From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 11/01/2026 2:14 pm, T wrote:   
   > 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   
      
   Hmm!! Reading ability ... Good .... but actually absorbing knowledge   
   ability .... not so good!!;-P   
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