• SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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    3 days ago

    Just reposting something. Most of it probably applies to Windows 10 too.

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    PSA, for people sticking to Windows:

    You can get a reasonable level of privacy by installing Windows Enterprise via RUFUS, which also has options for removing restrictions during installation. Massgravel is used to activate your copy of Windows, the Github also having .ISOs for you to use with RUFUS.

    ShutUp10 is a piece of software that goes a step further, allowing you to toggle off many bad things, uninstall Microsoft’s AI, and gives a description of what you are tweaking does. The premium version also automatically applies your settings at all times, reverting Microsoft’s constant tweaking of your settings.

    RUFUS

    Massgravel

    ShutUp10

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      3 days ago

      Some people really do say that Linux is too much hassle, but then go through a 30 step process just to have a slightly less bloated piece of spyware.

      I mean, it’s good that this option exists. I’m sure it’ll be helpful for people who need Windows 10 for some obscure music software, that doesn’t work well or at all in a virtual machine or through wine. That might really be Windows 10’s singular last use case.

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        2 days ago

        Bud there is a lot of professional software that doesn’t have linux variants. And a lot of people forced to use windows professionally in the workplace

      • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        You skip past the part where lots of software doesn’t work on linux, or there are tons of hoops to jump through to get it to work, and once it’s working it can be broken by an update or upgrade. And no, not everything everyone uses has a 1:1 Linux equivalent.

        What works on linux works great. No complaints there.