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I manage the Windows 11 desktop system of my parents. The interruptions, feeding of click-bait news, trying to force Edge, Bing, OneDrive and other online serv

I manage the Windows 11 desktop system of my parents. The interruptions, feeding of click-bait news, trying to force Edge, Bing, OneDrive and other online services, tons of overt and covert telemetry, the older parts of Windows visible like a sore thumb... All of these things push me away and away from Microsoft every day. Thanks, but no thanks. I'm happy with my Linux desktops and Mac laptops. They're interoperable, using Macs are trouble free 99.99% of the time, and my Linux desktops just work. Life is good, at last.

johnisgood 2y ago
There are Windows 11 debloaters that I use. https://github.com/LeDragoX/Win-Debloat-Tools https://github.com/LeDragoX/Win-Debloat-Tools https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat If you must, of course. I stick to Linux.
- bayindirh 2y ago
  Thanks! But, we have been taking chisels & sledgehammers to shape our Windows installations to the shapes we like but Microsoft doesn't approve and try to counter since Windows 95. I gave up the whole ecosystem. I'm fine.
  - johnisgood 2y ago
    Good, I have given up a long time ago, I was around 13 years old when I installed my first Linux distribution and I am fine with it ever since. (I went through OpenSolaris and FreeBSD, too, for desktop).
    - bayindirh 2y ago
      Looks like we migrated to Linux around the same time. Nice!
- princevegeta89 2y ago
  And, god knows if you'll have to keep using these multiple times as the system updates are known to reset stuff.... lol
  - johnisgood 2y ago
    Yeah, most likely. It is awful.
defrost 2y ago
I cannot recommend the Chris Titus Win Util enough here. It's a powershell GUI over power shell scripts overseen by one talented windows engineer with contributions from hundreds. https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil https://christitus.com/windows-tool/ https://christitus.com/windows-tool/ There are youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisTitusTech https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisTitusTech It's a simple way to declutter windows 10 and or 11, build custom stripped install images, install useful utilities and dev environs, etc. For any that care to look under the hood (and there are a number) it's open and transparent and a good way to get that Windows VM image for hosted OS's, gameplay, Qubes OS, etc.
whywhywhywhy 2y ago
I’ve done both in my life and I thought Mac stuff would be better but managing iPad issues is just as frustrating and often more obtuse.

johnisgood 2y ago

There are Windows 11 debloaters that I use. https://github.com/LeDragoX/Win-Debloat-Tools https://github.com/LeDragoX/Win-Debloat-Tools https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat If you must, of course. I stick to Linux.

bayindirh 2y ago
Thanks! But, we have been taking chisels & sledgehammers to shape our Windows installations to the shapes we like but Microsoft doesn't approve and try to counter since Windows 95. I gave up the whole ecosystem. I'm fine.
- johnisgood 2y ago
  Good, I have given up a long time ago, I was around 13 years old when I installed my first Linux distribution and I am fine with it ever since. (I went through OpenSolaris and FreeBSD, too, for desktop).
  - bayindirh 2y ago
    Looks like we migrated to Linux around the same time. Nice!
princevegeta89 2y ago
And, god knows if you'll have to keep using these multiple times as the system updates are known to reset stuff.... lol
- johnisgood 2y ago
  Yeah, most likely. It is awful.

defrost 2y ago

I cannot recommend the Chris Titus Win Util enough here. It's a powershell GUI over power shell scripts overseen by one talented windows engineer with contributions from hundreds. https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil https://christitus.com/windows-tool/ https://christitus.com/windows-tool/ There are youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisTitusTech https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisTitusTech It's a simple way to declutter windows 10 and or 11, build custom stripped install images, install useful utilities and dev environs, etc. For any that care to look under the hood (and there are a number) it's open and transparent and a good way to get that Windows VM image for hosted OS's, gameplay, Qubes OS, etc.

whywhywhywhy 2y ago

I’ve done both in my life and I thought Mac stuff would be better but managing iPad issues is just as frustrating and often more obtuse.