I did tried Windows 11 but maybe I don't like it

hdmi said:

To me, personally, the last 3 whole pages of this thread make no sense. Hence my attempt at making a silly joke about a company name that was entered into a database as a fake example for Microsoft a long time ago.

You succeeded so well it went woosh over my head! But..... agree on your assessment. Seem to be examples of it over several threads...............

MaloK said:

Since I still use W7 today, I will probably use W10 for the next 10 years.

....The main thing I observed in W10 is, it never stops HDD solicitation, never... That's crazy, on W7 when I leave my computer RM shows 0 process and 0 disk activity until I click on something...

For the first time I was able to create a really stripped W10, Without breaking anything.... I reused it as a reference image on my new systems and it's doing great. it runs around 140 processes. With a very lightweight set of tasks and a crippled logging facility. All updates are working Firewall, Antivirus etc... no crap gets re enabled, I rolled two Windows versions over it and all subsequent updates from WU and it stayed clean. OMG !!!

This way I reduced overall systems activity by 35%-40% and internet network activity by up to 25%... That shocked me big time. The whole network response when up and I love it.

So yes, I believe that Tweaking Windows to suite your needs is a good thing and removing crap from it "is a Must".

I totally share your observation in matters constant storage device I/O. I often thought about what is actually going on as it never ends. Maybe another collusion to wear out your mass storage device so you have to buy another one...
I wish there will be some kind of uninstall app that allows you to [selectively] uninstall all the hot air and uncalled, unasked and unwanted stuff in Windows. I tried the bulk crap uninstaller (BCU) and while it can help in a few matters
I haven't found yet the way of having it isolate all the Windows specific unneeded "ballast".

I will need to try that stripping down you did, that sounds very interesting I'm running twice as many processes. Can you provide some "how to's" and details? Nothing surprises me anymore with this company that "provides" the Windows operating system and neither would I be surprised when the day comes for some major antitrust case.

For your amusement, on how bizarre it can get, I kept a copy of the EULA from office 2003. Yes 19 years ago. The reason being, back then I coincidentally while doing a global word search in an unrelated matter I stumbled across this bizarre notation in the disclaimer of warranty section. Everybody I mentioned this to has no clue or understanding what it means. (Excerpt):

END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE (Office 2003)....
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.... (Excerpted)

...Except for the Limited Warranty and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Microsoft and its suppliers provide the Software and support services (if any) AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaim all other warranties and conditions, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any (if any) implied warranties, duties or conditions of merchantability, of fitness for a particular purpose, of reliability or availability, of accuracy or completeness of responses, of results, of workmanlike effort, of lack of viruses, and of lack of negligence, all with regard to the Software...

Lack of viruses and lack of negligence?
Who wants viruses and/or negligence anyway?

NavyLCDR said:

Two more "Why I hate Windows 11" threads will just take its place.

Three........