Hi. 5 years later and Windows 7 is still a vastly smoother, more stable, more controllable, and more peaceful experience. It's pretty unreal how Windows 7 was rock-solid while Windows 10 is still a far cry from being that, and isn't getting better in that regard.
Windows 10 hasn't shown much improvement over the years: It's still a buggy and invasive mess with no sign that it's going to significantly improve - rather, it keeps getting worse in many ways. One example of it getting worse is that Microsoft now try to railroad people into using a Microsoft account. To avoid it, the PC needs to be disconnected from a network during the Windows installation process, and to click through misleading prompts that aim to give the user an impression that there isn't an alternative to using a Microsoft account.
Another is that items within newer Windows settings panels use unclear descriptions and language to try to corral users into doing what Microsoft want, and many important options are missing from the newer settings panels - so a person can't just stick to the Settings panels, they have to jump back to Control Panel for miscellaneous things.
Another is that newer versions of Windows 10 seem to require more and more fine-tuning in the registry, Group Policy editor, and other places to get running smooth and hassle-free. I don't know how non technical people make-do with all the default restrictions that are present in a stock Windows 10 installation... many things simply won't run without some major tweaks and OS configuration changes.
And the Windows 10 start menu is still useless and needs replacing to be appreciably usable.
While it's usable with a lot of work and management, Windows 10 is a nightmare OS considering where things were with Windows 7. The only reason I'm using 10 is because there are newer programs and technologies that I can't run on 7.
I think somebody needs to leak the source code for Windows 7 so that a real updated Windows can be made from it.
