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De-Enshittifing Windows 11 Version 25H2: Win11Debloat
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De-Enshittifing Windows 11 Version 25H2: Win11Debloat ⭐

I love Tiny11 Builder, but what if you just want to clean up an existing…

What I Use: ExplorerPatcher
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What I Use: ExplorerPatcher ⭐

I do like the Windows 11 look and feel, but some app modernization efforts are…

Online Accounts 2025: Saying No to Renting Software
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Online Accounts 2025: Saying No to Renting Software ⭐

I wish I could say that I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to…

Tiny11 Builder 2025 Round 3: Customization Fails, New Laptop Install
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Tiny11 Builder 2025 Round 3: Customization Fails, New Laptop Install ⭐

My attempts to customized the Tiny11 Builder script were unsuccessful, so I've simply used it…

Review: Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

Review: Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

“Once a company is too big to fail, it becomes too big to jail, and…

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Tiny11 Builder 2025 Next Steps ⭐

It's still early days, but Tiny11 Builder appears to deliver the de-enshittification capabilities I was…

De-Enshittifing Windows 11 Version 25H2: Tiny11 Builder
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De-Enshittifing Windows 11 Version 25H2: Tiny11 Builder ⭐

Tiny11 Builder is a PowerShell-based successor to Tiny11 that helps you install a cleaner version…

Windows 10's legacy is complicated
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Windows 10’s Legacy? It’s Complicated (Premium)

Windows 10 has a complicated legacy that's undermined by the enshittification that Microsoft built into…

Big Tech vs. Little Tech
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Little Tech (Premium)

I often highlight the changes I make to the apps and services I rely on.…

Giving In: Microsoft Edge
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Giving In: Microsoft Edge (Premium)

Microsoft Edge is a hub for bad behaviors in Windows 11. But would it be…

Multiple views, same folder
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Giving In? (Premium)

When faced with Big Tech enshittification, it's tempting to just give in. But I tried…

When You Use Windows 11, Are You the Product?
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When You Use Windows 11, Are You the Product? (Premium)

Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer posted an interesting video this past week about Microsoft's shift…

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Taking a Walk on the Wild Side (Premium)

Does it make sense to use Windows 11 with a local account and a perpetual,…

Sign o' the Times
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Sign o’ the Times (Premium)

I've had a troubled relationship with The New York Times for decades, dating back to…

ExplorerPatcher

ExplorerPatcher Updated for 24H2, Windows 11 on Arm

Valentin Radu's useful ExplorerPatcher now supports Windows 11 version 24H2, including Arm64, and a new…

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The Next Coding Project (Premium)

I'm getting ahead of myself here, but in writing up Win11Debloat yesterday after a week…

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