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How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2
A new major Windows 11 release means a new guide for cleaning up the OS.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/what-i-do-to-clean-up-a-clean-install-of-windows-11-23h2-and-edge/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Andy 🌎Nov 5

@arstechnica Queue all the useless "Just use Linux" responses...

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Kevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦Nov 5

@asmaloney @arstechnica Cue all the useless "Queue all the useless 'Just use Linux' responses..."

I use macOS. Apple isn't much better than Microsoft, but it IS better.

2009 was my last year as a Win user. I've been ignoring it for a LONG time. I think more people - regular people - need to play with their devices. And that includes trying out new OSes.

If they continue to gaze into Windows, Microsoft will ever-increasingly exploit them.

So. Don't "Just use Linux" - but do "Maybe try Linux".

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Andy 🌎

@kboyd @arstechnica The point is the vast majority of users are at least aware of Linux. Not everyone has a choice about what OS they use, so a post like this can be useful for them.

These "just use Linux" comments for *every single post* related to Windows just don't add anything useful to the world. They're almost as bad as Rust evangelists. 🙃

(FWIW I'm a macOS user (since 1985) who occasionally has to use Windows. I was also a "compile my own kernel" Linux user in the late 90s/early 2000s.)