> debloater Not needed AFAIC. I only keep windows around to run the oddball app. that doesn't run either on the web or native on Linux. These are increasingl

> debloater Not needed AFAIC. I only keep windows around to run the oddball app. that doesn't run either on the web or native on Linux. These are increasingly rarer, typically of the gaming persuasion (e.g. MS Flight Simulator). For these, I run a windows instance inside a VM, one distinct VM for each app. The spyware crap and all the other useless shit windows comes bundled with only gets to see me use a single app, through a different IP each time (VPN), usually once every couple of months. Only downside is it uses up a bit of disk space, but that's dirt cheap these days. OTOH, it's very easy to manage, every app gets installed on its own clean windows environment, and uninstalling is as easy as dumping the VM. For my main work env. and anything privacy related, I run on a bare-bone, heavily trimmed Debian with a Cinnamon desktop.