Windows 11 debloat
Be wary when asked “Let’s connect you to a network”. Think [SHIFT]+[F10] , cmd, “oobe\bypassnro”, “I don’t have internet”, etc. Rufus will have taken care of local account already.
Reminders: Advertising, Telemetry, Bloatware, Bitlocker, Edge, (stealthy) OneDrive sync, Teams, Copilot, Core Isolation FPS drop.
[Post setup tips go here — uncharted territory as of yet. warning: may break upward compatibility]
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil
Start11 v1 or v2 ( Start11: The ultimate Start menu replacement for Windows 10 and 11. Restore the classic look and add new functionality. )
StartAllBack ( StartAllBack to fix all Windows 11 deal-breaking UI issues )
Open-Shell ( Welcome to Open-Shell )
ExplorerPatcher ( GitHub – valinet/ExplorerPatcher: This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows )
RetroBar ( GitHub – dremin/RetroBar: Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows )