Microsoft is moving forward with its plans to turn Windows 11 into a full-fledged “AI” operating system amidst Copilot backlash. The first big move in that direction is an experimental feature called “Agent Workspace,” which gives AI agents access to the most-used folders in your directory, such as Desktop, Music, Pictures, and Videos. It will […]
i decided this for myself a couples years ago (except it was windows 7 for me).
fast forward a decade later and here i am typing this on a laptop that came with windows 11. lol
the only way i escaped this until now as being able to afford the hefty price tags on linux-only hardware with something like system76 and i can’t afford it anymore since i no longer earn a software engineer’s salary.
Why not a second-hand ThinkPad/Latitude/ProBook? They’re cheap and cheerful and well-supported by most distros.
I’ve done that in the past and it’s taught me that I have bad luck w second hand personal electronics.
Why can’t you downgrade to W10?
Anyways, I’ve buttoned up this install of Windows, blocked all known telemetry points of access with an extensive block list in the .host file as well as others, and a litany of other modifications. I make images of my setup so that, if the wheels fall off, I can always spin up an image and be back in business without having to reinvent the wheel.
I do use Linux and Mac in my network as well. However, I have one piece of software I use for my private business, and I have never been able to find a exact opensource/Linux equivalent. In fact I don’t think there is anything out there that does what it does. So, W10 is it for me.
i didn’t know i could do that. is it possible with a windows oem license that came with the laptop?
this is the first windows machine i’ve had since 2012 and i’ve only used linux or mac since then so i’m not so well versed in the windows eco-system anymore.
Well, since I’ve never had a W11 OEM, I am not 100% sure you can acomplish this, but doing a cursory search it seems that you can:
https://www.howtogeek.com/751145/how-to-downgrade-from-windows-11-to-windows-10/