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Hello, I run an easy privacy modification modified windows installation as a dual boot with Arch. Windows is still not fine. It still manages to enrage me every now and then.
It's definitely a lot more usable and acceptable than a vanilla install (god forbid using an out-of-box windows installation), but Arch is still so much more stable and sensible.
Also like every update just decides to go ahead and undo a "make windows usable" modification so its kind of a constant uphill battle if you dont completely turn updates off. I have completely turned updates off and now it always thinks there is an update available and bugs me to reboot to apply it, only to end up not applying any updates because updates are disabled.
I understand that switching to Linux (and especially Arch) requires a lot more "dealing with stuff" until you get used to it, but the amount of dealing with stuff is not a whole lot nowadays with "easy" distros and after you get used to it and find your groove the dealing with stuff just kinda stops, unlike windows. Not to mention that the way you're using your OS isnt some kind of weird hack coupled together with a few different debloaters. I really can't see how much more difficult installing and getting used to something like Ubuntu or Mint can be compared to setting up a good debloated windows install.
I use Windows 10 with unatendedwinstall and a few more tweaks added on top with cttwinutil. I'd reccomend it.
I'm coming from the same place. My windows updates are off (that's one of the mods that ameliorated makes) and I have not had a problem with it for a few years now.
I'm not saying that windows should be the choice, but I am saying that when I have to use it (there are legit reasons) then my ameliorated version is fantastic.
I use windows at work daily so I am very well aware of out of the box experience. No way I would ever use that for my personal computing.
Ameliorated is something I always recommend and it sounds like while what you are doing is pretty good, there are some shortcomings. I don't know, maybe ameliorated won't work for you either, but its worth a try.
Thanks! I didn't know about this tool before. I'll look into it :)