How about it stops automatically installing updates and rebooting my system without permission?
I need to switch to Linux but that would require me to back up and probably attempt to organize my files.
Unless you have a bunch of pirate software and weird programs, it's mostly your My Documents, Downloads, Photos and Videos folders.
Games through Steam and GOG can be downloaded again
This is exactly where I am. The switch is relatively easy, but there's lots of prep to be done.
the only features windows needs is a web browser and usb flash utility
Is it Linux? I feel like the answer is definitely Mint.
still can't put my taskbar on the side! 
mine is on the side right now
Most of these are already in windows, if you know how to use a computer
The more I learn about OS design and how to use a computer the more confused I am about Windows.
Windows actively makes people helpless using a computer.
I've never once had a windows issues that i couldn't solve by
I was surprised the author had so much trouble switching audio devices. Win+A brings up your linux style dock and you can switch from there.
Maybe it goes to show how bad windows is if a tech writer for The Registry doesn't know that.
i want the not-ruining SSDs of later windows, with the window snapping of win 7 (that was in some linux versions 15 years before), and the font/color customization of 2k/xp, and the utility menus of the old ones when they were more sensible.
there's a little bit of explorer UI that's improved from 2000 to win 7 but all that ribbon shit needs to go.
On the road to fully automated luxury gay space communism.
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