Should clarify: I meant the IoT LTSC version of Windows. It gets support for much longer too, since it sounded like you reinstalled Windows anyway. Plus games and RAM heavy software work snappier on those cleaner, more minimal versions of Windows. It made a difference even on my 7.5k water cooled desktop. You'd think 128gb of DDR5 RAM, 7900x3D, 3090 computer wouldn't have any slow down, but base Windows is REALLY bloated - enough that even at those specs you can notice a difference on a gen 5 m.2 ssd. I still use Windows for some modded games and a specific audio program. Oh, and CAD software.
Same with my girlfriend's 2k gaming laptop. Startup and such is way faster now.
Plus no telemetry or ads as a bonus of course.
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(All joking aside, the content was made for someone who already knew what a Distro was. If you want to know, feel free to ask for more info)