My Windows 11 install is also fine, but bloat will always be bloat, and the last thing I want is performance compromised by something I don’t want.

The real dog in my house out of Windows, Fedora, and Mac is my Mac. I can boot Windows and Linux several times before my MVP decides to log me in. Perhaps it’s a sign that end-users don’t really care too much about performance? After all, if boot-up time mattered we’d probably all be on Chromebooks…