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Xp was best windows. Fight me
!codecels
!downmarseyrs
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I liked my cracked XP Pirate version. Had a pirate theme and background too.
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Xp black? I have it too
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windows 10: the retvrn of the king
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The best thing about 10 is that updates don't take a literal whole day any more from fresh install.
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Windows 11 is pretty much the same for me, I've had basically 0 issues. The windows 11 taskbar is absolute butt though, I'm still used to the XP style taskbar that doesn't group everything.
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are the ads still in the task bar?
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I use a app that makes my taskbar like the XP one cause I'm am a boomer, I have no idea.
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I'm skipping 11 since it wants me to enable secure boot to use it and frick that shit
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Nostalgia glasses have ruined an entire generation of Millennials, i love not veing able to type out the program i need in the start menu
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Born too early to type it in start
Born too late to add it to the paths file (like god intended)
Born just in time to win+r
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I like vista because it was basically fine but makes nerds absolutely seethe if you mention it
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really? I remember it being absolute garbage on release. maybe like 2 years after
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imo it probably was fine but ms forced devs to not require admin for literally everything was like the end of the world for half of these applications
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Windows 7 was literally a rebranded and slightly reskinned windows vista.
Windows 7 best windows btw
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it is 7
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like bragging about the tastiest sock
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Sock
Cock
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I read it as peepee at first thought there was homophobia going on 😭
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cotton > polyester nylon blends
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wool>both of those
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sorry im vegan
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xp is second place. windows 8 is best windows
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8.1 was shockingly good once you replaced the start menu with Classic Shell.
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Honestly win8 tiles were peak comfy for me, it was the natural succession to the sleek aero design, normies just weren't ready for it yet.
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The tiles weren't my main issue, it was the stupid fullscreen menu that made me hate it. I think windows 10 has the best modern start menu.
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The full screen menu WAS the tiles anon, that was the cool part
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us win8 enjoyers are simply ahead of our time
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Thanks
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that's like saying skin cancer is the best cancer you brainless troglodyte.
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Windows ME is where it's at. It was so great because you had to format it every 30 days and that first couple of days were perfect.
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