In depth - why win10 is not for me ..

[Channel Hopper]

+1 for Classic Shell. Last time I had the misfortune to be playing with a win8 laptop CS went staright onto it to make it even halfway usable

Good to know, the Win 10 as it stands on the latest version is still horrible.

It would help if I could work out how to convert the vertical drop of apps into something other than alphabetical, but it still wouldn't make it friendly.

 

[Channel Hopper]

8.1 on the other hand (with some cleanup of metro and apps, kill the constant telemetry + a few small fixes), add the excellent+++ Classic shell = a rock solid and streamlined win 7 MK2.
Security updates and support 'til 2023

Yep, been using 8.1 on the office laptop for almost two years now and has been rock steady bar one week.

(I've gone and jinxed it now)