Was Windows a requirement or your own choice? Asking because I have seen people unwilling to switch to a GNU/Linux VM or boot into GNU/Linux and then forever st

Was Windows a requirement or your own choice? Asking because I have seen people unwilling to switch to a GNU/Linux VM or boot into GNU/Linux and then forever struggling with their setup, while other people on the team used GNU/Linux or MacOS and didn't have nearly as many problems.