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I don't have much experience on operating systems older than XP, so I can't say which is the best. I've used 3.1 95, 98, ME, 2000, just not enough to experience the quirks of each. I stopped liking Windows, and instead tolerate it, when Windows Vista came out. As a home user, Vista is pointless. It uses more system resources, with no improvements for daily tasks. I stayed on XP 64 Bit until Nvidia's drivers stopped being written well for it, then moved to 7.
Windows 7 wasn't any better with resource usage, but at least the task bar was a little better. I didn't like the icon only taskbar at first, but I've grown to like it. It's like a quick launch bar, without wasting taskbar space. I hate the Aero theme. I switched to the Classic theme, and turned off all the animations and other useless ricing that Microsoft added. Even if I liked Aero, it was incompatible with many apps.
Windows 10 is ass. No other way to describe it. There's too many issues to go over. Terrible game performance, and updates constantly breaking the OS, are the main ones. The only reason I use Windows 10 is because some games are artificially soft locked to it with their useless anticheats, and I like playing with friends. If LTSC didn't exist, I'd probably run Atlas OS or some other barebones unofficial version of Windows.
I haven't used 11 myself, but just seeing the GUI makes me hate it. The AI screenshot datamining feature doesn't make it any better. It's so bad looking, that I've contemplated buying a few licenses for Redhat, so I at least have some basic support when the OS breaks. I decided not to go that route, because Redhat spams your email with promotional garbage if you register an account with them.
Windows 7 wasn't any better with resource usage, but at least the task bar was a little better. I didn't like the icon only taskbar at first, but I've grown to like it. It's like a quick launch bar, without wasting taskbar space. I hate the Aero theme. I switched to the Classic theme, and turned off all the animations and other useless ricing that Microsoft added. Even if I liked Aero, it was incompatible with many apps.
Windows 10 is ass. No other way to describe it. There's too many issues to go over. Terrible game performance, and updates constantly breaking the OS, are the main ones. The only reason I use Windows 10 is because some games are artificially soft locked to it with their useless anticheats, and I like playing with friends. If LTSC didn't exist, I'd probably run Atlas OS or some other barebones unofficial version of Windows.
I haven't used 11 myself, but just seeing the GUI makes me hate it. The AI screenshot datamining feature doesn't make it any better. It's so bad looking, that I've contemplated buying a few licenses for Redhat, so I at least have some basic support when the OS breaks. I decided not to go that route, because Redhat spams your email with promotional garbage if you register an account with them.
