My new PC will be delivered this week. I've never used 11. I've had 8 all this time. I spent the extra money to get Windows 11 Pro in the hopes I could avoid more annoyances that way. I just wasn't willing to jump into Unix.
I just want the desktop and not whatever new horrors Windows tries to force on you since 8. I have a Charms Bar killer app for 8. Why anybody would want super annoying non-desktop crap is beyond me.
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What can I do to eliminate annoyances - bloatware, spyware, etc.
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What should I do to protect my privacy from Microsoft? I want to turn everything off that reports to the fucking MS mothership.
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What apps, utilities, etc should I install? I'd like to use non-MS apps and utilities instead of whatever garbage comes with Windows.
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What apps, utilities, etc should I avoid?
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What am I forgetting to ask?
I meant
a few years they had a link to an updated iso in their legacy windows sub, but can't check it now, because that sub is nsfw for some reason, and I am banned.
As for the security vulnerabilities, I have been using one for years and have not had a problem. I do have a Linux dualboot. And that pc does not have internet, but I used to transfer lots of files to it via USB. And I used to have a win 7 laptop with internet until a few months ago when it's hard drive died. In my experience, if you don't do anything too stupid it's very hard to get malware.
But thanks for the concern.