Leave Windows 11 Idle for 24 Hours and Watch What Happens

For decades, Microsoft controlled PC gaming. If you wanted to play, you used Windows. It wasn't just the dominant operating system, it was the platform that gaming was built around. Developers optimized for it, gamers relied on it, and competitors struggled to challenge it.But something has changed. While Microsoft focused on subscriptions, AI features, cloud services, and ecosystem lock-in, Valve spent years working on a completely different vision. A future where PC gaming no longer depends on Windows at all.