>"But whenever I boot up Windows and have to fight to get the most basic dev tools working" Not sure what tools in particular are you talking about. My main: V

>"But whenever I boot up Windows and have to fight to get the most basic dev tools working" Not sure what tools in particular are you talking about. My main: Visual Studio for C/C++, VS Code for various scripting languages, Delphi, Lazarus install and work flawlessly from the first try. So do whole bunch of other software products I use.