Are you mostly finding success in disabling / slimming down those things you mentioned? What does your personal windows 11 install process look like at the moment? Any other tweaks outside of your scripts? Thanks!
AFIK the disable_telemetry scripts are getting the job done I run a fully functional Windows installation also using SEP for further privacy/security hardening https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...lemetry-repository.63874/page-73#post-1724179
I just have to install Windows every month during Patch Tuesday when LCU arrives I add updates, drivers, etc when I disable telemetry offline so my OS is mostly setup already after installing Almost all my Apps are portable with a very few exceptions like SEP, VPN, IDM that needs installing so very minimal setup after installing Windows My tweaks are mostly for Personalization
I take it you're on 26H1? Any reason to use the previous versions? Win 11 doesn't have custom builds like Enterprise G, I assume?
I tested 26H1 but it was buggy still. (Some operations were way too slow) Haven't tested it lately though I dual boot Windows 10 22H2 and 11 25H2 (alternating between Professional, LTSC and Enterprise G) You can reconstruct Windows 11 Enterprise G (I use Enterprise G 22H2 and 25H2) https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/guide-discussion-windows-editions-reconstructions.88605/
Hi Freddie, I activated LTSC Win10 in my version store, etc. I recently installed WhatsApp and it worked. WhatsApp requires regular updates and you have to reinstall WhatsApp. After I did this, WhatsApp is installed but does not respond when I click on the WhatsApp button. At the same time, I installed the latest SSU. Could there be a problem with the update? Or why is WhatsApp not responding? Thanks
Can I intervene? WhatsApp Desktop for Windows is not a fully native application. Its user interface is implemented using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Microsoft Edge WebView2 provides the Chromium-based rendering engine and JavaScript runtime used to host this web UI inside the application process. WhatsApp Desktop depends on WebView2 for UI rendering, session handling, and QR code display. If the WebView2 Runtime is missing, outdated, or corrupted, the application may fail to start, display a blank window, or hang during initialization. Installing or repairing Microsoft Edge WebView2 restores the required runtime environment and resolves these issues. After installing WebView2: 1. WhatsApp receives a working browser engine 2. The HTML/CSS/JS interface loads correctly 3. The QR code is displayed 4. Chats, notifications, and buttons begin to work reliably
dcownload exe from website or doubleclick the appx/msix install file when you downloaded it. next best step is to create a batch file
Thank you! I found it and used the automatic download for the correct version. Unfortunately, there was no improvement, or the program did not install correctly. Can I check it to rule out an installation error?
Updated Windows 10 and 11 scripts Removed innefective registry keys and those that do not apply to the target OS Corrected some Registry paths Replaced undocumented registry keys with documented ones to disable AI infrastracture, Cortana and Search permissions https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...lemetry-repository.63874/page-66#post-1686849
Hi @freddie-o , Do you know of LocalSend? It's an app that allows you to send files between devices on your local network easily without an internet connection. Just something I've run into, the app works flawlessly on Windows 10 + script but is broken on Windows 11 + script. That is, on w10, I can see a list of devices and successfully send and receive files from those devices. On w11, I can see the devices but any attempt to send or receive files from them results in a connection timeout. When I tried installing it on w11, it gave a warning that the app required location settings to be on - these settings which have been disabled / removed by the script. But the strange thing is that the w10 script removes the exact same location settings, yet there is no warning and it continues to work as intended for w10 setups. From comparing the two script files, they are functionally identical except for the additional removal of AI / Cloud features on the w11 script. Any ideas as to what it could be? Does w11 handle networks that much differently than w10? Thank you
Possibly related: I got told by some programs that discovery and listing of local networks (like WiFi) requires Location services, but only on Windows 11 24H2 and higher. Maybe that's why it works on Windows 10 but not on 11, 11 requires the location services while 10 doesn't.
Thank you for the suggestion. Since the script files are so similar, this is likely the culprit. I would not be surprised to find out if the apps I use daily might start nagging about wanting location services to work, and therefore becoming broken due to the lack of said services - if indeed this is the cause. Only way to find out is to test them. Local Send is an absolute must for my daily use, but this situation has paused my adoption of this particular w11 setup as a daily driver, for now.