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Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware

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Re: Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware

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Post by KeyBoardG »

smt88 wrote: post #155
KeyBoardG wrote: post #95

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It looks neat, but running off of his site directly via an administrator elevated powershell is an awful security practice.

That was an instant dealbreaker for me. Someone who pushes that can't be given basic trust for literally anything else. At the very least, he could've hosted the script on github.com, which is far less likely to be hijacked than his personal domain.

He sells it wrapped in an EXE for $10. That provides incentive to not make things easy or follow any best practices.

Re: Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware

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Post by layer8 »

ndiddy wrote: post #93
layer8 wrote: post #52

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> Which parts are a mess? Usability conventions between GUI applications. Keyboardability. GUI automation à la AutoHotKey. Font rendering. X vs. Wayland.

Modern Windows has problems with all of these as well due to the divide between classic Win32/MFC/etc programs, modern UWP/WinUI programs, and Electron programs (which each have a completely unique user interface).

Right, but I still mostly use win32-based programs, so there is a great deal of uniformity there.

Re: Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware

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Post by pseudo0 »

TwoNineA wrote: post #114
netbioserror wrote: post #4

If you turn the complexity curve of debloating and custom Windows ROMs about 90 degrees, it's the same as the backwards bend Windows users are doing to avoid jumping to something easier like Linux Mint.

>> If you turn the complexity curve of debloating and custom Windows ROMs about 90 degrees, it's the same as the backwards bend Windows users are doing to avoid jumping to something easier like Linux Mint. Let me know when Linux is running games that have Easy Anti Cheat or stuff from Blizzard. It's the day I will ditch my windows gaming rig. Until then, kindly STFU.

Blizzard games work pretty well with Lutris. It handles all the Wine config stuff for average users who just want their game to work, but power users can tweak it. I've had Diablo 2 Resurrected and StarCraft 2 running for years with no hassle.

https://lutris.net/games/diablo-2-ressurected/

Re: Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware

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Post by netbioserror »

TwoNineA wrote: post #114
netbioserror wrote: post #4

If you turn the complexity curve of debloating and custom Windows ROMs about 90 degrees, it's the same as the backwards bend Windows users are doing to avoid jumping to something easier like Linux Mint.

>> If you turn the complexity curve of debloating and custom Windows ROMs about 90 degrees, it's the same as the backwards bend Windows users are doing to avoid jumping to something easier like Linux Mint. Let me know when Linux is running games that have Easy Anti Cheat or stuff from Blizzard. It's the day I will ditch my windows gaming rig. Until then, kindly STFU.

You clearly haven't checked in for a while. I've been playing Blizzard games and EAC games for multiple years now. They work great unless the dev specifically rejects EAC support. D4 and Dragonflight worked flawlessly on launch. Squad and other EAC games are also totally green.

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Post by jrm4 »

TwoNineA wrote: post #146
jrm4 wrote: post #117

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Oh, the sensitivity of the Windows defender. I'll keep repeating this. I've been doing "installing operating systems and intro to IT courses" for well over a decade now, for many different types of users at many skill levels. Out of the box Linux (e.g. Mint) is an across the board better operating system for anyone who doesn't need anything specifically tied to Windows. It's easier, it just works. I admit that it's n…

>> anyone who doesn't need anything specifically tied to Windows This is the elephant in the room.

In my experience, there's far less of this than one would think.

E.g. Yes, even my workplace requires crappy Outlook email, but the web is just as bad-slash-good.

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Post by jrm4 »

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #165
TwoNineA wrote: post #146

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>> anyone who doesn't need anything specifically tied to Windows This is the elephant in the room.

That's no excuse, they can learn to use Gimp and FreeCAD instead of using Photoshop and AutoCAD. /s

I'm with you on this, but again, far fewer people even need things as heavy as Gimp/Photoshop with the web alternatives around. Stuff like Canva, even.

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Post by duffyjp »

hospitalJail wrote: post #170
duffyjp wrote: post #83

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I mostly use Macs, and without wasting your time with the details my CTRL-C equivalent in the Terminal is WindowsKey-C. Well, I was in Powershell on Windows 11 yesterday and needed to CTRL-C something and muscle memoried my Mac shortcut and it popped up some sort of chat GUI with no [X] button. What the heck is this stuff? Who wants these features? I do have to say after much reluctance I upgraded my PC from Windows…

If you don't have a video card, it takes minutes to change to Linux. If you have a video card, it takes hours. Still better than M$.

I dual boot (currently Artix) but the gaming experience is still best on Windows.

Re: Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware

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Post by mcpackieh »

uoaei wrote: post #91
anaisbetts wrote: post #78

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Really? You think that a modern consumer/professional operating system, upon double-clicking a video, should do nothing? That's a thing that you would ship to an entire planet full of Regular People and say "Yes, this is the Right Thing. You should be happy about this result"

Wouldn't it be a sensible default to open and play the video with the web browser?

No. Browsers burn more power (20-50% more, assuming that hardware decoding is working. It's even worse if it isn't) and have fewer features. The default video playing interface in browsers lacks the ability to even display subtitles and change audio tracks. These should be table stakes for any video player.
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