Windows 10 had a negative reception!? From where? I've been using since MS gave it out for free to all Windows 7+ users (IIRC). I think it's significantly better than Win8 or 8.1. They weren't bad per se, but, like Vista, they suffered from being more like transitionary OSes. Vista was a huge departure from XP and got a lot wrong, but did some things okay. 7 fixed the bad parts and made the good parts better. Win 8 however suffered from the Metro/Tiles thing, got rid of the start menu and did so much wrong. 8.1 fixed some of these and wasn't bad overall.
Win10 however (why no 9?) is actually pretty good. First major difference is that it has a smaller footprint and uses less resources than Win7 on the same machine. Win7 and aero used 10% of your RAM out of the box which Win10 gives you back. It boots fast, works fast, supports all the latest technologies and Edge is actually alright (tho I still use Chrome). For gaming, I've had no issues running any games, old or new. Everything I've tried plays fine.
Use it, you'll be fine with it in no time.
Win10 however (why no 9?) is actually pretty good. First major difference is that it has a smaller footprint and uses less resources than Win7 on the same machine. Win7 and aero used 10% of your RAM out of the box which Win10 gives you back. It boots fast, works fast, supports all the latest technologies and Edge is actually alright (tho I still use Chrome). For gaming, I've had no issues running any games, old or new. Everything I've tried plays fine.
Use it, you'll be fine with it in no time.