Yes, most PDFs are version 1.4 or less until you get into the business world where more complex PDFs requiring a 2.0 reader exist.

That said, the Edge PDF viewer also lets you read, edit, and share nearly all PDFs.

I do it in windows near daily. It’s slow, taking a long time to open and a long time to make them. I’ve tried using the browser, notepad and Word.

I’m surprised you find it fine. It’s more clicks and slower at each step than on a Mac.

PDFs open just as fast in Edge as they do in Preview. Printing to PDF is no different from macOS or Windows.