The KB5077212 and KB5079420 Windows 11 hotpatch updates break Push Button Reset. Microsoft says a recovery update can fix it.

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          Makes sense. Also gives you time to learn about your choices, try out different live USB versions of distros, all that fun stuff.

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              A little fun fact you may not know is many of these distributions are typically based off of another. Pick a ‘base distro’ to learn off of and if you ever decide to switch to another many of the shell commands will be the same.

              Debian Based Distros:

              • Debian
              • Ubuntu/Kubuntu
              • PopOS
              • LinuxMint
              • Raspberry Pi OS
              • Kali Linux
              • and more…

              Arch Based Distros:

              • Arch Linux
              • SteamOS
              • CachyOS
              • Manjaro Linux
              • Endeavour OS
              • and more…

              Fedora Based Distros:

              • Fedora
              • Nobara
              • RisiOS
              • ClearOS
              • and more…
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              Virtual machine is a good place to start I hadn’t even thought of. Live USB is a good follow up, though, as that allows you to check out driver compatibility.

              I currently can’t offer much on which distros to try, I’m afraid; for various reasons, my Steam Deck is my daily driver, and SteamOS is good enough for my needs. I have tried Bazzite, but it was more buggy on the deck; that said, it is quite popular. Nobara install images aren’t done cleanly, it seems, and I was not impressed with the community support (basically got told I was imagining things when I asked for help). CachyOS looked interesting, but I want stability over bleeding edge features.

              But wish you luck on your journey!

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          As a point of interest, you can partition an existing HD, install a new OS on that partition, then when on the newly installed OS, move your files around to the new filesystem and format your old drives / partitions as convenient. Installing a new OS doesn’t need to be a “Backup everything, blow it away and start over” process.

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              Presumably you’re backing up important files as a matter of course, not only when installing a new OS…

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                  Sure, I’m not sure why we’re arguing about backup strategies. My wife is the same way; she’s got two 12 TB externals of just backups for exactly the same reason. You implied that you would need to back up your drives specifically because you’d be installing a new OS; that’s all I was commenting on. You do you.