Windows 7 was the last version of Windows to not have the Spyware garbage shipped with it. Microsoft did ship updates to track stuff later on, but it can be easily purged. Windows 8/8.1 is technically fairly close as far as ease of spyware removal, but everyone universally hates 8/8.1
It’s also fairly modifiable, as far as Windows OS systems go, Microsoft seemed to really lock things down more intensely in later versions (or maybe people are just more familliar with Win7 and how to break/modify it.)
In general, though, I agree, people probably should downgrade to 8/10/11 for security updates if they want to stick with windows. If Anti-cheat software stops/stopped supporting Win7, then I’d say Linux gaming is probably on-par with Windows 7 gaming, if gaming is the reason Win7 users are sticking around.
The creepy spyware stuff is why I only see Windows long enough to knock out my dailies in Princess Connect and Genshin. That is all I trust Windows 11 to handle. XP was the last Windows OS I used full time and while it was good in it’s day no one should be using it connected to the Internet nowadays.
Windows 7 was the last version of Windows to not have the Spyware garbage shipped with it. Microsoft did ship updates to track stuff later on, but it can be easily purged. Windows 8/8.1 is technically fairly close as far as ease of spyware removal, but everyone universally hates 8/8.1
It’s also fairly modifiable, as far as Windows OS systems go, Microsoft seemed to really lock things down more intensely in later versions (or maybe people are just more familliar with Win7 and how to break/modify it.)
In general, though, I agree, people probably should downgrade to 8/10/11 for security updates if they want to stick with windows. If Anti-cheat software stops/stopped supporting Win7, then I’d say Linux gaming is probably on-par with Windows 7 gaming, if gaming is the reason Win7 users are sticking around.
The creepy spyware stuff is why I only see Windows long enough to knock out my dailies in Princess Connect and Genshin. That is all I trust Windows 11 to handle. XP was the last Windows OS I used full time and while it was good in it’s day no one should be using it connected to the Internet nowadays.