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I think 7 is when Windows hit its peak.

Much of the recent additions have been more about user information and chaining to cloud, than they have been solid improvements.

Obviously couldn't be used in most commercial spaces but would it really be that harmful to run at home? I'm not that knowledgeable about computer security. Just don't know why a hacker would target a random home user, if that's even the fear.

> Just don't know why a hacker would target a random home user

For example, in order to to create a botnet.

It's not harmful at all, as long as you connect through a normal router, which will have a rudimentary firewall enabled. That's all you need, really.

Other than that it's just the normal understanding that you shouldn't run virus.exe or virus.pdf.exe, and if you do, you'll have less protection versus on Windows 10/11.

Outdated browser exploits?

Windows 7 was basically complete for my use cases.