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Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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Does anyone know any good "debloat" scripts to disable all these modern features of Windows 11 and bring me back to something that resembles the Windows I grew up with? I'm having a hard time keeping track of all of the registry keys and config settings I need to update to keep this crap at bay.

What you’re describing is the entire point of all these disparate settings.

Security through obscurity.

The security, though, is for Windows features not user’s protection.

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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Proton is able to run just about anything now, not just games. Stop using Microsoft Operating Systems where you can and mark them as needing replacement with real software in all your reports.

I was going to say Fusion360 is my largest blocker, but it looks like it's now in the Silver category https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI...

Sadly, Solidworks is still in the "Garbage" category. Is there any effective way (aside from coding myself) to effect improvement there?

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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Surely they can't be thinking much about operating systems?

This doesn't deserve downvotes because it is entirely correct. Your average Windows user doesn't know about this let alone think about it. The number of people who know and care about this are an extreme minority.

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Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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The day Proton or WINE can run the whole Adobe suite of products is the day I will probably switch to using Linux full time.

Im surprised Adobe themselves dont try to help with this. Adobe would be able to try a vertical integration play

They seem to be largely rent seeking, & making similarly received AI pivots.

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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Proton is able to run just about anything now, not just games. Stop using Microsoft Operating Systems where you can and mark them as needing replacement with real software in all your reports.

Maybe anyone can chime in about VR support under Linux?

That's a huge show stopper for me at the moment and holding me back from switching over to Linux.

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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Does anyone know any good "debloat" scripts to disable all these modern features of Windows 11 and bring me back to something that resembles the Windows I grew up with? I'm having a hard time keeping track of all of the registry keys and config settings I need to update to keep this crap at bay.

massgrave's LTSC install has made it tolerable for me at least. The first time I booted into a standard consumer win11 install I nearly had an aneurysm

Yes, w11 iot ltsc is the way.

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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Does anyone know any good "debloat" scripts to disable all these modern features of Windows 11 and bring me back to something that resembles the Windows I grew up with? I'm having a hard time keeping track of all of the registry keys and config settings I need to update to keep this crap at bay.

I've used https://ameliorated.io/ to good effect.

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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> To those that arrive here from any Youtube or Twitter posts, please know that disabling Recall via DISM works fine, and preserves the modern File Explorer (though some might consider this an anti-feature). CBS correctly disables it, and the disablement is preserved through reboots, just like with any other feature.

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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post #3

Does anyone know any good "debloat" scripts to disable all these modern features of Windows 11 and bring me back to something that resembles the Windows I grew up with? I'm having a hard time keeping track of all of the registry keys and config settings I need to update to keep this crap at bay.

https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat

This is the first thing I run on any new Win 11 device/install and afterwards the OS just disappears into the background and doesn’t bother me one bit.

Incredible feeling of zen being able to scroll past the heated online Win 11 debates that don’t seem to apply to my day to day usage at all.

Re: Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency

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If this is a reliable way to revert Explorer back to the non-ribbon version, I hope they’ll keep this in.

Yes, install Windows 10 LTSC, use it until end of support, then switch to Linux.

There are no new features in W11 that are worth enduring the absolute bloated spyware-ridden POS that it is.

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