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Ars Technica Aug 21, 2023

Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron

Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/windows-11-has-made-the-clean-windows-install-an-oxymoron/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron

Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer.

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There are good guides that help you install Windows 11 without all the crap it comes with, and without breaking the system. Here's one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQZ5oQg8XA&t=459s

But the real solution, and one that is being perfect for me... is to just install Linux, zero enshitification problems here.

I have windows 11 in dual boot only because of work-related things, but man there's no comparison to Linux at all. Much better experience overall, warts and all compared to Windows 11.

The Perfect Windows 11 Install

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