Which version of Windows was the best? 37
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Pre-Windows 95 (0) 0%
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Windows 95 (1) 3%
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Windows 98 (FE & SE) (2) 5%
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Windows 2000 (0) 0%
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Windows ME (1) 3%
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Windows XP (2) 5%
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Windows Vista (3) 8%
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Windows 7 (14) 38%
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Windows 8 (original and 8.1) (2) 5%
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Windows 10 (7) 19%
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Windows 11 (5) 14%
A little more than a year ago, I created a poll on the ProBoards forums asking a rather simple question: which iteration of Windows was the best? Today, I'm asking the same question again now that Windows 11 has come out.
Personally, my answer is tied between Windows 7 and Windows XP. While Windows 7 wasn't nearly as customizable as Windows XP was, its Aero theme looks absolutely beautiful. With that being said, Windows XP was absolutely bulletproof in terms of stability and reliability, especially compared to previous operating systems like Windows ME which ran under the Windows 9x kernel. While Windows 7 is also extremely stable, it's still not as stable as XP.