On 2018-01-12, wrote:
Anyone with half a brain, would have stayed with 7, which was and is
optimal. I did. I occasionally peruse this group to see what I'm
missing. Whew ! ...

Windows 10 in its default, out-of-the-box state is obnoxious as hell.
In fact, setting up a new computer the other day I found myself screaming
"Shut the f*** up Cortana!!!" (I really, really hate the bitch and don't
want a damned machine to "get to know me.")

However once you strangle Cortana, make sure you're using a local account,
and disable as much of the other built-in egregious crap as possible,
Windows 10 performs well and works just fine.

Primary nits are it's more of a pain to get into safe mode when needed,
and you have little control over updates with the Home version. (Later
versions of Pro do have a pretty decent amount of control.) Also during
intitial setup, Microsoft tries to lead you down the primrose path of
sharing as much data as possible. That stuff should be opt-in rather
than opt-out.

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