Install Linux.
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2025
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I came to this
You what
Got very excited
I need Win11 for work. Specifically, Grasshopper. I've tried alternatives. They suck.
Thus, debloat methods are very welcome.
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil This just works. It will disable a lot of windows garbage including co pilot and recall. You can also remove all Microsoft installed bloatware programs but I don't recommend it on 11.
It's a shame that generic desktop apps don't have the same level of support that games do. That would be an enormous boost to Linux adoption.
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Just switch to Linux.
This is like saying "put some salve on the wrists where the shackles are binding you". For fucks sake just walk away from the abusive computing relationship.
Step one: install Linux
I know how...
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Watch as the Linux drones swarm in to drown out people seeking actual answers.
To be fair, removing the entire OS does disable this feature
And easier
man with gaping wound in his skull pissed that people keep suggesting he go to a hospital.
"Just like I told you, insufferable hospital maxxis, I swear!"
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Many years ago, when I was repairing computers for a living, spyware like this was highly frowned upon.
I haven't touched Windows in a few years, but I'm still somewhat saddened to see how normalized this has become. Why did society stop valuing privacy?
Why would anybody want this?
I've used Shutup10 on my Windows partitions for years. Surprised I didn't see it mentioned here.
Good control over copilot and any other Wndows nastiness.
Run it after every Windows update. MS loves sneakily re-enabling some settings.
My first thought seeing this headline was "who cares I'm using Linux anyway" ... My second thought was "Well I'm probably gonna start working in a mixed environment again soon and I'll be the one who'll have to disable Recall for the Users ... So good to know
Watching Windows gets worse and worse is a lot more fun when you don't have to use it. I use Mint btw.
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Setting aside for the moment that it is a much better idea to just stop using windows. One of Microsofts arguments for why you shouldn't continue using Windows 10 is because it will stop being updated and will soon be insecure and get inundated with malware, adware, spyware ect. But Windows 11 already comes preinstalled with all of that so what difference does it make?
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For the folks saying install Linux keep in mind you can indirectly be captured by this feature.
For example if you’re playing an online video game you’ll be captured or your chat messages in your messaging app.
That's pretty easily avoidable, too. Don't play online games, or talk to people. That's what I do.
And Linux will actively help you avoid doing both of those things.
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I'm curious on what features does Windows have other other OSes. Just gaming? Music and video editing can be on MacOS. Linux can do everything else.
- Decades of anticompetitive monopolistic practices
- US government backdoors
- Spyware
- a price tag
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Very little gaming still requires Windows since the development of Proton. The main compatibility problems that remain seem to involve kernel-invasive anti-cheat systems.
Usability.
Windows and Mac are both easier to use for the standard user.
I'm a technical person and even I struggle with what/how the hell I'm supposed to even install applications on Linux:
Should I download the binaries? Should I use snap/flatpak/etc? If I do one vs the other which is more up to date? If I can't find it in the software store can I trust random online sites?
And that's just finding applications. Most people don't have hours of free time to read forums to understand how to fix something that broke (assuming the distro they choose even has a thread relating to the issue).
Windows is a marketing and spying platform. It is targeted by any and every scammer, hacker, used for harvesting your data by programs you install. It is sold as an "easy to use" computer - most ppl don't even know what an OS is - until 6 months later when the CPU is at 100% and you don't know why, the hard drive is filling up and you no longer know if your files are local or in "the cloud". I service older computers for friends and family on a regular basis. Half of them now have Ubuntu installed on old laptops and it's an eye opener for them. Because most people don't install new apps. They just want to browse, read emails, open documents, watch movies and listen to music. If you avoid snap and flatpak and install with APT or just download an AppImage you're going to be ok.
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