Tag windows

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2025-05-30

Reposted 235.

How to make Windows 11 more usable, less annoying

www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-11-usability-guide.html

Very long, detailed, thorough guide on how to make Windows 11 less annoying, more productive and more ergonomic, with numerous changes and tweaks focused on privacy, security and usability, including reasons not to use Windows 11, pros and cons compared to earlier versions of Windows, tools needed before installation, USB media creation, how to skip online account creation, post-install questions, autoplay configuration, personalization, Firefox as default browser, app startup, offline maps, account sign-in options, time and language, gaming, entire privacy & security section in Settings - general, diagnostics and feedback, inking and typing, activity history, search permissions, and resource access, unnecessary services, cloud search, use of Winaero Tweaker to remove various options and features, Copilot, unnecessary apps, use of winget and Powershell to remove apps, Microsoft Edge removal, Open-Shell start menu alternative, autostart entries via Autoruns, optional removal of Windows Defender, optional configuration of Windows Update, Windows Explorer and taskbar tweaks, some other recommendations, and more

If I ever end up using Windows on a personal machine, I'll follow this guide

2024-10-23

163.

Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison

blogsystem5.substack.com/p/windows-nt-vs-unix-design

2024-08-30

148.

«Бобер выдыхай»: Go, WinAPI и ассемблер

habr.com/ru/articles/837454

Desktop-приложение с настоящим интерфейсом, с учетом реалий Windows