thehatfox@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWindows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoronarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square210fedilinkarrow-up1720arrow-down123cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareAndi@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·2 years agoWhen choosing the region/language, choose “English (World)”. Boom, bloatware be gone. You can safely change it to your correct region once you’ve logged in (Note: the Windows Store won’t work until you do).
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·2 years ago the Windows Store won’t work until you do So just never do it. Noted.
minus-squareAndi@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 years agoRemember some ‘core’ apps, such as Paint and Calculator are delivered via the Store now too - so they’ll also be missing.
minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoI’ll just pirate a version of paint
minus-squareBarbecueCowboy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoI can’t find a scenario where paint.net doesn’t come out on top when compared to the version of paint that ships with Windows and it’s free.
minus-squareRheingoldRiver@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agopaint opens a bit faster, and often I want to just draw some stupid rectangles with 5 words and 4 arrows real quick and screenshot it and say “look here’s the mock-up”
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 years agoGood. Those are easily replaced by FOSS alternatives.
minus-squareAndi@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoBecause the paid-for “bloat” is per region. If you don’t define the region… taps side of forehead
When choosing the region/language, choose “English (World)”. Boom, bloatware be gone.
You can safely change it to your correct region once you’ve logged in (Note: the Windows Store won’t work until you do).
So just never do it. Noted.
Remember some ‘core’ apps, such as Paint and Calculator are delivered via the Store now too - so they’ll also be missing.
I’ll just pirate a version of paint
I can’t find a scenario where paint.net doesn’t come out on top when compared to the version of paint that ships with Windows and it’s free.
paint opens a bit faster, and often I want to just draw some stupid rectangles with 5 words and 4 arrows real quick and screenshot it and say “look here’s the mock-up”
Good. Those are easily replaced by FOSS alternatives.
Why is this?
Because the paid-for “bloat” is per region. If you don’t define the region… taps side of forehead