My new PC will be delivered this week. I’ve never used 11. I’ve had 8 all this time. I spent the extra money to get Windows 11 Pro in the hopes I could avoid more annoyances that way. I just wasn’t willing to jump into Unix.
I just want the desktop and not whatever new horrors Windows tries to force on you since 8. I have a Charms Bar killer app for 8. Why anybody would want super annoying non-desktop crap is beyond me.
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What can I do to eliminate annoyances - bloatware, spyware, etc.
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What should I do to protect my privacy from Microsoft? I want to turn everything off that reports to the fucking MS mothership.
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What apps, utilities, etc should I install? I’d like to use non-MS apps and utilities instead of whatever garbage comes with Windows.
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What apps, utilities, etc should I avoid?
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What am I forgetting to ask?
you know you’re cooked when storefront autocorrects to storm front
side note tho, I still probably wouldn’t recommend a win7 ISO for daily use even if it’s modified for modern hardware, purely because there are so many security vulnerabilities that will never be patched, and the install base is big enough (esp. in govt/business) that it’s still a target for modern malware.
I meant
a few years they had a link to an updated iso in their legacy windows sub, but can’t check it now, because that sub is nsfw for some reason, and I am banned.
As for the security vulnerabilities, I have been using one for years and have not had a problem. I do have a Linux dualboot. And that pc does not have internet, but I used to transfer lots of files to it via USB. And I used to have a win 7 laptop with internet until a few months ago when it’s hard drive died. In my experience, if you don’t do anything too stupid it’s very hard to get malware.
But thanks for the concern.