I&#x27;ve taken to simply running VMware in kiosk mode. Full-screen Linux desktop (cause life without xmonad...), no Windows in sight except via the &quot;boss key&quot; sequence. Then I get the benefits of using Linux, with the battery life, sleep&#x2F;resume, drivers, etc. of using Windows.<p>I&#x27;d love to not use Windows as a host, but life&#x27;s too short for dealing with Linux on laptops. Despite how ThinkPads are great for it and stuff &quot;mostly just works&quot;.