I'm using Vista (albeit x86, not x64 (which I'm kicking myself for, by the way)) just fine here. I happen to like it and haven't really come across any problems with it thus far. My grandfather had a minor issue with an HP printer driver for an older printer (which I was able to jury-rig), but other than that, both he and I have not run into any real problems. Be warned though...it IS different from XP and takes some time to get used to.
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Thor:
Intel Core i7 4770K|ASUS Z87Pro|32GB DDR3 RAM|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD|4X LG BD-RE|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound|Win 10 Pro
Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop):
Intel Core i7 8750H|16GB DDR4 RAM|6GB GeForce GTX 1060|128GB SSD+1TB HDD|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound|Win 10 Home
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