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Re:No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 com... by jchw on Thursday November 16, 2023 @11:44PM (#38299677)
I've tried a number of these solutions, but if it needs constant babying it's not really useful for daily driving IMO. Still might be good for test VMs, but I want something that feels like it's actually supported if I'm going to run an actual desktop machine. "Just rerun this powershell script after shit breaks and hopefully the person maintaining it doesn't stop because it will need to be updated periodically to keep up with changes." That's not a solution. It's a collection of workarounds in a solution-shaped trenchcoat, and it's ready to tumble over at any moment.

Another big problem with a lot of these things is you run them, then later Photoshop or Winget or VS isn't working suddenly and you have to try to figure out what service or component needs to be re-enabled. At one point I just re-installed over this...

Re:No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 com... by xcv123 on Thursday November 16, 2023 @11:49PM (#38299716)
That's too bad. I only use Windows for games. Have not had issues with the script there. If you're forced to use Windows for work then it's worth finding the minimum set of crap you can remove while keeping things stable.
Re:No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 com... by jchw on Thursday November 16, 2023 @11:55PM (#38299739)
Fair enough. For me, I don't play enough video games to warrant using Windows, so I am mainly venting the frustrations of trying to help other people who I know are not going to want to use Linux or macOS. The video games I do play are on emulators, have native ports or run under Proton, so I'm covered personally. Absolutely would not work for people who are playing many of the latest AAA titles I know, but I suppose if you only boot into Windows for just that you probably don't have to worry too much about some other things breaking.
Re:No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 com... by xcv123 on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:01AM (#38299786)
Apparently this one is optimized specifically for "AAA game" players and is frequently updated. I'm installing it now https://atlasos.net
Re:No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 com... by SV_BubbleTime on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:47AM (#38300045)
Or the ones that intentionally turn off Windows Update… because if I’m 14 just want to play games I guess I don’t care about security.