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definitemaybe@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

It might be the version of Windows 11 you have installed, too. Enterprise has no ads (or can be configured not to have ads, at least). Same for Professional, I think?

You can also use a post-install “Playbook” to rip all the adware and spyware out of Windows. I used ReviOS in my Windows 11 VM and it works well for me, but I’m guessing that’s not what you’ve done since you’d know about it, lol.

I’m super happy with my switch to CachyOS. Canadian laws roughly mirror US laws, so it’s a breath of fresh air to not need to deal with Microsoft’s bullshit (well, outside of the VM I need for work, anyway.)

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MBech@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I just have windows 11 home

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- whoisearth@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Ms has different releases for Europe due to legal requirements
  
  This is why you have no ads
  
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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

You can also use a post-install “Playbook” to rip all the adware and spyware out of Windows

Does that actually persist across forced updates? I know they’ve been known to re-install things on updates before.

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- definitemaybe@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Most disable Windows Updates for that reason, afaik? You can manually patch security updates without getting automatic updates, I think.
  
  I don’t really care about Windows Updates for my use case since it’s just a VM and I know how to prevent most virus vectors anyway, but yes; there are major trade-offs to “debloating” Windows.
  
  In the longer term, I want to try getting all my must-have apps for work running in browser apps or compatibility layers so I can just stay in Linux.
  
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