Are you signed into it though? I'm not and it nags me to sign in.
> The start menu is enough for me to permanently turn me away.
Which one? 8, 8.1 and 10 all have very different start menus.
> Or this stupid "tile" interface. What's that crap even for?
In Windows 10 it's not unlike Dashboard in MacOS.
That's not an 'ad' - there is a ton of OS-level functionality that's tied to your iCloud ID and account, you can ignore it if you want, but it's not an 'ad' if they want you to use it...
No, I don't use it in any form.
> Which one? 8, 8.1 and 10 all have very different start menus.
And they're all not the Win95-to-Win-7-era one. I need a working menu with nothing else, especially not tiles or ads.
> In Windows 10 it's not unlike Dashboard in MacOS.
Which Apple doesn't force one to use, thank God. Programs folder in the Dock, that's it (although, I admit, I'd prefer a list/menu...).
wtf? I don't use iCloud and don't get this nag. I only get a single question when I reimage my test computers or wipe a test device, that's it.
> Windows 8.1 and 10 don't require UWP apps to be full screen.
The start menu is enough for me to permanently turn me away. Or this stupid "tile" interface. What's that crap even for?
> So you've never used Windows 10 first hand then and you're just spouting things you've read to validate your decision?
No, it's these things that I always encounter when having to fix other people's computers. Plus I do not really like that Windows 10 has un-opt-out-able telemetry (yes, you can turn it off by hacks, but every random "update" will turn it back on again).