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As a long time Linux user, I recently got confronted with the Windows group policy editor. You can use it to disable (blacklist) all the Windows crapware (xbox
by rubenbe 4y ago
As a long time Linux user, I recently got confronted with the Windows group policy editor.
You can use it to disable (blacklist) all the Windows crapware (xbox, etc).
Or in the extreme case, whitelist only specific files.
I still prefer a text config file over the GUI, but this thing is insanely powerful.
- delta_p_delta_x 4y agoAlmost all office IT departments use `gpedit.msc` to provision and disable features for employee devices. `gpedit.msc`, `regedit.msc`, PowerShell, and Active Directory are pretty much the standard toolset for any Windows sysadmin.
- josephcsible 4y agoKeep in mind that it's restricted to Pro and up. Are you a home user who wants to disable all the crapware and telemetry Microsoft infected your machine with? You've got to pay Microsoft more money to be allowed to do that!
- encryptluks2 4y agoA quick Google search will show how easy it is to enable the Local Group Policy Editor on Windows Home.
- TingPing 4y agoSure it's easy to crack windows too. They still put too much behind Pro like disk encryption, something that should be default.
- encryptluks2 4y agoI don't argue with that... I think it should be default, but I am hopeful that people will still try it out. The steps to install Group Policy in Windows Home are pretty straightforward and similar to adding other Windows features.
- AshamedCaptain 4y agoNote that (boot) disk encryption is available on Home (and enabled by default), it's just external disk encryption which is only available on Pro.