Yes, windows is definitely a threat for your code and healthy development
There is a rule of thumb: if you remove your program does windows still complain ? if no , then did you write the code yourself ? And more importantly, do you trust yourself ?
Thus it all boils down to if you are capable of producing code that is a threat for windows.
For most people that answer is usually no.
But m$ likes to suggest otherwise because it makes people insecure and invest (time and money) in security measures that actually don't do a darn thing other then to make you sleep better at night. It is a bit like donating money each time you take a flight on a plane in order to compensate for your CO2 emission.