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Ask HN: Safest open source Win11 privacy tool?
is there one that can lower the telemetry/net connections and manage services without breaking things like windows updates or other core os functions? i know of oo shutup but its not open source so unsure of trustworthy
also interested in something to make a classic start menu if possible. reg tweak i found didnt work.
- kosasbest 3y agohttps://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer https://github.com/TheWorldOfPC/Windows11-Debloat-Privacy-Guide https://github.com/TheWorldOfPC/Windows11-Debloat-Privacy-Gu...
- smoldesu 3y ago> but its not open source so unsure of trustworthy If this is your attitude towards computing, you may want to pivot away from Windows-based systems eventually.
- transportheap 3y agoits not just the one case i am curious of
- runjake 3y agoCheck out this article, which uses an "open source" tool (the tool is Powershell, so inspectable). https://christitus.com/windows-11-perfect-install/ https://christitus.com/windows-11-perfect-install/ Direct link to script: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/main/winutil.ps1 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/mai...
- gumballindie 3y agoMaybe theres a market for a little product out there. Windows is not the virus and we need guards against it. Crazy times.
- ederhex 3y agohttps://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows I highly recommend this script. It's a really decent base without breaking stuff. Most of the time I change 3 or 4 settings in the script.