How to upgrade to Windows 11 with as much privacy, freedom and efficiency as possible
How to upgrade to Windows 11 - most privacy, freedom and efficiency - Lemmy.World
Er, your instructions don’t kill all the telemetry that makes Win11 so privacy invasive.
Unfortunately, your comments about security are spot-on — there have been a number of improvements in the latest Win11 releases that were never added to Win10.
So while Win10 can be tweaked to be a relatively private OS, you need to update to the latest Win11 for security, or switch to a non-Microsoft OS.
Mind to tell me what is missing then? NextDNS or Portmaster could be used, but they add more complexity. And as said, Windows should not be considered a safe OS so hardening it is kinda useless
That’s the point. Windows 11 cannot be made to be a private OS. So you have to adjust your privacy model instead if you want to use it.
Every OS nowadays need a good DNS server and better DNScrypt above. An app to control the traffic, like Portmaster or Pi-Hole is also recommended, irrelevant in which OS. Most activity of everyone is online and there is important to protect the privacy, because there is the biggest privacy hole, not in the OS but PEBCAC
you misspelled /c/funny
This is for people needing MSOffice, Adobe, AutoCAD and whatelse. This does not run in WINE, on purpose.
Just stop. Your comment does not help anyone.
How do you want to read this Brick above without bleeding eyes?
Andi Summary:
How to Upgrade to Windows 11 While Maintaining Privacy and Control
Before You Start
Most Efficient Method
Privacy-Focused Settings
Maintain Control
Recovery Options
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I'll add also WindHawk, which is imperative in W11
Meh. Pretty useless IMHO. There are plenty of tricks to apply after this basic stuff and even then, they will try to insert new telemetry on every small update. It's now worth the fight. Try to switch to Linux mint and have a dual boot for relevant software like Adobe.
Yes, dual boot is an option, but for certain things user need to use Windows. But you can make Windows a valid, fast and private OS, not so easy but possible. Telemetries re a minor problem and easy to avoid not needed. My W11 instalation has less than 1 GB and there is nothing working in the background which I don't want. Certainly I don't use any of the default Windows apps, nor the infame powersHell. Only the Defender and security updates.
Uhm this is a link. Click on it.
Hahaha! Please someone. Help the poor darling.
He's exactly a week early.
To be fair, a bunch of old scientific closed sourced applications run only on WinXP or 7. Maybe it's aimed at those people. But I don't know any that require 10 or 11 that don't have alternatives...
lol wtf
Lemmy users try not to be insufferable when Windows is mentioned (Challenge) (Impossible)
I mean, this is about privacy, is it not? It's pretty well-known by now that Windows mines your data.
It is clearly mentioned that
It's either private or it's Windows.
Wow windows never looked so good!
🚀 😄
True. Windows 10 is atrocious. I have to say, a debloated Win11 feels almost too good.
So, lets focus on making Linux distros shiny and easy to use!
I'd just replace Rufus with Ventoy. 😉
Best concept for a piece of software I've discovered after being a happy Rufus user for years. 🙂
Ventoy is so goated, I used Rufus then Balena for ages, then YUMI, and finally Ventoy. I've got a 128gb tiny USB attached to my phone case with every OS and utility I could need with over 80gb still free for file storage. Being able to download an iso and copy it with no software is huge, like in an emergency I could download an ISO on my phone if needed
Guys can you please read the post before writing random nonsense.
I'm one of those morons that really hates himself so is running systems that are highly optimized (hardened, custom kernels, no systemd) and all I can say, yes, mint cheff's kiss
Exactly. I used to play with installing different Linux distros all the time, just to see what was available. And when you use Linux Mint, your computer just fucking works. You install the damn thing, and then you just use it, and use it, and use it until the fucking wheels fall off.
Hardened Gentoo?
I know you think you’re being clever. But what you really are is arrogant. Telling someone the answer to their problem is to do as you do, instead of helping them with their issue.
I refuse to help people with installing any versions of windows out of ethical reasons, just like some tattooist refuse to tattoo people in the face or give them similarly stupid tattoos.
Yes, I'm arrogant enough to think I know better than those who haven't considered the issue at all.
You obviously didnt read the post
Why exactly would I waste my time reading about how to upgrade to Windows 11?
Edit: It was tongue and cheek. And apparently, all the upvotes got it. Well, you're the only one who said anything about it.
You obviously didn't format it.