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Advice For The Unfortunate Windows User?
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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2025
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Thank you so much for such a detailed response and providing resources! I appreciate your effort and help!
Before I do anything more I'm going to read over yours (and a few other comments) a few more times and do some research. But this gives me awesome guidance, thank you. Hopefully I can take control of whatever privacy I am able to with Microsoft while I still use it. I am hoping though to someday make a full switch to Linux with no issue.
No problem. I stress doing this in chunks. Don't be like me. LOL I'm a 'more is better' and 'one turn to many' guy. So, I know the temptation is to sock it to your Windows install immediately and with vigor, and that can lead to issues in the future. Take notes. I use Notepad++ but regular Notepad will work. Just something you can review to see where you are in your progress and if you need to drop back and readdress something. If you're older than Methuselah, like me, it helps out tremendously.