Your comment may sound sarcastic on the first read, but I agree with the point; don&#x27;t use Windows when what you needed could be done with a micro controller or a physical circuit. Not sure if the application here fits that at all, but I&#x27;ve definitely seen things like you-do-it check-outs, ATMs, billboards, etc running Windows. I would think that these systems would be much better off with something like a hardened micro controller running a remote display system vs a multi-gigabyte operating system.<p>With Windows 10, this problem will likely get a whole lot worse. What do you do when MS pushes a forced update to your deployed devices and it bricks some of them? <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.theregister.co.uk&#x2F;2016&#x2F;05&#x2F;06&#x2F;microsoft_update_asus_windows_7&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.theregister.co.uk&#x2F;2016&#x2F;05&#x2F;06&#x2F;microsoft_update_asus_...</a><p>What about when you can&#x27;t disable Cortana (without breaking the start menu) and you&#x27;re in a HIPAA &#x2F; PCI environment? <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;winaero.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;how-to-uninstall-and-remove-cortana-in-windows-10&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;winaero.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;how-to-uninstall-and-remove-cortana-...</a><p>As we&#x27;ve seen with things like SCADA, switching from Windows is not a silver bullet, but in terms of minimizing the complexity and attack surface, Windows seems to be starting at the opposite end of the spectrum.