If you need Windows, like I do for multiplayer games' anticheat, Windows LTSC is an option. It has much less bloat (no Microsoft Store, Camera, Cortana, OneNote

If you need Windows, like I do for multiplayer games' anticheat, Windows LTSC is an option. It has much less bloat (no Microsoft Store, Camera, Cortana, OneNote, GameBar, ...), but you still get the Windows platform. But of course, you are either in or out, and unless you're completely out, you're in. As long as there's MS stuff on the PC and it's connected to the internet, some bullshit will surely seep in.