Comment on Microsoft announces new Windows changes in response to the EU's (DMA) Digital Markets Act for EEA users, including Edge not prompting users to set it as the default unless opened

Thorry84@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• tauren@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You know what is truly ridiculous? It’s when I installed Windows N (the version without all that bullshit), but each time I launched a game, it complained that some Xbox app was missing. When I finally said, ‘Fuck it, let’s install that crap,’ I learned that it isn’t even possible to install on that Windows edition. Yet they would still show me the error about the missing app nonetheless. Every. Single. Time.

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• carrylex@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can already do that:

  Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.XboxApp" | Remove-AppxPackage
  Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider" | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay" | Remove-AppxPackage
  Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay" | Remove-AppxPackage
  Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay" | Remove-AppxPackage
  Get-AppxPackage "Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI" | Remove-AppxPackage
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\GameBar" -Name "AutoGameModeEnabled" -Type DWord -Value 0
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\System\GameConfigStore" -Name "GameDVR_Enabled" -Type DWord -Value 0
  If (!(Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GameDVR")) {
  	New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GameDVR" | Out-Null
  }
  Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GameDVR" -Name "AllowGameDVR" -Type DWord -Value 0
  

  You’re welcome

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  • pneumatron@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s a ridiculous step by step guide. Let me see if I can simplify.

    Step 1: plugin your ventoy flash drive with Linux distro

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    • dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fuck sake the Linux subs are leaking.

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      • Randomgal@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wdym? All of Lemmy is literally a Linux circlejerk

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  • Damage@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Every time I see PowerShell syntax, I have this dissonance where I feel like it should be better than Unix shells, its command are surely more descriptive, still… It disgusts me for some reason. Too long, maybe?

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• BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Check out the debloat script. It can’t get rid of everything (like Edge) but it makes a HUGE difference.

  github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat

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  • Thorry84@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks for the suggestion. It’s my laptop from work, I have zero say in what software it runs, I don’t even have admin rights on it. None of my personal stuff runs Windows. But it might help other people on their own machines.

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