On 9/25/2020 at 10:28 PM, Isaiah said:@stinta wpd.app and w10privacy seem to be mainly focused on just privacy settings and blocking services. Deboat scripts actually disable/delete these services entirely, which actually speeds up your system. These scripts can also set privacy and many other system settings as well. So tools like WPD are less thorough and powerful. However, there is nothing preventing you from running them both and that might be the best choice for less experienced users. Just don't think of them as straight up replacements/alternatives .
As for rentry.co/fwt: This is a rabbit hole I would not personally go down. Using special versions / installers of Windows will at best be useless if you ever update, since any bloat/feature removed will be restored. And at worse break parts of your system making certain software not run. That site also strait up recommends windows activators and piracy web sites, so it's not exactly on the up and up.
With Windows there is always a trade off between privacy & control vs compatibility & stability. And for me, a custom deboat script combined with system tweaking tools are the best balance. Anything more is just not worth all the hassle and pain it will likely create for me.
WPD and w10privacy uninstall and remove bloat as well. W10Privacy is very thorough and improves performance, to boot: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=windows10-w10priv-wsl.
Rentry.co/fwt's up to date guide is easy to follow if you already have an ISO, and even if you think it's too complex, rentry.co/mdl-optimize-guide gotcha covered. I don't see how you can just dismiss these things just because you can't be bothered to go through with them. If you don't want crap on your PC, you'll have to go the extra mile, lad.
For the record, I think pirating the dogshit excuse for an os that is winblows 10 is perfectly moral. Microsoft don't deserve your money.