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    De Enshittify Windows 11: Practical steps to reclaim privacy and control

    Paul Thurrott has quietly launched De-Enshittify Windows 11 on Leanpub and released a Leanpub launch video introducing the book’s thesis: Windows 11 is increasingly shaped by defaults, telemetry, and bundled behaviors that benefit the platform owner more than the user, and practical...
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    How Microsoft’s EU Regulations Are Reshaping Windows and User Choice in 2025

    For years, Microsoft’s aggressive promotion of the Edge browser has frustrated countless Windows users. Annoying popups and stubborn default settings became a hallmark of the experience, with Microsoft persistently nudging—or, some would say, nagging—users to designate Edge as their primary web...