I kinda switched to Linux when I realized that Microsoft had fractured the control panel into different areas in "Settings" and there was almost no pattern in how to get to the various system settings and diagnostic tools that had become ingrained in muscle memory for me over the course of 15-odd years.

I decided I'd rather start from scratch on Linux than Windows for reasons of Microsoft's various decisions and direction. Windows essentially pushed me away by saying my prior experience was no longer useful.

It's a decision I'm frequently reminded of how good it was.

That is true regarding prior experience. It feels better learning such well known canonical tools that have (and very likely will continue to) stand the test of time.