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> Most of that other junk can go - UI framework of the day, Cortana, Bing in my start menu, Windows Store, enhanced error reporting? Don't need it. Don't want it.

You are not expected to. Most people believe the new features in proprietary operating systems are for them. Sure, a few of them are (although in the case of Windows 11 they might not be obvious). But today most of these are aimed at extracting value from the existing position - hence tons of adware on a fresh copy of your OS.




Windows Store is kind of useful, as it manages the installed software and keeps it updated, same as a *nix package manager.

And that’s about it. It is completely infested with low quality apps, almost as bad as the Kindle App Store.




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