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It's definitely possible to make windows suck less. But no matter how proficient you are with windows, I don't think it is possible to recreate the look-and-feel of Linux. Fundamentally, it is just not a modular system where you can switch out e.g. the bootloader, filesystems or the desktop environment. And even if you tried to, there is no source code, no mailing list, no comprehensive wiki, no Github issues where people already figured out the exact problem you're facing, and it feels like the OS is fighting you every step of the way.
So what I'm saying is this: If you have very low knowledge about computers, windows kind-of works, but many things feel out of your control and you learn to hate your computer rather than like it (why does it want me to create an account, why does it update without me telling it to, why is all this crap preinstalled etc.). And even if you were to learn more about the inner workings of windows, it's way less accessible due to its closed source and you still don't get the same customizability that Linux would give you.