I find your experience intriguing, since I've never been able to get my windows installations to reliably provide solid uptime. I've had many issues with incons

I find your experience intriguing, since I've never been able to get my windows installations to reliably provide solid uptime. I've had many issues with inconsistent performance, stuttering, and "slow degradation" of Windows, while even the 3-4 year old linux installs feel quite snappy. At this point I suspect getting reliable computers is a lottery.