Windows versions going back as far as XP, or possibly even 2000, have had the ability to prioritise background services over desktop applications. And as for Live Tiles, they can be turned off.
Just buy a Windows 8 laptop and have done with it. Why everyone has such a thing against it I have no idea.
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