So basically, for the last week my dad's old laptop have been absolutely wrecked by update. His laptop restarts while in use without warning, it forces updates and literally bluescreens because of it, all sorts of Windows update process and "compatibility telemetry" are taking 90% of the CPU and memory resources and when I kill them then force restart, the laptop lags like hell for a moment.
So what I'm saying, is Microsoft secretly fucking up with old PCs and laptops that are still good enough to run 10 but can't upgrade to 11? Like what Apple did with their old phones? I've been trying to look for information about this yet none of the tech sites turns up anything.
i assume you mean the initial install, in which case, yes. many distros have a GUI installer that is very simple and easy to use.
yes! in fact, the last two Civ games have native versions , but even if they didn't, Valve's Proton has come a long way and only continues to improve. you can use the site i linked to check specific games on Steam to see if they work under Proton. if things require some tinkering to get working (happens fairly less often than things just working out of the box), the user reports almost always have a solution, if one is available.
there's a program called RetroArch that will bundle all your emulators into one program. it's available on windows too, if you want to check it out before you decide if you're going to switch.
though not native to Linux, it is apparently possible https://snapcraft.io/mpc-be
couldn't find much on this, but there are a bunch of good photo viewers for Linux. you can look for alternatives here: https://alternativeto.net/software/picasa/?platform=linux
hope this helps! :meow-floppy: