From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

On Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:13:23 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

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Now I have to recheck all my settings to see which one was changed by
some spurious non-deniable 'update'. Because that was something I wanted
to do today.

Windows 11: Because Microsoft hates their customers.

There have been various de-bloating type apps out there. I found this one
very effective, helpful, and non-harmful:

https://github.com/builtbybel/BloatyNosy

It aids greatly in removing bloatware, disabling adware, and tweaking
privacy settings.

I doubt it's completely perfect, but it did better than I could do myself
in a short amount of time. I was used to trolling through all the settings
and other things revealed by SysInternals (now also more doubtful) to
achieve similar effects.

Two disclaimers:
1. Read the docs.
2. YMMV

Hope it's helpful!

Lafe

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From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

On Mon, 11 Sep 2023 03:32:56 -0000 (UTC), Lafe <lafe@lafes.invalid>
wrote:

On Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:13:23 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Windows 11: Because Microsoft hates their customers.

There have been various de-bloating type apps out there. I found this one >very effective, helpful, and non-harmful: >https://github.com/builtbybel/BloatyNosy

It aids greatly in removing bloatware, disabling adware, and tweaking >privacy settings.

Thank you. However, as noted, I had already done that. My rant had
more to do with the fact that any such changes are temporary, because
Microsoft will re-implement any changes at their whim.

Which, again, isn't surprising. I knew that going into Windows 11 (and
Windows 10). But it's still annoying when it actually happens. ;-)

I can't speak directly to the BloatNosy tool above, but there are a
number of similar apps available, and I can't imagine using Windows11
without them. (Hell, I can barely tolerate Windows 11 /with/ them). So
thank you for the informational link, even if I've no use for it
myself ;-)



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From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

Am 08.09.23 um 15:13 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:

Fuck you, Microsoft. Marketing is inherently deceitful and I didn't
want any of it coming from my operating system; you need to be able to
TRUST the OS, and advertising works against that goal. You want to
place adverts, stick them on something you control (like your website)
and not on my fucking OS. And don't fucking override my choices NOT to
see the adverts just to shill your newest toy.

One of the reasons why I love my steam deck, no unwanted popups for
something I am not interested in, period!

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From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

On 9/20/23 05:26, Werner P. wrote:

Am 08.09.23 um 15:13 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:

Fuck you, Microsoft. Marketing is inherently deceitful and I didn't
want any of it coming from my operating system; you need to be able to
TRUST the OS, and advertising works against that goal. You want to
place adverts, stick them on something you control (like your website)
and not on my fucking OS. And don't fucking override my choices NOT to
see the adverts just to shill your newest toy.

One of the reasons why I love my steam deck, no unwanted popups for something I am not interested in, period!

Not even the Steam news thing?
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