Unless you have older hardware that doesn't support it, Windows 7 or Windows 8 with a few tweaks would be a better option as Microsoft will be ending...
I initially signed in to Windows 8 with a Microsoft Account and found I had no use for the additional features. So I changed it to a local account. ...
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