Personal note: I am not very knowledgeable on computers.
I have a new solid state drive after my old hard drive's Windows key apparently 'expired.'
The ssd is preloaded with Windows 10 because of familiarity and 'muh gaymes', but I do want to start getting away from Microsoft stuff (including the OS) on principle.
I know internet browser options are currently a bit "pick your poison." I've been satisfied with Brave and Waterfox, and previously Pale Moon (dropped for some website or add-in functionality I can't remember from years ago).
Besides that, I was thinking this might be a good opportunity to learn about current software/projects doing things properly.
So, I'll just share what programs I see among my hard drive files... 7zip, SumatraPDF, VLC, Audacity (which I recall seeing got bought), Steam, Dropbox, MusicBee (music player and manager), OpenOffice, and some game emulators for a Nintendo fanboomer.
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It makes me so angry how lazy Valve is -- anyone who has used SteamOS on a Steam Deck will know how easy it is to navigate and how much better it is than Windows on almost every front. Updating drivers and services is so much more intuitive and user-friendly than anything Windows has done. And being able to just click on the search bar and type in the program/driver you need and it can download straight from the search bar is awesome.
However... SteamOS isn't compatible with a lot of other device drivers for desktop PCs (especially Nvidia) and Valve still hasn't done anything to remedy that problem, so it's just non-viable as a desktop OS for now.
It's a real shame, because from a UX perspective, it's a lot faster, smoother, easier to use, and more flexible than Windows. But if or when Valve will ever get around to making SteamOS a viable OS for desktop PCs is anyone's guess.