thanks for that! I am exactly the same as you, I MUST have a mouse in hand. (could never use the touch pad, and touch screens are just as aggravating).
I dislike windows 8/8.1 for that reason, it's actually geared toward smart phone/tablet hardware.
I need an operating system with the old school feel.
(also, there are Windows 7 emulators which make Windows 10 look like Windows 7 lol)
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