For me new Windows releases grow more annoying, slow and counter-intuitive. Switching PCs at work made it mandatory that I went through all 'bad' Windows, like Vista and 8, now on w10. Sure, XP-7-w10 weren't\aren't that bad, but they all feel worse than the previous one. Nevertheless, I could've sticked to one of them, get used to, no problem. But they all get outdated, can't use X RAM, don't have DirectX N, aren't supported with security updates and are blocked from installing latest software.

Configuring it was very limited too. In W10 I can't call TotalCMD or other file manager instead of win expoler from other apps. It eats RAM like candies for no reason. Touchscreen interfaces with empty spaces and no right click are everywhere. Undoing telemetry and defender requires know-how or executing scripts, otherwise it's bloated. Start up times aren't the best too.

Linux is a headache and it's still far from a thing regular PC users would trust without a doubt to handle their usual tasks. The same state Windows slowly comes to, imho. But without being free and insanely customizable. The only things that I need to emulate are superproprietary DRMed products with no alternatives. They are a minority. Most users don't need them, so they have one less argument against switching.

That's my personal account tho. I'm a bit asurprised you like windows as a home system, so I'd want to hear about your positive experience with it if you have some outstanding moments with it.