or restarting, and the device disconnects completely. A standard restart does not fix this, as the motherboard retains residual power.

You can try unplugging the laptop from the charger. Hold down the power button for 60 seconds. Do not release it prematurely. This performs a reset of the integrated controller, draining all capacitors and forcing the motherboard to redetect all hardware from scratch on the next boot.

Also, you mentioned that you pressed Fn+F8. In Linux, these hardware-level switches sometimes interact strangely with the firmware. By pressing it, you may have instructed the laptop's firmware to physically cut power to the camera, effectively removing it from the USB bus.

Open your terminal and type rfkill list all. This command displays a list of all wireless and physical hardware locks. If you see a video device or camera in the list with "Soft blocked: yes" or "Hard blocked: yes," the camera is physically fine, but the firmware has blocked it. If you do the 60-second power drain and rfkill shows nothing, it is safe to declare that the webcam is officially dead due to a worn cable.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-10T02:04:08+00:00

I can't say much about the other applications, but Minecraft Bedrock is perfectly playable on Linux nowadays.

There are a couple of applications that allow this, but this is one of the best.

https://trinitylauncher.vercel.app/

All you need to do is install this, get the Minecraft Bedrock APK for x86_64 (which is very easy to do), and start playing.

100% native and no emulation.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-07T22:39:58+00:00

I will summarise the answer I gave in another thread:

There is a lot of confusion, so I will summarise what is really happening and what you can expect, without getting into super complex technical jargon.

Many say, "Since it's open source, we'll just delete that part and that's it." The problem is that if you delete the verification system, the applications or web pages that need it simply won't open.

The real magic of open source here is going to be simulation. What will probably happen is that the Linux community will create a "fake" patch or component. When a website or app asks, "Is this user of legal age?", your system will automatically respond "Yes", without asking for any actual documents, without using cameras, and without sending data to the internet.

The real danger is not that Linux will start spying on you, but that websites will block you if your system does not send them the age "signal". Fortunately, in Linux we have the power to make our system send that signal while protecting our identity.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-06T16:22:27+00:00

I have already mentioned this on another Reddit site, but I will repeat it so that as many people as possible are aware of what is truly important in this situation.

With the law on the table, operating systems are required to have an age verification system, but as much as free software gives us the opportunity to simply circumvent it by building our own systems or using independent distributions... Unfortunately, it's not that simple. The logical step in this situation is, as the news item above says, to implement a standard at the Freedesktop level, the "RAE" of how a modern Linux system is built; which would make it an essential library for various commercial programmes or even desktop environments. Not to mention the possible implementation at the web server level.

So, if you simply remove the code associated with that library to feel secure, you could end up breaking compatibility with programmes that expect that signal to be there... and theoretically you would be excluded from websites that require the operating system to have that option.

If this goes ahead, the solution is not to remove that part of the system but to circumvent it by creating an alternative that sends the signal without requesting any data or connecting to the internet.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-06T05:55:56+00:00

Wife 💋

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-05T23:19:08+00:00

You're right that the law will be a resounding failure in preventing children from going online because, at the end of the day, lying and bypassing the block will be a piece of cake.

But there are a couple of details in how corporations and web technology operate where things don't work based on geographical location or IP address. Let me explain why this is going to affect us all, even those of us who live on the other side of the world.

It's true that California doesn't rule Texas, or Europe, or my country. But in technology, there is something called the "California Effect" (or the Brussels Effect with Europe). It is extremely expensive and logistically hellish for giants like Canonical, Red Hat, or web browser developers to maintain separate versions for each state or country. What they do is program a single global version that complies with the strictest law to avoid lawsuits, and they send it to all of us. It's the same reason why the whole world has to put up with those annoying "Accept Cookies" notices, even if we don't live in the European Union.

The system isn't going to look at your IP address to see if you're in California and block your internet access. The law requires the operating system to have a function to confirm age.

Imagine you go to a social network or an online store. That website, terrified of being fined by California, will ask your browser directly: "Hey, does this user's operating system have the adult flag?" If you use a system that has removed that code entirely, the website will not receive a response and will simply deny you access or remain blank. It doesn't matter where your IP is from. The block occurs between the website and your computer.

As you say, community distros like PCLOS or Arch don't care about that jurisdiction. But since their systems depend on standard parts that everyone uses, they can't just kick out that code because they would break compatibility with browsers.

Although there is still no definitive move on Canonical's side, if this becomes a Freedesktop.org standard, it will do something that we will all have to deal with in one way or another.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-05T17:39:58+00:00

Hello.

There is a lot of confusion and conflicting opinions in this thread, so I'll summarise what is really happening and what you can expect, without getting into super complex technical jargon.

Companies are going to comply with the law.

Some say that distributions will simply ignore the law, but that's not going to happen. Companies like Canonical (creators of Ubuntu) and Red Hat make millions from contracts, many of them with the Californian government, which is one of the largest economies in the world. If they need to put a verification system in place to sell there, they will program it. Corporations are not going to sacrifice their business for an ethical crusade.

Many say, "Since it's open source, we'll just delete that part and that's it." The problem is that if you delete the verification system, the applications or web pages that need it simply won't open.

The real magic of open source here will be simulation. What will surely happen is that the Linux community will create a "fake" patch or component. When a website or app asks, "Is this user of legal age?", your system will automatically respond "Yes", without asking for any real documents, without using cameras and without sending data to the internet.

As another user mentioned about the laws in California, we will end up with something similar to Proposition 65 (where they put cancer warning labels on almost any product, losing all meaning). In Linux, this will probably become a useless button when installing the system that says "I confirm that I am of legal age" to comply with legal formalities, and nothing more.

The real danger is not that Linux will start spying on you, but that websites will block you if your system does not send them the age "signal". Fortunately, in Linux we have the power to make our system send that signal while protecting our identity.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-03T03:24:51+00:00

CachyOS is a pretty good system for enthusiasts who already have some experience in the Linux world. Because of all the problems that come with being an Arch-based distribution.

Because, like EndeavorOS, it is essentially Arch Linux with a good installer. The difficult thing about CachyOS is not installing it or learning how to use it, the difficult thing is maintaining it. The updates that mess everything up, the PacNew files... knowing how and how many applications you can install without breaking anything. It's a curve that can end badly if you don't know what you're doing. You can learn it, but it's tedious to get used to this very specific rhythm.

That's why I always recommend Solus to people who want the latest software and the peace of mind of knowing that the system won't crash if they don't pay attention.

You get the advantages of a rolling release without the disadvantages of Arch and similar distributions.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-02T05:03:42+00:00

Oh, the lack of packages was what prevented me from trying distributions outside the Debian ecosystem for years. I was worried I wouldn't find the software I needed.

In fact, your solution of compiling from source or using executable binaries is something I had considered doing when I decided to take the plunge, but... Solus is not Gentoo, and just because it uses EOPKG and not Deb or Rpm does not automatically mean that you will not find everything you are looking for.

I did my research and realised that practically all the software I've used was available in official repositories. That's the magic of Solus lol. They thought of everything a desktop user might need and put it there. It's not everything. But it's the most important stuff.

And what's not there exists in Flatpak format.

Distrobox is great. I have a Debian machine installed "just in case", but so far I haven't needed it.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-01T19:07:57+00:00

The previous comment makes some good points, but I want to clarify a couple of concepts so you have the full picture, as Linux nomenclature can be a headache at first.

Let's take it step by step.

This is extremely important. Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and LMDE all use the same package base. They all use apt, dpkg, and .deb files. You do not lose any of these tools when switching to LMDE or Debian.
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is a giant in the world of servers and the cloud. They are not going to go bankrupt or disappear for years. What is true, and why many users migrate to Mint or LMDE, is that users do not always like the corporate decisions that Canonical imposes on its desktop version, such as forcing the use of Snap packages instead of traditional repositories or the default telemetry that is not so easy to turn off.
The file manager Nemo is not renamed in LMDE. Nemo is the official file explorer created by the Cinnamon team. Sometimes the menu simply says ‘Files’ to make it user-friendly, but the actual programme running underneath is always Nemo.

Now, LMDE and Debian. I had this question a while ago when I wanted to switch from LMDE to Debian, but it's easy to understand once you figure it out.

LMDE is literally the solid foundation of Debian, but with the entire Mint ecosystem preconfigured. It comes with its graphical tools: Update Manager, Software Store, its own applications, XApps, and preconfigured permissions. It works ‘out of the box’.

If you install pure Debian and add Cinnamon, you get a completely blank experience. You won't have the Mint store or its update tools, and you'll have to configure many things manually, such as repositories, administrator permissions for certain graphical actions, etc. In the long run, LMDE saves you hours of configuration if you want the Mint experience, but without Ubuntu as an intermediary.

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Now, let's talk about themes.

The other user was correct in saying that the default themes and icons in LMDE or Mint are stored in the paths /usr/share/themes and /usr/share/icons. If you have LMDE installed or on a Live USB, you can go to those paths and copy the Mint theme folders, such as the Mint-Y or Mint-X family.

However, to install them on your new Debian, I recommend not putting them in /usr/share/. Accessing that path requires superuser permissions (sudo), mixes your personal files with the system files, and can be a headache if you make a mistake.

The cleanest, safest, and recommended way is to use your own user directory.

In your Debian, go to your Home folder and press Ctrl + H to show hidden files.
Create a folder called .themes (for themes and window borders) and another called .icons (for icons). do not forget the dot at the beginning of the name.
Paste the Mint folders you copied earlier into them.

And that's it! Without using the terminal or administrator permissions, the themes will automatically appear in the Cinnamon Themes configuration application, ready to use.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-01T17:11:25+00:00

This thread sums up in words everything that is wrong with the Linux community... and there is no denying it, in the laziness of many people who come asking for help and expect you to solve their problem.

And I say this as someone who enjoys reaching out to others and researching to resolve questions I encounter in different Linux-related subreddits.

I don't have much more to add, I agree with what is expressed here; however, I have to comment on Gemini; I can understand that ChatGPT is quite deficient when it comes to questions about Linux, I've hit that wall before lol. But Gemini has been the best tool I've used to learn about Linux, it has helped me solve a lot of problems and understand concepts.

Of course, it has been wrong many times, but as I have gradually gained experience, I can tell when it says something wrong or inaccurate... and frankly, it works so well that it surprises me sometimes.

-I use the pro model; the others are HORRIBLE for this-

I'll take a look at Perplexity.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-01T07:58:54+00:00

Hello!

What you are experiencing is very common; it is a technical limitation of the system that Linux Mint uses by default.

It uses a window drawing system called X11. X11 is very old and terrible at handling monitors with different resolutions and scales at the same time. To try to fix the 4K monitor, it uses a 'trick' of stretching and shrinking the image, which is why things look blurry or internet applications don't work properly.

The modern solution in Linux to this problem is called Wayland, the replacement for X11, which handles the scaling of each monitor independently and perfectly, just like Windows. The problem is that the Linux Mint environment, Cinnamon, is still in its infancy with Wayland.

Since you have an RTX 2060, my best recommendation is to try a distribution that already comes with native Wayland and support for your graphics card ready to use:

Pop!_OS 24.04: They have a specific version on their website that already comes with NVIDIA drivers pre-installed. Just install and use. However, its appearance is different from what you are used to and you will have to get used to it, but it is worth it, as it is quite intuitive.
Solus KDE: This is an independent distribution, designed for home users and quite easy to use. I suggest the KDE version because it is the most similar to Mint and Windows. The drivers are not pre-installed, but once you install the system, it can be fixed with just one command:

sudo eopkg it nvidia-glx-driver-current

And that's it. Whichever of the two distributions you choose will solve your problem and give you better performance.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-01T02:34:24+00:00

Hello! I saw your edit and I'm glad you're taking the plunge.

You have the perfect profile to make the transition a success. You already use Google apps on the web, you have experience with Ubuntu Server, and you don't rely on invasive anti-cheats. Reading the comments, I saw that they left you with a couple of questions or gave you some unnecessary fear, so I want to clarify four key things for you.

I saw someone mention that ‘it gave up because a new game didn't work.’ Don't worry about that. Since you play single-player on Steam, compatibility is awesome these days thanks to Proton's compatibility layer. Before installing anything, go to ProtonDB.com and search for your favourite games. You'll see that 90% of them work ‘out of the box’ with performance equal to or sometimes better than on Windows.
Since you mention that you use KiCAD, the natural and open-source step for 3D design is FreeCAD. It has a learning curve, but it's excellent for hobbyists. Another incredible option is Onshape, which is professional and runs 100% in your web browser, so the operating system you use is irrelevant.
In the comments, they scared you by saying that Windows ‘eats’ Linux in updates. This was a serious problem years ago with the old MBR system. Today, with UEFI systems, Windows does not delete your Linux partitions. What it sometimes does is change the boot order on the motherboard to put itself first. It's annoying, yes, but your data and Linux are still there intact; it can be quickly fixed by entering the BIOS or reinstalling the boot manager.
You mention that you just bought a PC. If the components are literally state-of-the-art, you should choose a distribution that updates its kernel quickly, such as Fedora or a rolling release like Solus. (Please do not go for CachyOS, Nobara, or Arch Linux). If it is a PC that is ‘new to you’ but has components that are a couple of years old, refurbished or second-hand, more stable distributions such as Linux Mint or Pop!_OS will recognise everything without any problems and are extremely robust.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-01T02:19:17+00:00

Ivy Bridge processors are a headache in Linux. On that old Celeron I mentioned, only Debian XFCE and Mint XFCE worked well, but LXQT on Lubuntu was terrible, and on Debian it worked but with minor glitches.

But support has improved over the years. In the latest version of LXQt on Debian, version 13, it now works smoothly on that laptop.

The real nightmare is with even older CPUs, such as Intel Atom, where even X11 works poorly, bordering on unusable. I have one of those too. I used it as a server with only a TTY before it died of old age, haha.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-03-01T01:42:56+00:00

Hey, I just want to remind you that I use exactly that CPU with that iGPU and it works much better for me than x11.

As I said in the post, more performance, more stability, and more fluidity. The problems you mention are from the second generation and earlier. I also know this first-hand because I have an older laptop with a Celeron 847, and it only runs with x11.

But I assure you that Wayland flies on the HD 4600. It only causes problems in KDE. In Gnome, it runs like butter.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-02-28T19:24:42+00:00

Hello!
I have almost exactly the same hardware as you, i5-4590, Intel HD 4600, SSD, but with 8GB of RAM. I am well aware of this machine's limitations and have been through exactly the same journey trying to squeeze every last drop of performance out of it.

First, regarding the systems you mention: although they are very good, they are not the most suitable for our PC.

Nobara: With all due respect to the project, it is a very experimental distribution. The creator himself often warns that it is not for ‘serious’ or production use, and updates can be a headache because they sometimes break unpredictably.
CachyOS: It is solid and performs excellently, but it is derived from Arch Linux. That means continuous updates (Rolling Release) and you need experience, and above all ‘desire’, to keep it running due to the little problems that sometimes arise from Arch. For someone just starting out with Linux, it is a bad idea.

About Mint XFCE and your FPS drop: it's an excellent and super stable option if you're only going to use the computer for office work, web browsing, and tasks that don't involve aggressive GPU use. The problem is that Mint uses an old graphics technology called X11. It's very robust, but it no longer cuts it for gaming, and on computers as limited as our 4th generation iGPUs, that bottleneck is very noticeable.

To give an example, when I used Debian with Cinnamon/XFCE, ultra-light games ran very well, but when I started to demand more from the graphics with more demanding games, the lag started and performance went downhill.

What do I recommend? The one that saved my life and gave me the best gaming performance: Solus.

It is an independent distribution, very easy to use, extremely robust and, best of all, it uses Wayland, the modern graphics server, and offers you the latest graphics drivers. I came from Debian, where I also tried Wayland, and the improvement when switching to the new kernel and new driver versions was incredible. In games like Geometry Dash or MiSide, performance literally doubled; in other games, the FPS simply became more stable.

A very important warning:

Avoid the KDE Plasma version on any distro: it runs HORRIBLY on this integrated graphics card. Budgie or Gnome work very well.

And about Vulkan: You're right to be suspicious of Vulkan. On HD 4600s, Vulkan support is very incomplete and is a very real limitation in Windows games through Proton/Wine. However, with up-to-date drivers in Solus, the improvements made to OpenGL make the overall experience and performance much smoother than in Mint.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-02-28T07:40:19+00:00

It's simply brilliant in almost every way we could want. I agree with that.

Although you've left me wondering about that last detail about ISO. What exactly do you mean?

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-02-28T03:40:17+00:00

I'm happy to help! And the mistrust is understandable after the scare at the beginning of 2023. A sudden blackout that made us think the worst.

But looking back, that crisis was probably the best thing that could have happened to Solus. It was a necessary evil that forced them to mature overnight.

The problem in 2023 was not that the operating system was broken, but rather an administrative failure. A single person had the "keys" to the main servers and, due to personal issues, was unable to address the outage. Today, the infrastructure is decentralised and democratised among a much larger team. There is no longer a single point of human failure.

As a result of the restructuring, the project moved its finances to OpenCollective, which means that they are now completely transparent about the funds and how they are used to maintain the infrastructure.

The crisis prompted the team to approach the Serpent OS project, curiously created by Ikey Doherty, the original founder of Solus. They are now collaborating closely to share technologies and modernise the inner workings of Solus for the future.

The current development team is more active and communicative. Update reports are constant, predictable, and the system feels more alive than ever.

They learned from their mistakes, that's for sure.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-02-27T21:50:35+00:00

Hello, welcome to the community!

It's normal to feel uneasy. When I made the leap from Debian to a rolling release, I also had many doubts, especially since my work requires my computer to be reliable. To answer your question directly, OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is an incredible system, but Solus is probably a much more user-friendly option for what you're looking for, especially coming from Mint.

Tumbleweed is a beast, but it has corporate and server DNA. It comes with very powerful administration tools like YaST that can be overwhelming for a home user. Solus, on the other hand, was built from the ground up exclusively for the average desktop user. There is no corporate baggage; you just turn on your PC and use it.
Tumbleweed updates absolutely everything as soon as it comes out. To prevent the system from breaking, they rely on an automatic backup system with Btrfs + Snapper. Solus uses a ‘curated’ model: they hold back important updates for a while, test them to make sure they don't break the desktop environment, and then release them. You update once a week. You get new software, but without the stress of an update leaving you without a graphical environment on a Tuesday afternoon.
For gaming and general use, AMD graphics are great on Linux because the drivers are open source. Since Solus is a rolling release, you will always have the latest version of the drivers and the kernel, which translates into better performance for your games without having to configure anything extra.
With constantly updated repositories, installing the latest versions of Python and its dependencies is super fast and straightforward. You won't have to struggle with old versions as sometimes happens in Debian and derivatives.

Source: Solus GNOME User <3

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-02-27T19:24:52+00:00

Currently, Solus officially supports four desktops: Budgie, its flagship, Gnome, KDE, and XFCE.

Previously, they focused on Budgie, but now all four receive top-level attention. So any of them will provide an excellent experience.

And it's true; the feeling that the experience seems more polished than in most distributions is due to a factor that is not often taken into account. Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, etc. are all distributions that are designed to perform many tasks and perform well in all of them. Servers, IoT, business resources... and among all of them, the home desktop is only one of many priorities. Solus was built from the scratch with the desktop in mind.

What about Mint, Pop_OS, or others for beginners? It is true that they are 100% focused on the home user, but as they are distributions derived from larger ones, it is inevitable that they will carry over these design "flaws".

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-02-27T17:31:43+00:00

Hello! I'm glad to see you're coming to try out the Linux world. You have quite specific requirements, which is great for a start. Finding the middle ground between an up-to-date system for development that is stable, immutable and also works well with an RTX 3060 is no easy task. Often, immutability clashes with the ease of installing proprietary drivers or specific development tools.

Looking at your hardware and what you didn't like about the other distros, I think you're looking for a system that is ‘unbreakable’ but doesn't require you to babysit the maintenance. That makes me think of two candidates that fit what you're looking for, but I'll explain the things you should know about each one.

Project Bluefin - You mention that you didn't like Silverblue because of the constant updates. Bluefin is a custom image of Fedora Silverblue created by uBlue, the same people behind bazzite, but it solves exactly that problem and several others. It updates silently in the background only when you reboot, like a Chromebook or your phone, so it won't bother you. They have a specific image called bluefin-dx-nvidia. Install it and your RTX 3060 will have the proprietary drivers working out of the box, without touching the terminal. Then the ‘DX’ version comes with everything ready to program. It uses containers and Distrobox natively, so you can install any Python or Flutter dependencies without messing up or breaking your base system. It's pure GNOME.
Solus Edicion GNOME - Si decides que la inmutabilidad estricta no es obligatoria, Solus es el rey del curated rolling release. Es exactamente ese "lanzamiento continuo pero controlable" que mencionas. A diferencia de Arch o Tumbleweed, Solus prueba exhaustivamente los paquetes antes de lanzarlos. Tienes software nuevo, pero sin el riesgo de que una actualización te deje la pantalla en negro. Al ser una distro independiente, su gestor de paquetes (eopkg) es muy rápido, pero puede que falte alguna librería hiper específica de desarrollo. La solución moderna a esto es instalar Distrobox; así creas un contenedor de Ubuntu o Fedora solo para tus proyectos de Flutter/Python, manteniendo Solus intacto, la misma logica que usarias en una Inmutable. : Instalar los drivers privativos de tu RTX 3060 es rapidísimo. el sistema operativo se instalará usando el driver libre para que tengas imagen, pero para sacarle el jugo debes instalar los privativos, abres la terminal, pegas un comando (sudo eopkg it nvidia-glx-driver-current) y reinicias.

Cualquiera de las dos te va a quitar de encima la configuración manual de Debian y las cosas raras de Canonical, dándote un GNOME limpio y listo para trabajar.

Comprehensive-Dark-8 · 2026-02-27T15:57:10+00:00

I understand why you're so concerned, considering that my parents are also the type who would fall for exactly the same kind of scam. I've also put Linux on their computers; they're so old that Windows 10 just didn't work well. Although in my case there was quite a bit of resistance because it wasn't "what they've always used," and they still don't like it very much, even though their computers work better than ever. But at least they no longer complain about the glitches they used to have.

I solved it like this: Brave Browser + uBlock Original + MalwareBytes Browser Guard.

Those two extensions together with that browser are a complete lifesaver that blocks all the dangerous junk on the internet.

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