From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 1/9/26 9:29 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:   
   > On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:31:57 -0800, T wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 1/8/26 6:11 AM, s|b wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 03:29:41 -0800, Stan Brown wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Article with detailed instructions:   
   >>>> "This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11"   
   >>>>> https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-script-disables-all-the-ai-features-   
   > in-windows-11   
   >>>> Despite "Every" in the title, he script lets you pick and choose.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm using O&O ShutUp10++, so I guess that does the job as well.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> I use it too. Seems to do the job nicely.   
   >>   
   >> Wish they would add   
   >>      remove Edge and Webview one drive   
   >>   
   >> But I have other utilities for that.   
   >>   
   >> And I remove Chrome (also spyware) and substitute Brave Browser.   
   >   
   > The FIRST thing I do after installing Windows is disable the "hide file   
   > extensions" setting that lies to you about file names (and is good for   
   > malware writers).   
   >   
      
   Forth thing here.  Absolutely necessary to avoid install   
   bad actors masquerading as good stuff   
      
   1st.  Disable fast start up.  If they want to host remote support (Go to   
   Assist, etc.), turn off hibernate at the same time   
      
   2nd.  install Brave Browser (remember to copy over their profile first   
   as you can not delete the default directory afterwards, except from   
   a Linux Live USB.)   
      
   3rd.  install Open Shell   
      
   5. get rid of their spyware account and switch to local if the user did   
   not wait for me to set them up   
      
   6. remove Edge, One drive, Recall, CoPilot.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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