It's not a rhetorical question, it's a real one. I'm really interested in what's keeping people on Windows nowadays, considering all the spying, nagging and overall hostile attitude Microsoft has against its users.
My development is done with VS Code + Windows terminal into WSL2, linux VMs and remote instances.
I use Windows for the great hardware support : power management, printers, scanners, webcams, usb microphone, usb wifi adapters, yubikeys. HyperV is great for VM management. MS Edge has great performance and cross-device sync. One-Drive has excellent OCR & search indexing. I use it to search & manage legal documents for various partnerships. MS Co-pilot is excellent for engineering & legal research. MS Designer (image gen) has been great for generating logos & designs. I've learned more about Powershell https://github.com/tonymet/powershell-scripts
I've spent time to remove all of the recommendations, news, online content, ads and bloatware features from Windows 11. I turn on "max performance" and everything is very snappy.
It's been the best OS experience I've had since Windows 2k.
Every tool requires time investment. I also don't like Windows 11's online /entertainment content. Many industries are going in that direction e.g. automotive.
Give it a try.
that's a pretty good overview
Also do start --> "adjust the performance of windows" --> choose "adjust for best performance". You can turn on essential stuff to your liking.
If you want to go down a rabbit hole, checkout Windows 11 debloat on github and then selectively disable those services & settings .
And then software that does exist will often have bugs for Linux that are overlooked due to how small the market is.
Now i'm an old man and I want my tools to get out of the way so i can get the job done.