SophiApp VS WindowsSpyBlocker

Another (more graphical and customizable) way to debloat your windows is with SophiApp. Which is my preferred way on new installs

this one is open-source https://github.com/Sophia-Community/SophiApp

Besides, the Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility generally eats up too much daylight as the questions and confusion starts rolling in. SophiApp on the other hand, has simplified things quite a bit, as long as we explain what to do and what not to do.

since Ghost Spectre is optimized by itself and the crapware is mostly cut out of it, do 3rd party Windows optimizers/tweakers like SophiApp or ChrisTitusTech make sense at all, or they are already redundant?

We could even perhaps instead create a script or software that strips the official Windows 11 ISO and allows users to choose which apps and features they want to keep or remove. I know there are scripts that exists already like SophiApp or Chris Titus's Debloat Tool but none specifically tweaked for the SteamDeck.

links for lazy: https://github.com/Sophia-Community/SophiApp

Windows Spy Blocker = This will add a bunch of Windows IP addresses to your Windows Firewall. The basic settings should not impede functionality. It should also allow you to switch ntp (how Windows sets it's Clock) to more open alternatives.

Telemetry is similar to Windows 10. However, you can stop most or all of this with the hosts file or a Pihole. Add this: https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/tree/master/data/hosts

You can use WindowsSpyBlocker on Windows to change the NCSI, or you can change it yourself

Also, the New Oil recommends WindowsSpyBlocker so that may be another option for you.