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Rediscovered Windows on a new Surface recently (so the pure Microsoft experience...), and yes it's pretty bad out of the box. Not just the ads, but the presets and aren't great either, so you're expected to take a bunch of time to make it sane first.
The general advice I got was to start with a debloating program [0], especially for people new to the platform.
My take is, Windows 11's lows are really low. Having to debloat is one thing, the overall mild bugginess is another (everything kinda only works 99% of the time, that 1% of FU doesn't seem to disappear). Then the arcane science of digging through old layers to resurect past UIs that are still more powerful than the newer ones.
On the other side the highs are way way higher. People stick with all the crap because that's the only path to where they want to go.
I prefer Apple, but there are times when you can't get away from Windows.
For those times I find the following tools really useful.
But like the article says... its is hard to trust a company that build all this adware crap into my OS in the first place. =P
* O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11 || https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
(I turn all the recommend options off, and then re-enable Clipboard History.)
* GitHub - StevenBlack/hosts: Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories. || https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
(And if you block things at the host level, remember to disable DNS Caching.)
* How to disable Windows 10 DNS Cache services || https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/a0...
* Wise Program Uninstaller - Uninstall, Remove or Force Uninstall Programs Completely || https://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-program-uninstaller.html
> Browser support (including Safari support) is the main reason why expensive desktop Macs eventually become paperweights.
> I'm familiar with this, but I didn't find a way of remapping the alt/win keys with it. The closest I've found was using alt-gr for level 3. But I don't want that, I want the key next to it to be alt-gr. I also want to have it on the left side, too.
https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys/releases
BIG WARNING if you do this! I've done it in the past and using other computers will just break your brain. Think working with someone else or helping relatives, etc.
> Because they're basically undiscoverable and require hours of googling.
Oh, so just like Linux stuff? :-p The double standards are real :-D
> The first approach I'd found, using the remap function of PowerToys kinda worked. But it randomly stopped working and would behave as if I had the super key pressed all the time. Cue windows randomly moving around, etc.
I've used SharpKeys and the Microsoft KLC tool in the past, after many, many failed attempts, they're quite reliable. Only a handful of apps and websites (WhatsApp web... for some reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) don't 100% work well with them.
Just leaving some links here since not everyone is aware. You can restore the Windows 11 Taskbar to a more normal state. First, remove the Win11 changes with ExplorerPatcher. Then, install openshell. It's unfortunate how much the windows ui has degraded.
https://pureinfotech.com/restore-taskbar-location-windows-11...
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