From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 10/01/2026 5:04 am, T wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Umm! What happened to point 4?? ;-P   
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   Daniel70   
      
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