Windows ME taught me a lot of storage, backup and organizational skillsets, because I did have to refresh it every month. Literally. For two years (yay for Norton Ghost).
To your point however, since Windows 7, I really haven't had a need to refresh any of my or family's systems.
It does take me ~10min to get rid of some junk upon new install, but only because I'm pedantic. In reality the couple of pre-installed things don't bother me.
I don't really know about "ads". I don't see them as screensaver (just nice rotating landscapes), and again, once I uninstall initial Start Menu games and crap, I don't see them there either.
Really, the most annoying thing is that I have to persuade it several times I've tried Edge and am making my choice with Firefox :P
Windows ME taught me a lot of storage, backup and organizational skillsets, because I did have to refresh it every month. Literally. For two years (yay for Norton Ghost).
To your point however, since Windows 7, I really haven't had a need to refresh any of my or family's systems.
It does take me ~10min to get rid of some junk upon new install, but only because I'm pedantic. In reality the couple of pre-installed things don't bother me.
I don't really know about "ads". I don't see them as screensaver (just nice rotating landscapes), and again, once I uninstall initial Start Menu games and crap, I don't see them there either.
Really, the most annoying thing is that I have to persuade it several times I've tried Edge and am making my choice with Firefox :P