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[–] DasRubberDuck@feddit.de 127 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Sorry to be that guy: Install Linux?

But seriously: l'd like to know as well.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate this response but it was my first thought this time.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The worst part is that its not a bad response. Linux mint is such a good alternative.

[–] Coeus@coeus.sbs 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I ditched Windows for a Linux Mint just over a month ago. Best decision.

[–] OrdinaryAlien@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I ditched Linux Mint for TempleOS. The holiest decision I've ever made.

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[–] SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Came here to make this (half)joke.

Sadly, it's not just a joke, it's also the only way to actually do this.

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[–] Little8Lost@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

But seriously: another comment here points out some tool

[–] nymwit@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool info. If you were going for a copypasta type thing you nailed it.

[–] Little8Lost@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago (7 children)
[–] gullible@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve noticed that over the top satire tends to be taken entirely at face value on lemmy. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever stop posting it, but I have noticed it. Also, demographics run much younger than most seem to believe.

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[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

Thanks, now I don't need to say it myself.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It’s like the Microsoft anti-trust trial in 2001 never happened.

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[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 72 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Got this via Mastodon which will not let me search for the source.

If you're in the US, when you set up Windows for the first time, select English (Europe) or English (World), not English (US). That will stop it installing all the bloatware that US citizens are not protected from but everyone else is.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

It's definitely a US thing, I'm on English (Singapore) and have not seen an ad, ever. I was perplexed by all the complaints of ads in the start menu and wherever, until someone pointed to me that it was a US thing.

[–] provomeister@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You must switch back to English (US) after installation if you want access to Microsoft Store (and even if you don't, you probably should because most apps are now there).

I've seen a few tools to suppress most telemetry such as ChrisTitusTech's winutil or O&O ShutUp, maybe you could give that a try. Microsoft is really pushing hard Bing & Edge...

Also, as a Linux user, I must obliged to the rules and say there's alternatives out there if you want to try something new. :-) !linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] ChillPill@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Linus Torvolds?

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Akshually Linus Torvalds is a prophet, Richard Stallman is our lord

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's GNU/Richard Stallman to you!

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've taken to calling him GNU + Richard Stallman

[–] chili1553@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd like to interject for a moment,

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Use Firefox

[–] SamboT@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago

Don't use chrome

[–] torafugu@artemis.camp 28 points 1 year ago

It is time to stray away from Windows.

[–] Cpo@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (8 children)

You can't

Laughs in Linux.

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[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Edge/Windows is literally the technological equivalent of an obsessive ex-girlfriend.

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[–] Sused@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 1 year ago

Use software like shutupwin10 or various other open source debloat scripts to remove a shit-ton of annoying features in windows. Or, as lemmy galaxy-brains would have it, JuSt uSe LiNuX

[–] NoisyFlake@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'd like to mention Windows 10 LTSC here. It's an official Windows 10 Edition from Microsoft, designed for enterprise and embedded usage. Therefore it has no bloatware, no annoying feature updates, no ads and only the absolute minimum of telemetry. It just works.

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[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Microsoft Reward points

What the fuck is this?

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[–] Tathas@programming.dev 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

One way would be to switch your default search engine to Bing in Chrome.

[–] atri@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I bet that doesn't stop it lol

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[–] spez@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Wait, you had this WHILE using chrome on win10? Jesus

[–] JTode@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I must be the fortieth to advise you to install Linux.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

start using linux lmao

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] elxeno@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago
[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 11 points 1 year ago

Have you tried binging it?

[–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

use a service like o&o shutup that'll cripple this among other bloat.

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[–] hiajen@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe have a look at the tool from 0&0 called "shut up windows 10"

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[–] NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

switch to Bing

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

My suggestion is to download something like Windows Privacy Dashboard and disabling/uninstalling as much telemetry options as possible.

I've never got that kind of ad push, so i have to ask where you got it? Was it from using the search bar beside the start button? If so, maybe completely disabling and uninstalling Cortana might fix it.

[–] BudgieMania@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Straight up the same playbook that other entities used in the past to get your grandma to install unwanted search barchs in internet explorer. No wonder Windows Defender is so advanced, Microsoft has a lot of experience as the developer of the most popular malware in the world.

[–] solarvector@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago

Sailing the high seas for an enterprise edition, combined with https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

The above is my solution until taking the other advice on this thread and transitioning to Linux. Only thing holding me back there is gaming (which already works great for most people, I had trouble with my GPU). There are so many things about Linux that are just better than Windows now, and a high number of use cases these days are met with Firefox and libre office.

[–] donut4ever@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Fuck windows. I use Linux and sometimes I do need Windows for certain things, but I just take the long route and figure it out on Linux, just so I don't have to deal with Microsoft and their bullshit

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Write a complaint to the CMA about Microsoft’s anti-competitive and anti-consumer behavior.

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