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Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
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this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2026
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This is simply not true. I don't understand what lying about this does for anyone.
As a recent Linux convert, pretty much every hardware has full windows support while Linux you'll have to hunt for shit.
Basic stuff like Nvidia graphics cards or even Logitech peripherals will not "just work" on Linux.
Again, I love Linux and for me the pain was worth it, and most of the issues aren't really Linux's fault, it's the manufacturers who are assholes, but your average windows user had no idea about who's responsible when their mouse won't work and they can't install Logitech software.
On Linux Mint, my Nvidia graphics card and Logitech keyboard and mouse just worked.
Yeah, my old machines (and work laptop!) are all nvidia, and it's nice how seamlessly it works.
With the main version of mint that's based on ubuntu, you get a driver manager so that you can choose between driver versions if needed.
With Linux Mint Debian Edition, it worked fine for general use out of the box with the open source driver. I went looking for info about the nvidia driver out of curiosity, and after stumbling upon some forum discussion I went ahead and tried "sudo apt install nvidia-driver" and it freaking worked!
edit to add: it did a LONG setup process to enable the nvidia driver too. I think it compiled some kernel modules and stuff too. But I like reading all that lovely monospaced terminal text scroll by with those details most users can ignore.