xubuntu or windows server/10 for rdp/xrdp ?

[sadeq]

I've installed ubuntu 18.04 inside a VM and set the graphics card to VNC and assigned the last to cores two the VM.
hardware is( intel core i3 8100(4c/4t) 8GB ram )
it seems when you set a high resolution like 1080p you get a cpu usage spikes and a laggy stream, so it seems vnc is not a good solution,
I tried xrdp but it's broken on ubuntu.
so I installed xubuntu and it worked fine, (high resolution and you get the same session when you connect back).
I'm running this machine for the sole purpose of running a few desktop applications that are available on both windows and linux.
so what is the best choice ?
it seems mounting smb shares is easier on windows as you only need to map the network drive.
but for the other stuff..., is windows stable enough to run for like 2 months without restart ?
should I care about viruses, malware and install an anti-virus ?
does windows server/10 require a lot of resources ?
I'll only give two cores(4000 passmark) to the vm and 3GB of ram MAX


 

Edited October 20, 2018 by sadeq