Is there an “standard” Windows 11 debloat script or software that I could use? Things like removing bloatware, and disabling as many of the AI features as possible?

Also, to head this off, I can’t use Linux because my mouse is unsupported.

Thanks!

Edit: I used WinUtil. Thanks again!

  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The problem with Windows ‘debloat’ scripts is that they monkey with esoteric gedit policies and registry tweaks.

    Any Windows update, even security ones, can break the tweaks, cause bugs, or even instability. And naturally the users have no idea which of the tweaks is causing the problem. Especially when its been months since you used the scripts.

    Now “deep customization” can break Linux too. The difference is that Linux developers are not going break your tweaks on purpose. For example, Windows recently closed some of the workarounds to install Windows on a local account.

    Microsoft decides what users can do with Windows. Company officials have admitted that they’re already coding the OS with AI, and that future Windows versions are going to be AI powered. The Recall behavior of taking screenshots to be analyzed by AI to catalogue everything you do isn’t being developed as a Windows feature, but a core functionality of the OS.

    What kind of mouse are you using anyway?

    • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      What kind of mouse are you using anyway?

      Razer Naga X. I spent all day yesterday trying to get it working in Mint, but had no luck. Nothing supports button rebinding, nonetheless DPI changes with button remapping.

      Edit: made it slightly more clear