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minus-square@helenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilink6•1 year agoUsed to do that but inevitably what happens is: An update comes along and reinstalls it. Something else is broken by it’s removal because it’s a dependency of the OS. Eventually I got tired of subjecting myself to the abuse. When MS makes a spam-free, ad-free, telemtry-free, account-free, lightweight version of Windows, I’ll be first in line to buy a license.
minus-squareDrewskilinkfedilink3•1 year agoThe closest thing is LTSC, it still has some telemetry but less than the main version. They haven’t released LTSC for Windows 11 yet though.
minus-squareBig PlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI wish I could move but mac OS multi-monitor support is terrible and Linux desktop gives me endless problems
minus-square@helenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilink3•edit-21 year agoI hear ya. Personally I’d rather deal with the endless Linux problems than Windows’ constant force-feeding bullshit.
Used to do that but inevitably what happens is:
An update comes along and reinstalls it.
Something else is broken by it’s removal because it’s a dependency of the OS.
Eventually I got tired of subjecting myself to the abuse.
When MS makes a spam-free, ad-free, telemtry-free, account-free, lightweight version of Windows, I’ll be first in line to buy a license.
The closest thing is LTSC, it still has some telemetry but less than the main version. They haven’t released LTSC for Windows 11 yet though.
I wish I could move but mac OS multi-monitor support is terrible and Linux desktop gives me endless problems
I hear ya. Personally I’d rather deal with the endless Linux problems than Windows’ constant force-feeding bullshit.