I do a LOT of tweaking like you guys because I’m a GEEK and proud of it.
I agree see about the time Vista was ending support I thought "wow now I gotta get another OS and learn the bells and whistles all over again,,," then it hit me that if I was about to start with another one and M$ obviously was going to end support for the next one a few years later I may as well just download one of the free ones and learn it. Anyway both guns and systems are just tools like a screwdriver or a hammer in the end.