I feel that. Windows gives me the creeps since 8.1. Recently I setup a new Win11 machine and it took all day to get everything configured including figuring out how to turn off all the telemetry and spyware. I’ll use it for work but I don’t even like it on my network.

Arch from scratch sounds like an adventure. But there are many good arch spins like Garuda that make it easy, no drama.