Windowsphobia

Parathyraphobia, (from Greek Paráthyra, meaning Windows) is the fear of the operating system Windows. It can be caused by Cyanimagomortiphobia, the fear of a blue screen, as the blue screen is exclusive to Windows. It can also be caused by Technophobia, Cyberphobia, and Verzephobia, as Windows is meant to be run on computers, and Windows is the most popular and arguably the most familiar operating system. Verzephobia can also cause Parathyraphobia because Windows known for its susceptibility to errors. Parathyraphobia may also be caused by (an) unfortunate experience(s) with Windows, like a getting a virus on Windows, or getting hacked on Windows. Those with this phobia will often use macOS, Linux, or Chrome OS in place of Windows.