Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our unshittified experience

https://sh.itjust.works/post/18703921

Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our unshittified experience - sh.itjust.works

Source [https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/112372011268489905] :::spoiler alt-text I can’t believe a paid OS needs a tool like this. Here’s a GUI tool called OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) to remove all the ads in Windows 11. It’s understandable if a free OS or app needs ad support, but this is just crazy github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB [http://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB] [Screenshot Of a GUI Tool To Removes Ads From Various Places Around Windows 11] :::

Does anyone know if the EU protects against this? I am in Europe (well Switzerland, so technically not EU, but GDPR etc. nonetheless) and using windows 11 as my daily driver on two machines (one with beta) I have never seen ads.
EU gets Windows 11 ‘N’. It’s gdpr compliantnane doesn’t include the ads. I don’t know about the telemetry though.

Anyone can install Windows N, just select it during the installation

I’d still recommend debloating it using some script though

Does that actually work?
Yes, until you install an update. Then it’s best practice to run it again.