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Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by the8472 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:32PM (#35348211)
The Windows 10 for business installs at $work seem to be clean. I don't know if that's IT's doing or that's the default. So this could be a classic "if you're not paying for it you're the product" issue
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by layer8 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @10:15PM (#35351313)
The problem is that Windows Enterprise isn't sold to individual users (and if it did, you'd still have to run a domain controller on Windows Server alongside it). Windows Professional still gets most of the same crappy behavior as Home.
Re:Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start ... by iotku on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:11AM (#35352911)
If you have access to an Education edition key it's about as close as you can get legitimately to Enterprise.

I dare to say it's almost pleasant to use after a few Group policy tweaks (disable web search , telemetry, and widgets). No preinstalled Candy Crush either. Can run a local account without too much hassle but the Microsoft store is far more aggressive to make you login in 11 than 10 even for Education.

Honestly it's the only thing keeping me on Windows, but my laptop came with the standard edition of 11 with loads of preinstalled crapware that persists after a Windows reset and I was about ready to throw it out the window.