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The new Windowsfx 11 is compatible with all bit computers. With the new desktop interface, you can now focus on what really matters. Download the free version now! The Plasma interface is modern, intuitive, with several features, graphic effects and transparencies.

The Plasma version is very faithful to the design of Microsoft Windows 10, bringing all its components, from the start menu to the logout screen. The Cinnamon interface is sober, with a clean design and few effects. The Cinnamon version is for users who like the design of Microsoft Windows 7 merged with Microsoft Windows You do not need to learn computer science again to operate a computer.

Meet Windowsfx 11, your new operating system! Home Back About Windowsfx. Back Windowsfx O. S Software Licenses. There are zero complaints to be found when working in this UI. This is where it starts to get very interesting for Windows users coming to Linux. You'll notice that MS Edge is the default web browser for Windowsfx. Once you open the app, it's still clearly KDE Discover, but it's just as easy to use as what you would find on the Windows desktop.

But when you dig in, you start noticing a bit of a pattern. Windowsfx includes several apps you'd normally associate with Windows, such as:. Windowsfx includes it all. And, once you have the full Wine compatibility layer installed, you can add all of the other Windows applications you require. That combination alone should give you a pretty good indication as to how this desktop operating system performs.

If not, I'll tell you myself: It's stellar. Even with the Wine compatibility layer and all of the other Windows trickery , Windowsfx is as good an operating system as you'll use. And, because it lands in a very specific niche, it's far and away the best Windows clone to have ever hit the Linux space. If you are a Windows user, and you've been looking for the best path to Linux, this is it. Just remember to take the time to complete the Wine installation which includes a large number of sub-components such as.

I had to keep reminding myself this was a preview edition of the operating system. For the most part, it felt like a full release. However, there were issues that cropped up now and then. One of the biggest I found was the terminal seemed to be mapped to the wrong keyboard layout even though I specified the proper layout during the installation. Another issue was that it didn't quite understand it was running in a VirtualBox virtual machine.

Although it was fine prior to installation, once installed, I had issues getting the guest additions installed so I could resize the window. This, however, was a direct result of the terminal window issue. Another problem, one I am very much not accustomed to, was that every time Discover had updates which were often at first , WIndowsfx decided it needed to restart. That's a very Windows-like behavior that most users would love to escape.

And seeing as how Linux users only ever restart after the kernel is updated, this was a most unwelcome change. Finally, the restart button in the panel as well as the one prompted by the updates never seemed to work. In order to restart I had to always go through the start menu. Understand, all of these issues are most likely to do with the fact that Windowsfx is still in preview.

Hopefully, they'll all be fixed before the final release is made available. Other than that, this Linux distribution made quite the positive impression on me. You don't want to miss our tips, tutorials, and commentary on the Linux OS and open source applications. Delivered Tuesdays. He's covered a variety of topics for over twenty years and is an avid promoter of open source.

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