You can’t avoid Windows 10 I think is the answer we’re actually hearing. I hear a lot of “well, you can wait” or “maybe someday soon we’ll all adopt Linux… or get mac” 
The only way to avoid Win 10 is wait until Win 11! 
YOU CANT WAIT FOREVER…
-Ryan
(Still on Win 7 here… so in case you couldn’t tell, this post was just one giant heap of sarcasm!)