MarkandKim, Why not start a thread in this forum with news about your OS whatever it may be. I have no problem with your being off my topic as OP since it was dead already when Dennis asked after my health.   So please do press on and give us a good post telling us what we should switch to and why. I can tell you I have tried Linux, both Debian Raspberry on the Pi and am about to try it on a very old XP system I was given from someone who asked me to dispose of it because they did not know ho