Comment on You can remove or disable Windows 11 and 10's AI 'bloat' with new BloatynosyAI
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 months agoA non pirate solution is Windows Server Essentials 2022. It’s like $300, has zero bloat and updates don’t ever hijack your settings.
long_chicken_boat@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
does Windows Server Essentials comes with a desktop GUI? Can you install Steam and things like that like you’d normally do in Windows?
I’m happy with Linux, but my brother who is a gamer has Windows but he’s annoyed AF by updates and the AI nonsense. This seems like a perfect solution.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yes it is regular Windows but stripped of all the consumer apps like TikTok and CandyCrush. It has one extra app: Server Manager (A GUI like Control Panel with buttons to disk manager, device manager etc) which loads at startup and is easily disabled.
Cannonhead2@lemmy.world 4 months ago
This is intriguing. Does it still try to force you to use a Microsoft account? Would make no sense for a server version, but you never know with microsoft’s bullshit sometimes.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Not even an option for MS account during setup.
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 4 months ago
It should be able to run all windows apps, though you can use microsoft store to install apps.