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I hope my question is not too trite, I am asking here in case others benefit: I have been running Linux exclusively for over 10 years now, and I need to set up
by ykonstant 3y ago
I hope my question is not too trite, I am asking here in case others benefit: I have been running Linux exclusively for over 10 years now, and I need to set up a Win10/11 environment for my sister. To that end, I installed Win10 offline in a VM with virt-manager, but I do not have an activation key. Or rather, I have several coming from old computers of mine, but I am not sure if they are valid; I don't use those computers any more.
So, here I am, with a Win10 VM at my fingertips. Do you have any advice or suggestions on how to tweak or configure the machine or the installation, preferably in such a way that gives me control over what the OS does? One interesting example is, can I configure the network to discard stuff sent to Microsoft servers with minimal disruption?
- pch00 3y agoShutUp10 might be what you're after: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
- addandsubtract 3y agoI'm not sure what your question is exactly. If you want to bypass the activation, google Windows MAS. But Microsoft also offers a VM version for evaluation purposes[1] Beyond that, there are also custom versions of Windows that come preconfigured with the bloat and spyware removed. I've been using ReviOS[2] on a mini gaming PC for the past year and have had no issues so far. [1] https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/ https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virt... [2] https://github.com/meetrevision/playbook https://github.com/meetrevision/playbook