Windows 10
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“I use Windows 10. It's a great system”
“At home, I'm still running Windows 10.”
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“I am currently on 10 so much that I installed the LTSC version that has support until 2032.”
“Personally I've switched to windows 10 ltsc on my work laptop.”
Caveats and dissent
“It lasted only three days. It was because of all the pinging from notifications and all the CTA buttons”
“I had 6 tweak apps always running to smooth over the endless papercuts.”
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“That was the worst year of my career, thanks to restricted Windows 10.”
“you needed Windows Pro in order to make an "offline" account”
Often compared with
2 moved from Windows 10 to Windows 11
1 moved from Ubuntu to Windows 10
2 moved from Windows 10 to Ubuntu
1 moved from Linux to Windows 10
1 moved from Windows 10 to Fedora
1 moved from Windows 10 to KDE
1 moved from Windows 10 to DebianWindows 71 comment mention both
1 moved from Windows 7 to Windows 10
1 moved from Windows 10 to COSMIC
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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- California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law 1 mention
- Stopping the smart TV from being used against you 1 mention
- Phosh 0.56.0 1 mention
Also written as Windows 10 LTSC. Data: windows-10.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 22
“I still use Win10 for a few things, including testing stuff works there too”
“It lasted only three days. It was because of all the pinging from notifications and all the CTA buttons”
“I love that Microsoft is committing a crime by continuing to let me use Win10”
“I use Windows 10. It's a great system”
“Oddly enough I am using Win10 right now on my laptop.”
“I did use windows 10 ltsc for quite a few years until I hit a dll issue with an old game”
“and Windows 10 more so”
“I use Windows 10 with a relatively obscure firewall software”
“I have Win10 on the computer to my left”
“At home, I'm still running Windows 10.”
“I had 6 tweak apps always running to smooth over the endless papercuts.”
“I am currently on 10 so much that I installed the LTSC version that has support until 2032.”
“Windows 10 with updates turned off for stability I use for creative work”
“That was the worst year of my career, thanks to restricted Windows 10.”
“you needed Windows Pro in order to make an "offline" account”
“Updates breaking stuff already started when they moved from the security/bugfix-only updates to the add-new-features-into-the-mix with Windows 10.”
“Windows 10 was really stable with the same hardware and had no input delay in games.”
“now I think I prefer using my Windows 10 PC over my Mac”
“Personally I've switched to windows 10 ltsc on my work laptop.”
“Windows 10, I tried Ubuntu but had to shift back for a working copy of WikidPad”
“one computer has Win10 right now, which I use mostly for testing stuff”
“Win 10 is getting deprecated. I use my install still, but I personally don't recommend it as a new install.”