Is there a guide on how to install a minimalist version of Windows 11 or how to remove all of the MS junk?
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What I do is a clean installation with Rufus (disabling ram limitation, bitlocker among other things), then I run Crapfixer, next I remove Bing, OneDrive, default video player, etc. with RevoUninstaller. Finally I do install my own drop-in replacements for video player, image viewer, and so on.
I started with Rufus as well, but then I just uninstalled things directly through Windows and went through the settings to disable everything I didn't want. Probably safer than using 3rd party applications to remove things.
I also use Openshell to replace the start menu.
If you change the time and currency settings during install, that apparently disabled some things as well. See here
And if you don't want to set up a Microsoft account, just stay disconnected from Internet during install, it will let you just set up a local account. -
I've seen a lot of complaints and Windows 11 on Lemmy, (ads in the OS, intrusive AI, SSD damage, privacy issues, etc.) I've gone to Linux on my laptop, but I don't believe I can do this for my daily driver desktop. So if I'm forced to update to 11, I'd like to do so in the "safest possible manner." Any guidance would be appreciated.
If you don't mind sailing the high seas, Windows LTSC is about as debloated as Windows gets. LTSC is an official windows version but isn't available for retail purchase, as it's intended for iot and embedded systems.
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I've seen a lot of complaints and Windows 11 on Lemmy, (ads in the OS, intrusive AI, SSD damage, privacy issues, etc.) I've gone to Linux on my laptop, but I don't believe I can do this for my daily driver desktop. So if I'm forced to update to 11, I'd like to do so in the "safest possible manner." Any guidance would be appreciated.
I would install win 11 with no internet connection so you can use a local account not a Microsoft account. Then once booted into windows run the Chris Titus tool to disable a significant chunk of the Windows bullshit.
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I would install win 11 with no internet connection so you can use a local account not a Microsoft account. Then once booted into windows run the Chris Titus tool to disable a significant chunk of the Windows bullshit.
You can use Chris Titus tool to make a debloated usb before even having to install it. You download the official .iso from MS, and use his tool instead of Rufus to burn a debloated minimal version to a bootable usb.
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If you don't mind sailing the high seas, Windows LTSC is about as debloated as Windows gets. LTSC is an official windows version but isn't available for retail purchase, as it's intended for iot and embedded systems.
This is an actual good solution. Where would you recomend i start looking?
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Since you're at least familiar with it, would you be willing and able to try Linux as your daily driver? You might surprise yourself.
For years I dual booted essentially thinking I wasn't ready to daily it. In the end I just needed to commit and stop booting to windows.
Where can I look up to see if games that I want to play that are currently PC only can also be played on Linux?
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I've seen a lot of complaints and Windows 11 on Lemmy, (ads in the OS, intrusive AI, SSD damage, privacy issues, etc.) I've gone to Linux on my laptop, but I don't believe I can do this for my daily driver desktop. So if I'm forced to update to 11, I'd like to do so in the "safest possible manner." Any guidance would be appreciated.
I’ve ran the windows iso through Chris Titus’s tool to make a microwin iso. Then installed that through ventoy and then ran Chris Titus’s tool in windows after it got done installing. Been working great for a while now.
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I've seen a lot of complaints and Windows 11 on Lemmy, (ads in the OS, intrusive AI, SSD damage, privacy issues, etc.) I've gone to Linux on my laptop, but I don't believe I can do this for my daily driver desktop. So if I'm forced to update to 11, I'd like to do so in the "safest possible manner." Any guidance would be appreciated.
Plenty, but you'll only get Linux spam here so look elsewhere.
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I've seen a lot of complaints and Windows 11 on Lemmy, (ads in the OS, intrusive AI, SSD damage, privacy issues, etc.) I've gone to Linux on my laptop, but I don't believe I can do this for my daily driver desktop. So if I'm forced to update to 11, I'd like to do so in the "safest possible manner." Any guidance would be appreciated.
wrote last edited by [email protected]you want an enterprise license of windows for it to be any good. not easy to get as normie, if you got IT types, they might be able to help
anything else is sus imho
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This is an actual good solution. Where would you recomend i start looking?
wrote last edited by [email protected]The high seas, he suggested. Just follow the One Piece.
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This is an actual good solution. Where would you recomend i start looking?
You know how there's those large burials that happen sometimes? What would you call a place where lots of deceased humans are buried?
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I've seen a lot of complaints and Windows 11 on Lemmy, (ads in the OS, intrusive AI, SSD damage, privacy issues, etc.) I've gone to Linux on my laptop, but I don't believe I can do this for my daily driver desktop. So if I'm forced to update to 11, I'd like to do so in the "safest possible manner." Any guidance would be appreciated.
ShutUp10 has been my go-to for many years. (Yes it does 11 too)
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I've seen a lot of complaints and Windows 11 on Lemmy, (ads in the OS, intrusive AI, SSD damage, privacy issues, etc.) I've gone to Linux on my laptop, but I don't believe I can do this for my daily driver desktop. So if I'm forced to update to 11, I'd like to do so in the "safest possible manner." Any guidance would be appreciated.
Install the LTSC IoT edition of Windows, which comes minus the bloat. It's sort of an official Microsoft minimal install version. You can activate it with the scripts you find at massgrave.
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You know how there's those large burials that happen sometimes? What would you call a place where lots of deceased humans are buried?
Pretend I am 5 and have just discovered the internet. Please.
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ShutUp10 has been my go-to for many years. (Yes it does 11 too)
updates brick this
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Pretend I am 5 and have just discovered the internet. Please.
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What I do is a clean installation with Rufus (disabling ram limitation, bitlocker among other things), then I run Crapfixer, next I remove Bing, OneDrive, default video player, etc. with RevoUninstaller. Finally I do install my own drop-in replacements for video player, image viewer, and so on.
And then you have to re-verify your changes after every update.
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Install the LTSC IoT edition of Windows, which comes minus the bloat. It's sort of an official Microsoft minimal install version. You can activate it with the scripts you find at massgrave.
This is the best answer, by far. Also look to use StartAllBack on top of that. Best modern Windows experience.
