That sucks. About 5 years ago I put ideology one peg above entertainment and just avoid games that use Windows only anti-cheat, I don't get to play the biggest releases but there are literally thousands of other games that work perfectly and are just as fun.

If I were you I would keep my Windows gaming machine as a single function device. Play games, get all the MS updates and 3rd party spyware, don't let it touch anything you want to keep private or safe.