I haven't had issues with 10 either, I just liked 7 more because I didn't like how app filled windows 10 was, and interface was different, while 7 was more similar to XP. Even on the control panels, I still prefer classic view. I dont want hardware and sound, or network and settings or whatever they're called. Show me speaker, keyboard, printer and all those icons directly on the control panel screen.
But XP was the biggest jump for me. First OS I ever used was windows 98. But once getting XP, it felt so cool. The built in games that came with it, that clipboard helper thing on Word, the different backgrojnds, and other stuff seemed so cool back then.