Hate your Windows 11 UI? Try a MacOS or Linux-like shell: My 3 picks

Are you tired of the Windows 11 UI? Are you jealous of your friends' Linux desktops? If so, you might want to give one of these alternative shells a try.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• You don't have to be stuck with the Windows 11 UI.
• These three options can turn Windows 11 into something else.
• Two of these options are free, and the other is affordable.

I remember, way back when I worked for a company that required the use of Windows, I discovered alternative user interfaces that could at least make Windows look a bit more exciting and, well, like Linux. 

Flash forward to today, and I thought I'd see if some of those good old alternative Windows shells were still around. Although those UIs I remember using no longer exist, I ...