orthodox wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021
Yes it's true that Win10 is slightly less resource hungry than Win7.
I hate two things about Windows 10:
1) Automatic updates that I am not allowed to control. I could put up with it, but at some point it broke down, and now my PC is trying to download the regular update every night and failing each time, and it's been that way for 6 months.
You can control the updates. Upgrade to Windows Pro an defer up to 18 months. I'm pretty sure Microsoft backported some control to Home in a past major update, as well, though you cannot defer nearly as long as with Windows 10 Professional.
18 months is longer than the release cycle of many DAWs, and DAW developers will obviously test against the latest revision of the OS at the time of development or (preferably) release. So, that's beyond safe, to the point of non-factor
2) Some idiot at Microsoft GUI dept decided that it would be a great idea to have a uniform UI throughout all platforms, mouse-driven desktops or touchscreen handhelds. Those "Universal Applications" are ugly. As example, the Calculator app that I have to unfold to the entire FullHD display to get access to all the features.
Most Windows Desktop apps are Win32 Apps that look no different than they do on XP, Vista, or 7. The Tablet stuff has always been a layer on top of the OS, and really is only relevant for universal apps means to run on both Desktops and Tablets, or machines with Touch.
Traditional Win32 Custom Controls are badly designed for Touch.
Besides, Apple has done the same thing... That's the normal evolution of these operating platforms.
The one change that I do hate, and most people miss this for some reason, is that you can no longer RDC into your desktop unless you upgrade to Windows Pro. This was an XP Home Edition feature. That's the one downgrade off of XP that I have noticed, cause I used to use this a lot esp. when I was in college. You could argue that the proliferation of cloud storage and services has rendered this largely obsolete, though.