I retracked the last paragraphs after realizing I am speaking to a different clueless poster.
So far, you haven’t yet tell me why windows Linux is worse off than windows as a server except ad hominem attacks.
Sure, go ahead, take it up to the CS deperatment and tell all the tenured PhDs there how they are failing as an educator.
https://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/
If you go back and read it again or however many times it takes to absorb what's being said, you'd realize that none of the seasoned SysAdmins you're arguing with (which includes me) has said there's anything wrong with Linux. We're simply pointing out that every single argument you're making is at best completely moot or at worst completely wrong. Which anybody with any actual experience could tell you. You've made it abundantly clear you have zero experience running servers.
A) Windows Servers don't need regular reboots. Yes they generally need a reboot when you update them. But it's up to you to determine how often you need to do that. I've got multiple 2012R2 and 2016 boxes that only reboot a couple of times a year.
B) Regardless what OS you're running any SysAdmin knows that if you need 24x7x365 uptime, you have redundancies. No OS is immune to issues nor is hardware infallible. I've got a variety of Linux and FreeBSD devices that have to be rebooted due to issues.
C) Linux has a learning curve and OP stated that he's not terribly familiar with it. Plex has made their Linux installation pretty straight forward but it's still marginally more difficult than Windows. If he wants to learn, great, more power to him. But if he doesn't, he's not gaining much going to Linux either.
D) If you're getting a server infected with a virus/malware/etc, regardless of OS, you've failed at life.
E) Arguing you can't find time to reboot a home media server is just silly.
I'll tell you what. Since you you seem to feel your (in progress?) college education makes you an expert on the subject, how many servers do you current administrate? Regardless of OS. Right now, I'm around 7,500. That's probably going to double over the next year as we add another DC.
Edit: I'd also be perfectly happy to explain to your PhD's the difference between theory and practice, but any PhD should already know that. So the problem probably isn't on their side.