Shutup 10 by O&O does a good job disabling a lot of the garbage Microsoft turns on, and easily turning them back off when there is a patch.
Take a look at Qubes if you are really concerned about security, otherwise the three choices are:
- Windows 10
- MacOS (Hackintosh in my case)
- Linux Mint
Or of course Qubes.
Reading up on Qubes now. Thanks for the forthright information.