I would point out that the many versions of AI have widely varying "personalities" which often contradict one another.
I converted all of my old Windows 10 Pro machines to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC to keep getting security updates until 2032. This OS gets the security updates that actually are important, but gets none of the BS nonsense updates... so none of my older machines have been having this type of problem.
And as much as I am disgusted by so much of Microsoft's recent idiocy... I have not experienced any serious issues with Windows 11 Pro. But the primary reason that I update nearly all of my Windows machines licenses to pro is because it gives one options using the included Group Policy Editor to avoid a lot of this type of nonsense. (I would note that I have always used 3rd party providers and not Microsoft itself to upgrade to Pro.)
The other thing that I do is use the popular Powershell scripts on new installations to strip out the bloat, adware, and much of the other lunacy that Microsoft tries to shove down our throats...
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil
https://github.com/raphire/win11debloat
So, because of these precautions, I have to admit that I have not had as many negative experiences as others. But I would note that as a computer hobbyist, I use mostly Linux with computers setup as servers and on my remote VMs such as my Hostinger Virtual Private Server, Google Cloud Platform Servers, and others.
Windows has its uses, Linux has its uses, and Apple has its uses (but usually at a premium price point).
That is all very interesting but mostly above my usage knowledge.
Powershell scripts - the one thing I know of them is Copilot wrote one for my laptop, as it would use up my battery overnight even with the top closed. The settings were proper for it to sleep with the top closed but apparently Msft has so many processes running in background, the unit was waking up every few seconds. Checking, we found it actually had about one/1.5 of hour of sleep out of 14 or 15 hours. I don’t use the laptop until middle of my afternoon or later - desktop in the morning.
I suggested to disable wifi each night. AI agreed and wrote the Powershell to do that and deactivate some other things. I run it each night and my battery usage is now minimal overnight.
This is more important beyond alleviating an aggravation. I find the weak link in my laptops is the charging port; they get worn out and eventually the device becomes a paperweight. My current Lenovo has two charging ports. I am on the 2nd one now and try to be careful to align the plug with the port when engaging/disengaging the type C plug.
I do love the charger; I use it for the phone and other devices as it is much faster than a wall charging block. (The Lenovo won’t charge via a wall block) I am also on the 2nd charger convertor.
I’m the old dog not wanting to learn new tricks, just want Win to function for my small needs. I have Win 11 Home.
Oh, on AI: I have used Copilot so much it tells me now I need to buy a license, after a few minutes. I would do this but typical Msft, a Copilot license is bundled with the Msft 365 for $10-15/month. I don’t need 365, tho I do miss Wordpad. I pay for X premium so I’ll use Grok more and Copilot less.