Microsoft makes it much easier these days to download an install image of Windows 10 that's devoid of non-Microsoft crapware. They're also kept up to date, so i

Microsoft makes it much easier these days to download an install image of Windows 10 that's devoid of non-Microsoft crapware. They're also kept up to date, so if you download Windows 10 ISO today, you will get version 1709 (fall creator's update). And during an update [1] it seems smart enough to get most of the model specific drivers installed. The things that remain for one off download and install from the manufacturer web site are firmware updates. The next time I do a clean install, I won't install HP's Support Assistant. It's OK UI/Ux, a bit laggy to discover what updates to apply, but more importantly it regularly fails to inform of and install firmware updates, even though they appear on that model's support page. [1] Windows Update times are incredibly shitty. On a system fully updated as of 2017-09-25, and then not used at all (Fedora is my main OS) until last weekend, it took 7 hours and 6 reboots to get it updated. That includes one update with "Getting Windows Ready Don't turn off your computer" for 4+ hours. I have never had macOS or any Linux distro take more than 10 minutes for a minor update, or more than an hour (slow embedded spinning rust system) for a major version update. It's obscene and any wonder why people prefer to opt out and end up with riskier systems as a result.