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What should I install on a Windows laptop that I'm donating for general office use? (lemmy.world)
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So before anyone mentions it, yes I really did want to put Linux on it (MX Linux is my current favorite), but the person it's for is not very computer savvy and I don't feel like doing tech support, so fuck it, they can keep using Windows.

But before I hand it off, I was wondering what else I should install (and/or what stupid Windows settings to disable) to make it as usable and secure as reasonably possible.

So far I'm thinking Firefox + uBlock Origin, and maybe Avast unless someone has a less annoying free antivirus.

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[โ€“] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Chris Titus has a PowerShell tool that will go through and tidy up a lot of windows bullshit and let you install some useful commonly used applications.