Win 10 is a rolling disaster. Win 8 (and, I assume, 8.1) aren't bad as long as you install Classic Shell so you don't have to deal with the "Metro" UI. With Win 8, you can get WMC for the Pro version, and IIRC there's even a Web site where you can get Win 7's "gadgets" back. (Gadgets were removed in 8 for "security;" IOW, M$ didn't want to deal with patching any security holes that might crop up, so they just dropped gadgets in Win 8 entirely. Ironic since Win 7 & its gadgets are supposedly supported for another year.)
I think Win 7 Pro is the last version with "XP Mode" (XP in a VM), though. If you have 7 Pro, grab XP mode while you can; it's still the best solution for folks needing XP for older programs and 7+ for newer ones!