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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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.
https://archive.org/details/tiny-11-NTDEV
Tiny11. But be careful not to update this.
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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.
Before I went all in with Linux I used to make a custom autounattended.xml file that you dump in the usb installer root. This tool makes it easy to generate one with your desired options:
https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
Then after install, use ShutUp10 to block telemetry/keyloggers/sync and run after every Windows Update because Microsoft resets these things often.
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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 one
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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.
Thirded! Its what i use on my only non-linux pc. I will help you make a bootable usb drive if you want.
I installed it 2 years ago. In that time, it has received maybe 4 or 5 updates requiring a reboot. Everytime, i go to check to see if it has reinstalled Edge or any AI bloatware. It has not. -
https://archive.org/details/tiny-11-NTDEV
Tiny11. But be careful not to update this.
If you're not supposed to update the install, why not stay on win10 that isn't going to get updates after next month?
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Before I went all in with Linux I used to make a custom autounattended.xml file that you dump in the usb installer root. This tool makes it easy to generate one with your desired options:
https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
Then after install, use ShutUp10 to block telemetry/keyloggers/sync and run after every Windows Update because Microsoft resets these things often.
Afaik there is an option in the autounattend tk run scripts at first logon. This could be used to run the ShutUp10 script and create a schuled task that keeps it enabled too
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And then you have to re-verify your changes after every update.
Yes.
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Protondb.
I'll say, almost every game is likely going to work unless it has shitty kernel anti cheat, and we shouldn't support those games anyways.
Vr is a little bit of a hassle but it does work. Its only a little more jank than windows.
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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 really the best thing you can do, those automated scripts always end up bugging out your system down the line.
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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.
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil it has this built in https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
Also run this https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooappbuster
It isn't perfect but it will nuke a bunch of m$ garbage.
