• Gazumi@lemmy.world
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    Just bought a new Windows laptop and it was LOADED with bloatware. Some apps could be deleted simply, some however are baked in. Discovered BloatyNosyApp and the partner app Junk Ctrl for W11 on GitHub https://github.com/builtbybel/BloatyNosy

    This seems to have done the trick quickly and surprisingly easily compared to DIY powershell activity.

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      All PCs bought in retail should be wiped and reimaged with a fresh install. At the very best, you install the firmware updates manually or via the manufacturer app but even then I will take a second look before approving.

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        But that only removes OEM bloatware and you still have to deal with Windows bloatware.

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          Bloatynosy removes onedrive, people, microsoft mixed realityportal and such. With just 1 click. I literally just used it now on a fresh windows installation

          It also disables telemitry, and a few other things (default “fix” button)

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        That was the point of the article, it doesn’t do the trick anymore, bloatware is now part of the default install.

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        Most OEMs push firmware updates via windows update these days.

        The OEMs app might get you them sooner, but nothing is better than windows BSODing, then deciding now’s a good time to install a firmware update.

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      Yes, let’s fucking download software from a GitHub repo!

      And then bitch how Linux isn’t user friendly, because you… might have to download software from a GitHub repo?

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        One is a choice, the other an inevitability. These are not the same.

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          Dafuq are you talking about? I’ve downloaded many random shit from Github on Windows to restore some basic UX functionality on W11, while I have never downloaded any software from Github repo on Linux, because everything I need is either on Ubuntu repo or some ppa or - shockingly - is built-in DE. And I’m a programmer and Linux is my daily driver.

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            Cool, you chose to use github to return optional functionality. That’s a little different from being required to use github so that your latest software purchase can run on your system. It’s not difficult, you’d think a programmer would have a better grasp on simple logic problems.

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              being required to use github so that your latest software purchase can run on your system

              I don’t know what this is referring to.

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                Maybe proton-ge but again that’s entirely optional. They’re just grasping at straws trying to defend their abusive OS.

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              What the fuck are you talking about? No one downloads software from GitHub on Linux unless they’re doing some really fringe, custom shit. Linux users detest randomly downloaded software from the internet (which is effectively the ONLY way of getting software on Windows, btw). We want all software to be managed by our package managers.

              Also, lol on “software purchase”. What software are you buying on Linux?