Ultimately, the choice is yours.
There are serious drawbacks depending on the setup.
Especially without making changes to the system.
The ones I found most annoying were:
- Bing built into the start menu search with multiple dark patterns (including one that ignores a Policy which explicitly claims to disable web search in the start menu on Windows Professional)
- Using OneDrive by default or making repeated attempts to give you a one-click option to enable it.
- The fact that they even considered building recall in the first place.
I want windows to work when I need it so I’d much prefer simply going dual boot to trying to make system changes that Microsoft actively aims to undo. And if they break even that, I’d rather not use it at all if I can at all manage.
It sounds like you’re in a position where you’ve avoided most of the issues I have with Microsoft. So I guess you’re okay as long as you check in on things after updates.
I’ve used Linux for over ten years and before Windows 11 was installed on my system I honestly never thought I’d dump it and its conveniences to switch to Linux.
But at this point it’s a matter of principle. I simply cannot tolerate an operating system that isn’t willing to respect my decision.