Debloat Windows 10

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Debloat Windows 10

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Anyone of you geeks tried this tool?

https://christitus.com/debloat-windows-10-2020/

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I dont know... but I am going to try it on my ATCS computer down at the museum to see if it will run better and not nag about updates ruining the interface.
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Pugsley: There's a configuration checklist here for running Win10 in Kiosk mode, which includes disabling notifications: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/window ... sk-prepare

Exec: I don't like to trust someone else's script. Pretty much everything he mentions can be done simply enough. I have no problem with Windows 10 apps being installed as long as they aren't running in the background. It's not like they use a lot of space. I use Spybot anti-beacon to block telemetry and phone home crap (it just creates a block list in your HOSTS file, and checks on Windows start to make sure an update hasn't reset it).

A reminder I have a checklist to do all this here, which I just updated with more detailed auto update and driver blocks:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=60774
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Re: Debloat Windows 10

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I'm not using Spybot, but I am using Shutup10.
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Thanks for that. Have to give it a read and set it up. Its just a display of local railroads that the public can see. It what a dispatcher would see on his console.
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