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Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by microtonal »

devilbunny wrote: post #91
999900000999 wrote: post #47

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Debian based distros lag in hardware support. KDE is heavy, but that's the magic of Linux. It's to you to figure out your perfect combination. I'd argue that if you don't care how computers work, buy a Mac. If you actually enjoy the process Linux is great.

The Mac is so much simpler. I just want a big screen iMac again. 27” with Apple silicon and no more of this inability to be used as a big dumb monitor when it’s ancient and slow.

Target display mode on the old iMac 27" was nice. But why not get a Studio Display now? It's pretty much the same thing, but not burdened by having an old Mac inside and having to fiddle with target display mode.

They are overpriced for 2025 (especially because the height-adjustable stand costs quite a bit extra). But they wake very fast from sleep and work fantastically with a Mac.

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by Eddy_Viscosity2 »

vivzkestrel wrote: post #24

Microsoft should create a new windows option in addition to Home, Professional and Pro and call this one "Windows OPTIMAL" They can price this 3x if they want but it has 0 bloatware, 0 telemetry or atleast everything can be disabled at the time of installation. It is literally windows designed from the ground up for maximum performance, runs as smooth as windows 7 or xp used to back in the good old days

> windows designed from the ground up for maximum performance

They are fundamentally incapable of doing this. The senior management are incapable of even imagining in a dream of a windows that didn't spy on its users while also forcing them to use the software managers want in the way managers want.

Even if some dev team managed to make one (it would have to be on the sly), and guerrilla marketed it, and it was a giant hit, the managers would just force all the spyware and bloat and restrictions over time. They can't help but do it.

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by gausswho »

dangus wrote: post #104
vivzkestrel wrote: post #37

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i want to be able to run games on it without a 100 programs running in the background. if Microsoft engineers really put their mind to it, they could create such an OS offering dedicated for gaming with literally nothing consuming your CPU and FPS except the game you are running

Have you tried gaming on Linux? There really isn’t much reason not to these days. I find it difficult to find games that don’t work in Linux these days.

Much as it bothers me, this is not remotely true for the most popular online multiplayer games. Invasive anti-cheat rootkits being okie doke on Windows.

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by IshKebab »

everyone wrote: post #5

Im assuming MS will always have one secret good version of windows for enterprise? Eg. I have Win 10 LTSC 2021 which runs out in 2032.. I assume when that runs out there will be some replacement good version of windows? I also installed Linux Mint which I am trying to do as much as possible on. Its really fantastic, its crazy how it "just works".. The most intuitive and user friendly OS ive ever used.. I just do a lo…

Yeah the Windows 11 IoT LTSC version is excellent. Better than Windows 10.

The UI and reliability is still generally better than Linux, although KDE is getting pretty close.

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by [deleted] »

qwezxcrty wrote: post #72
dijit wrote: post #38

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isn’t this IoT LTSC? thats what i use it for, comes with no new feature updates (which is sometimes annoying as some software depends on some Windows feature updates) and you have to buy 5x licences- and its more expensive. but it works.

I just searched and it appears that contrary to what I thought, it is possible to individually acquire Windows 11 Enterprise (IoT or non-IoT) LTSC licenses from some redistributors. The price varies a lot from suprisingly cheap ($7.7, is buykeysoft.com legit?) to a bit expensive but acceptable (~200 CHF). I'll definitely use these when I'm setting up my new desktop in the future.

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Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by theoreticalmal »

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #90
dijit wrote: post #75

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The issue I tend to have with redistributors is that ultimately: it might not end up being a valid license. What's the difference between outright piracy and buying an invalid (but functioning) CD key? Legally: nothing. If a key is minted to be used only in certain areas or for certain purposes (healthcare, education) and it's sold to me- I don't have a right to use it. That's the really annoying thing about these CD…

I was thinking a lot about it as I don't want to put anything illegal on my computer. OTOH, the only way to buy an older version (in my case, Office 2016 for Mac) is to use a reseller. I try to do a research, I try to find a reputable one, I receive an invoice, I install and active the software, it works, but in the end it's as you say - there is no certainty at all. But in the end I'm fine with that. First, the vend…

I mean this in the nicest possible way: why do you care so much about not putting something illegal on your computer?

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by Krutonium »

gausswho wrote: post #130
everdrive wrote: post #119

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> I agree that Windows is very user hostile, but something like mandatory updates where you cannot defer forever are good for less technical folks Maybe if those were only security updates. Windows pushes new features, new crap, and re-enables and re-installs (!) stuff you've removed via this path as well.

I sometimes wonder what's really in that Candy Crush binary.

Honestly, probably just Candy Crush. Lets be real, if Microsoft wanted to hide code somewhere, the world is literally their oyster, they don't need to Trojan Horse it into a game.

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by Krutonium »

hn-ifs wrote: post #62
xandrius wrote: post #52

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Already exists, just not to the normies. IoT LTSC. Works like a charm and no bloat.

This is what I use in a VM on my Linux host whenever I need to run something Windows. I don't game and all my software is cross platform. Windows still has a few things I miss, programs like notepad++ (for which there's no true Linux equivalent), and portable apps (with Linux equivalents not really coming close, but understandably so). Windows really is a broken OS solely set up for spying on users.

NotepadNext is a damn near perfect Linux clone of NP++.

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by sandebert »

xandrius wrote: post #52
vivzkestrel wrote: post #24

Microsoft should create a new windows option in addition to Home, Professional and Pro and call this one "Windows OPTIMAL" They can price this 3x if they want but it has 0 bloatware, 0 telemetry or atleast everything can be disabled at the time of installation. It is literally windows designed from the ground up for maximum performance, runs as smooth as windows 7 or xp used to back in the good old days

Already exists, just not to the normies. IoT LTSC. Works like a charm and no bloat.

I have to use Windows for some things, and that's the version I have installed for that. I was a bit concerned at first, I thought I would find that some things didn't work. I've had zero issues though, highly recommend it. (No idea how it works for gaming.)

Re: Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features

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Post by 3836293648 »

immibis wrote: post #128
dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #88

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While I agree, when was the last time you bought something because you saw it advertised in Windows?

Most people think ads don't make them buy things, but they still do. It's just not as direct as seeing the ad so you click on the ad and buy the thing. (Sometimes it's that direct and advertisers love it, but not usually) You're thirsty. Do you want a Coke or an Africola? Coke obviously - what the heck is Africola? Why do you want a Coke? Because you saw the Coke logo everywhere since birth.

To be fair, I've taken part in blind tests here and coke is by far the best option, though that is definitely partially due to it having been the default correct option for all my life
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