After having worked with windows for decades, the only thing going for it is that there are so many people using it that someone has already had the problem you are having, and they have posted a fix or work-around on the web. Mac is linux in disguise, but you have to pay to have someone pull the wool over your eyes.Can't speak to Linux but nothing is easy with Linux.
I would modify that statement to say OS X is the GUI shell Linux users quietly wish they could have. But work with what works well for you.After having worked with windows for decades, the only thing going for it is that there are so many people using it that someone has already had the problem you are having, and they have posted a fix or work-around on the web. Mac is linux in disguise, but you have to pay to have someone pull the wool over your eyes.
JR