Isn't it ironic how you need instructions now to install Windows with a bearable level of bloat? Kinda like installing Arch just for uninstalling/skipping instead of installing.

Any reason to use chocolatey over winget?

Im assuming this is the Sophia Script you’re referring to? https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows

I actually managed to excise Edge from my system entirely, so pressing F1 in explorer doesn't launch it anymore.

Dsspite some people warning that Edge was needed for some "core web functionality" it has broken nothing except the handful of places where they want to force you to launch a link in Edge. In that case nothing happens, but that's not a big deal since I know how to use search engines to find information, which is the only purpose those features served.

It took quite a few steps but I got there. There are a few extra steps to stop it coming back in the next update but you can do it.

I like to use Winget instead of chocolatey

“The only downside is that the Windows Store appears not to work out of the box.”

This is a feature, not a bug.

that is absolutely not a downside

Article's author didn't fully catch the meaning of "downside".

I'm of the opinion that MS will eventually get this right, but it won't be called Windows 11 by the time it does. The redesign, efforts into command-line and WSL, they are moving in a positive direction, but the ads, bloat, spyware, needs to go. If they can release Win12 or whatever its called with the simplicity of Win11, have the features of Win10 (and finally put a nail in the old interfaces from XP and before), they could have another solid performer like Windows 7.

Mythbusters managed to do that pretty well

insert specific versions of missing dependencies here for whatever program you try to run

Slashdot or not, Microsoft sucks. The underlying truth of the "meme" will keep it alive forever.

Lmao I'm surprised I don't see Micro$oft anymore, was literally just thinking about that the other day for some reason.

Reminds me of the PC Master Race people that comment on Console related posts. Like, cool we get that you're insecure about your platform of choice, we don't need to be reminded.

but when Windows needed

the irony is that the only reason ever for "Windows needed" is because some obnoxious asshole decided they want to force others to use Windows. There's literally nothing that Windows can do better. There is only a quasi monopoly and probably bribes to companies to release no builds for other platforms (e.g. for games).

So i tried this one and for some reason i cant find candy crush in my start menu. What did i do wrong?

How do I install my Game Pass games?

Get the N verison and you won't get any bloatware either

Do not recommend Tiny10/11. They are modified Windows ISOs and we have no way of knowing what actually was modified and if there's anything malicious under the hood.

Besides it also completely breaks a bunch of actually useful features.