From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 1/10/26 1:47 AM, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > 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   
      
   It was the first sentence in my reply   
      
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