Was old Windows Really that good?

[Blueskunky Blueskunky]

So recently I've reached my limit with Windows 11 & am currently planning to switch over to Linux.
The pop ups, overheating, lag, unreliability, Edge being the worst web browser to ever touch this planet, applications refusing to work, etc.
We all know how bad (modern) Window is but, my parents & people on the internet born last millennium won't shut up about the so called "glory" of old Windows, like 95, XP, & 7.
Being near "perfect" operating systems, which I don't believe in the slightest, since my only exposure to Windows (so far) has been 11.
So that's why I am asking this question, has Windows ever been good?

 

[Moreno909]

My dad and I used mostly XP and 7 when I was a kid. I imagine that for the tech-savvy, Windows was never perfect, but it was good enough for the average user.

Nowadays it is way worse with all the bloat.

I used Win11Debloat on my notebook, but it didn't change much.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Everyone who used the old versions of MS Windows would agree that their less problematic and more productive than whatever 11 is. Though I would say I never encountered any issues but they were tolerable to say the least.

Though we kinda got glimpse of what would come when Vista was released. That's why you can see almost everyone YouTube who restores old PCs stay clear of Vista whenever they need to put a Windows OS on them.

 

[silada]

My dad and I used mostly XP and 7 when I was a kid. I imagine that for the tech-savvy, Windows was never perfect, but it was good enough for the average user.

Nowadays it is way worse with all the bloat.

I used Win11Debloat on my notebook, but it didn't change much.

It is so funny to see messages like my dad used XP and 7, when in fact, I used to format my family PC and install Windows XP and 7 for a long time until I got burned out of doing it. Windows 7 is the XP framework, with Vista pretty glass on top. Very reliable, I've managed to migrate to Win11 and get used to it, but 7 was more sturdy. TBH it is been a long time I don't get any blue screen or anything of the sort. Maybe I'll switch to Linux next time I clean my PC.

 

[Ikagura]

Win7's Aero was a strain on the ram but it was a good OS.

 

[RageBurner]

Good isn't the word. Win XP, 7 and 10 (if updated and with the telemetry patched out) don't actually get in your way by syphoning performance with back end junk you didn't ask for and/or aren't even aware it's there.

Windows 11 is a travesty that condenses everything wrong with big corporation mentality - it's not an OS, it's a piece of software that turns you into a living asset for a corporation.