[trueno]

> When I stopped using Windows, it was because it required so much constant upkeep and maintenance to stay usable.

i actually had to spin up a windows vm last week to fix some dumb excel workbook vba nonsense a coworker was having issues with.

i laughed so hard at the amount of "debloat" powershell tools out there for windows that are basically a non-negotiable now to have a normal operating system experience. just surfing around the web and seeing people say "yeah install OS then run _ tool" like that is a normal "this is fine" thing was so entertaining.

i destroyed that VM when i was done. then took a shower

[vbezhenar]

You do you, but I never bothered with anything like that and just used Windows as it is. It works. Yes, it probably tracks me and sends some stuff to MS servers but I don't care. I trust them enough to run their proprietary code on my machine with the highest privileges, anyway.

The problems with VM experience is because Windows seems to perform some tasks after installation or after long absence, like installing updates and stuff. That makes it slow for a while. But when you use it every day, it's not an issue.