while i understand the sentiment to switch out, i find one thing quite intriguing. the same crowd (read the website title) is happy to create workarounds to make their workflow adapt to the new os. however, very minimal mention of the various efforts to bypass and disable annoyances m$ is throwing at us. even the article mentions the OOBE as a major point.

personally have been able to use windows without ever logging in since windows 8.1. the iot (embedded) version is the path of least resistance for most. it even contains old paint and calculator from windows 7! might be a skill issue, but i've found it easier to debloat once than to figure out fractional scaling in linux.