Yeah, i disabled basically all telemetry on windows. I also will never upgrade to 11. It sucks donkey balls. Also I haven't noticed any change in edge being gone. Maybe I just got lucky.

Forgot to say, I got my keys from a system builder who had a shit ton of them but had to get them off the shelves because windows 11 was around the corner. So they are all legally obtained.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What method did you use to shut off telemetry? When I did do on my home computer, the calculator app stopped working. Along with a few more apps I don't use (phone, i think, people, the Xbox ones, etc)

I have several windows 10 pro keys from laptops I put Linux on. Maybe some day, I'll use the keys. Unlikely, though.

[–] kek_w_lol@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I used the windows debloater to remove most telemetry and then shut off services that were left in the task manager until something broke completely. It was a bit of a process but it worked. I use my PC for 3d modeling and gaming. Never used half the integrated apps because I have no need or already have better ones or actually a physical calculator. In general with my PCs I just delete anything that I will never use. Like office for example.