> I include installing a fresh copy of Windows to resolve the inevitable corrosion that Windows has over time.

Remember that one from the past and countless times I had to do this for others because Windows would become a mess.

Nowadays I just upgrade old Linux distros running for 5+ years because of security concerns or out of boredom. Magically still running same as fresh install

One of my favorite things about NixOS is that this problem is permanently solved.