Debloating Windows 11 The Easy Way!

[@garyturner8250]

All of those bloatware apps have firewall rules by default. I cannot believe Microsoft are doing this while simultaneously suggesting windows 10 & 11 are their most secure ever. As Jeff says installing apps automatically in a paid for OS is unacceptable.

[@jesseg7757]

I had an instructor once who said "Windows is the most secure OS on the planet right up until you connect it to a network. He wasn't wrong. He was teaching my MCSE class.

[@bluezz5002]

@@jesseg7757 a what

[@jesseg7757]

@BluezZ network. Sorry. Had a case of Friday night typing. ;-)

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

At the default install settings, Windows 10 and 11 are illegal in secured corporate, banking, healthcare, government, and military networks. The build in keylogging alone is insane, let alone the default telemetry and random install new software at will, without permission...

[@dalahast06]

even if you run firewall rules that will still consume capacity of your hardware. thats why Windows 7, MacOS, Linux will run 30-60% faster in Computer graphics as an example. I think Rocky Linux is the way to go!

[@MarcWeavers]

hiding file extensions by default is one of the worst things MS did, ask smeone for the *.log file for something, they are like... "the what"

[@DmnkRocks]

it helps to publish gpo's to users, which enables stuff like the file extensions by default for all users (or rather forces them) a machine not domain joined, is basically non existent and not manageable (sucks, if the other end is not under your reign, though)

[@DigitalHi5]

@@lukewatson059 File.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg.jpg

[@Deraco1]

@@DigitalHi5 LOL

[@sreejith5966]

Yes the worst thing to do Especially when you can change the file icon too.

[@DosGamerMan]

One of the many many things I always change on any new windblows system that I do.

[@tonyfromtaos]

I'm an IT guy of 20 years experience. What a great video. I installed Win 11 on one of my spares to see what its about. Going to use everything I learned from this vid to clean it up. Thanks! Looking forward to checking out what other stuff you got on your channel...

[@mtjoy747]

My point is, not every shop out there gives you a bloated PC, some give you "bare bones" (OS and drivers) and let you decide what else it has, and then usually I use PatchMyPC home version and select things like Chrome, 7-zip, LibreOffice, Skype (full version), some sort of (free or paid) antivirus etc.

[@timcat1004]

My company gave all of us field staff new tablets last fall with win11. I could not believe the number of things they left on it. I'm retired now, so I don't care lol. Maybe someday I will be seeing them in the news because of a massive security breach. Also it's amazing how many company links I still have access too. But they did block me from viewing my pay stubs. Duh!

[@petersack5074]

@artisanbusiness1314 ?....hmm.. Vlad.....as in '' shootin 'n lootin pootin " ??????? HE is one, very worried, tensed up Russian old guy,...these days.

[@DuneGames]

The how-to actually starts at 9:08 ... if you want to skip over all the rants, that is. An otherwise great video. I truly like the 'ThisIsWin11' app that is brought up. A real time saver.

[@bugwar5545]

Glad to read that.

[@kstrofii]

Thank you for this 🙏🏾

[@marcusadburgham5848]

Windows didn't let me download it - it said it's a virus threat and deleted the download.

[@thisoldproperty]

As a senior developer, I'm continually amazed at how smart some people/teams are, especially when I see products like these. Nice demonstration.

[@heindiez]

Agree. Its really amazing how they come with app to make all things easy for us.

[@guysabol8743]

nop do not agree.. thyme and thyme again wind shows us why they decided NOT to continue win XP CUS IT worked well. And they were ignored in helping areas!

[@EposVox]

Oh Windows....

[@Petoj87]

@Mark Yates while i think it can, it still has ways to go, look at Linus experience..

[@happyfeet4506]

@Mark Yates truth. I've switched to Linux as my daily driver I'll never go back to windows

[@Nurse_Xochitl]

Hola EposVox! 😂

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Windows : well the name does imply they are peeping in at you !!!

[@vwbug1975]

I've been using Linux as my primary OS at home since the late 90s, and also the primary OS at work since 2010. I do have a computer that can dual boot to Windows, but I haven't booted into it since Nov 2019.

[@CoreyDWillis]

I love that there's always some new special way to get around being required to use a Microsoft account. Great video! Could use some audio/video sync though.

[@jesseg7757]

It will keep nagging you like a fucking ex-wife though...

[@soapy42]

Not out of sync. Just you, bro.

[@morganlaplonge969]

@@soapy42 It was out of sync for me too.

[@leojennings2438]

To everyone in this thread complaining of audio/video sync: that's youtube. Most often happens on mobile in my experience :)

[@mattjones4285]

@@jesseg7757 I have a local account, no nagging.

[@leviathanpriim3951]

'I'm not like other channels, I have beer.' - Jeff

[@A_G_w_R]

james roffle

[@ILikeStyx]

A Desktop OS should never require a web account for a login - I saw them continually pushing it with Windows 10 but you usually had the option for a "Domain" (single-user) account

[@raven4k998]

who said windows was still a desktop os?🤣🤣🤣 your such a noob🤣🤣🤣

[@kressckerl]

if you type 'admin' into the email field, and then something into the password field, it allows you to create a local user

[@willstikken5619]

@@raven4k998 I'm not familiar with Garuda but just suggesting Linux suggest you've missed the point here.

[@raven4k998]

@@willstikken5619 no you missed the point linux does not require a web account to get it up and running simple

[@willstikken5619]

@@raven4k998 There are a lot of things I like about Linux and that is one of them but it is simply not suitable for the majority of users. For all of the things Linux does well it does so many things so incredibly poorly. The point you missed was made in the video about who this is for and why they're using windows.

[@VriendP1]

One thing I'm missing in this otherwise very informative video is the reource usage before and after this cleanup.

[@ccvcharger]

That definitely would’ve been interesting to see.

[@SkullGamingNation]

CPU constantly %20+ IDLE!!! 😂

[@derkdottv]

"Today I'm Going Full Barnacules" is my favorite statement in the world

[@rogersmith9214]

Being a seasoned IT professional I applaud this video. Keep up the great work!

[@psdaengr911]

The direction are useful for less experienced users and less seasoned pros. The whining is a childish waste of time.

[@shuntao3475]

Being a Seasoned IT Professional I applaud this video. People are going to be breaking so much Shit, I am going to charge Double to fix it.

[@CarAudioInc]

@@shuntao3475 exactly what I was thinking, I'm all for removing bloatware.. but windows is too much of a mess for this to not break things down the road, guaranteed

[@shuntao3475]

@@CarAudioInc :) I left private industry for education a few years back. The Network Engineers here wanted to turn off all IPV6 on computers. I said do not touch my school. A few weeks later, they were turning it all back on. I died laughing inside.

[@vegetalno]

@Löschwahn citrusface LMFAOOO

[@ryanmccrobie2468]

I really wish that more people would wake up to this - I absolutely hate how this environment continues to get exist and get worse.

[@LynbrookMutt]

Welcome to the liberals' idea of utopia (hell). In their own words - New World Order forever. Sounds eerily like what Hitler and Putin keep shouting!

[@Ying-yang6969]

@@CraftComputing what did they said ? 💀

[@smithjedediah]

ANNNNDDD, as both a Windows and a MacOS/Apple user to an equal degree, I can say it's just as bad on the Mac side.

[@amogoose2971]

this is why linux are the best, significantly less bloat if not none

[@aoeu256]

If only Linux devs figured out a way to work together, and there was a way of fixing bugs when you have so many weird configurations together

[@shawnlajambe4206]

Well done. it would also have been interesting to see the before and after CPU/Mem usage comparisons after debloating

[@angrydragonslayer]

It would not surprise me if the difference is enough to get 60 fps in some games

[@vegetalno]

@@MaestroOfficial ?

[@youtubeenjoyer1743]

There is no difference. This crapware doesn't hog CPU and only occasionally does network IO.

[@DamianSzajnowski]

@@youtubeenjoyer1743 Unless you get to some "optimisation" that deoptimises, like fullscreen optimisation (at least once it introduced delay), that xbox mode and old game mode (unsure about new one). Heck, even the Desktop Windows Menager introduces delay.

[@drinkintea1572]

If i ever use win11, im 100% doing this to my installation. Keep this vods up!

[@knutblaise9437]

Love the shift-F10 method of getting to the task manager!!!! Very slick move. Thanks!

[@efeyzee]

MS: Disables task manager on the create account screen

[@auxz2jz158]

I completely agree with you and I've been saying it for years I think companies should have to offer offline and subscription free versions of games and software.

[@blakeirvin3011]

I feel those versions should be displayed by default, with ad supported versions being cheaper but not the one the price is displayed for without making it obvious there is an ad free alternative.

[@blakeirvin3011]

As an example, Amazon sells products that randomly became bloated with ads. As an individual who just found out about this day's ago, I see the versions that there are now two versions of many products sold, ad supported and ones that aren't

[@fukkitful]

Exactly, not everyone has internet access at home. I have to use my phone now with a USB tethering app. I live close to my town but my DSL connection is around 180KB/s. My phone gets about 4-5MB/s. It's Ridiculously slow. I bought Fallout 4 a few years ago. Right after I finished building my new PC. Didn't read the fine print. I wasn't actually buying a hard copy of the game. Just a voucher. It was around 20GBs. Took almost a week and its a relatively small game. I doubt the people making these decisions has to deal with slow speeds, If they did they wouldn't do crap like that. I didn't care on updating to Win 11. Definitely going to wait now.

[@nightshade4873]

offline versions of the games definitely, especially if the online support for the game just goes away after they drop it in favor of the new one, like it's a very long time if the game is still quite enjoyable and should be lauded if it somehow retains some of it's old playerbase.

[@aarongrooves]

I really wish I had seen this video 2 days ago, before I spent 12+ hours debloating MS, tinkering with telemetry and privacy settings manually. 😢 But still so grateful that I found this video. I was just about ready to abandon Windows, but looks like I might be able to hold on for a little longer. Thank you!

[@christophharthau3095]

dosn"t work anymore anyway

[@aarongrooves]

@@christophharthau3095 What doesn't work anymore? TIW11? I just used it yesterday, and it worked for me :)

[@peterjohnston1224]

I went to load "Thisiswindows11" and therein the developer said he is no longer supporting that software, instead focusing on a new piece of software called: "Bloatynosyapp". Downloaded and installed the app (after numerous warnings by MS...) and ran the "Analyse" function. It told me I had 34 items to review - which I did. Short version is I was impressed at the and ease of use.

[@jonatanrullman]

Aaaaaand that's been discontinued as well in favour of some app called xd-Antispy. Not sure what this guy is on about.

[@redhonu]

If you are going to use this tool on a live computer, make sure to create a restore point and or make a backup.

[@Sampawende]

I read your comment before doing this, thinking that I won't need it. Boy... I was wrong... I cannot stress out enough what you are saying, this is a MUST and it should appear as a clear disclaimer at the start of this video.

[@NightshadeKc]

Is there anyway to restore my computer if I didn't make a restore point before doing this. While I agree with most of what he says, I lost mail and other functions after this. TIA

[@mand_oh]

Fantastic guide, the info on the account bypass on Windows 11 Home is going to make a huge difference at work. Thanks!

[@vitelliu5]

"Microsoft supports any hardware and software combination you can dream up" Firewire audio interfaces would like a word with you

[@KillaBitz]

And the 2990wx is looking annoyed he never got any fancy scheduler rework. Under windows I never managed to use more than 16 of the 32 cores

[@CyberBlaed]

hahah I scrolled to find this comment, Firewire, I only did it once.. never again.

[@rootbeer666]

Kaby Lake processors... People bought them in new computers like 3-4 years ago. Microsoft does not support them.

[@avert_bs]

"Firewire" ahahahhahahahahahahhahahahhaha

[@BetaMaster2]

the WHAT FIREWIRE AUDIO???

[@drakedbz]

This is fantastic. I am the type of user that sits on an old operating system until I eventually build a new pc and need to buy a new OS. This has the added benefit of putting me on a much more stable iteration of an OS. I've always disliked the garbage that's forced down your throat by windows, like all the default apps, but it's hard for me to know what is safe to uninstall, so a tutorial like this is fantastic. I also generally find a way to disable forced updates completely, so I can decide when it's time to update. None of that "f you your pc is restarting now" crap.

[@KamenPhilip]

In addition to this great tool, I always use the Open Shell (the classic shell that brings all the usefulness of Start menu and all UI). It has various other tweaks that make your life easier with Windoze.

[@PinataOblongata]

Likewise. It's funny that personal computing seemed to reach its zenith in the 90s and then just kept tanking from there with corporate and data-harvesting BS taking over a genuine desire to create a good, useable OS, and that we have to consistently install tools and use tricks to hammer recent OSs into the "old" shape. I never even liked that the OS wanted some things installed in particular folders, rather than letting you choose where to put it - since the DOS days I always had all my programs organised neatly into a descriptive folder structure, not all lumped together in some "Program Files" folder.

[@GraveUypo]

yep, that and fences never leave my computer and never will

[@GraveUypo]

@@PinataOblongata ikr? who the fuck installs things on their OS partition, let alone store personal files? i still use the same folder structure i used in win95, which is basically the same i used in DOS. i simply do not use the default folders.

[@AikanaroSauron]

Offended? This is the most sane video on the topic I've seen so far. You acknowledged that Linux is never going to appeal to the normal users that value universality and that they just don't care about the telemetry as much as some power users do, you acknowledged that nobody likes bloatware and being obviously advertised to or spied upon at the expense of performance and you provided a way to make Windows less annoying and more in line to what ordinary user wants it to be as opposed to having 47 ads thrown at your face at Start menu or spending weekends compiling a new kernel because the old one asked if you want to send feedback. I wish more takes were like this.

[@deebee9751]

Thank you sir for this important info. It helps so much and now my Windows 11 boots up way faster now from 30 secs to 5 seconds. Big difference. Thank you again bro.

[@travisaugustine7264]

As a somewhat hard of hearing lip reader, the audio sync issues are slightly maddening. Good content however. Also daily driving Linux user here. While I have to use MacOS at work, at home and with my own personal usage (gaming, amateur radio, video editing) I have found that Linux meets my needs perfectly. Not to sound too cliche here, but Linux has come a really long way since the late 90's/early 2000s when I first started experimenting with it.

[@gueroloco8687]

Hello Travis. Have you ever tried to play COD War Zone or Apex Legends?

[@travisaugustine7264]

@@gueroloco8687 I can't say that I have honestly. I'm not into those sorts of games. I mainly play Cities Skylines, Star Trek Online, and Star Wars the Old Republic. Two of those are Windows games and the 3rd has a native Linux version.

[@junker15]

I discovered Linux in 1995, right about as Windows 95 dropped. Those were the bad old days, when I had to make sure the kernel supported the hardware I had (and recompile the kernel if a driver was available). Had to make sure xf86config didn't have modelines that would destroy the monitor. XFree86 had twm and the usual X11 stippled background by default. So when we state that "Linux has come a long way" it means I can install, say, Mint... and it just works. Does it run Windows applications? Nah, but if I needed to do that, I have a Windows 10 machine I hardly use. I've spent many years making sure I didn't hitch my wagons to Microsoft's glue factory reject of a horse. It's paid off.

[@V1CT1MIZED]

I noticed the same thing too

[@travisaugustine7264]

@@junker15 Exactly. Those who ask if it will run a certain Windows program don't understand that we are trying to get away from the "glue factory of a horse" that is Microsoft products. Sometimes alternatives need to be found when you make that sort of a choice. More and more developers are making software for linux these days because the recognize that not everyone wants to pay the piper for their proprietary ecosystem.

[@GreenSwede]

"Oh that's weird. I don't see the Epic Games launcher." Good

[@Hidyman]

So, you don't like free games? Or, competition? It's not like it is Origin. 8^)

[@ikkuranus]

@@Hidyman can't speak for them but I don't like that they employ SJWs but the real issue is them being douchebags with exclusivity agreements.

[@Hidyman]

@@ikkuranus What exactly is a SJW? and why are they exclusively a douchebag?

[@TheGorlax]

"exclusivity" not exclusively

[@Hidyman]

@@TheGorlax woosh

[@jnx4803]

When I was debloating W10, a IObit Unisntaller was a really helpful tool to remove all bloatware which other debloating tools didn't removed. Just mark all apps which you want to uninstall, and IObit starts an automated process removing everything.

[@Dave5281968]

I only just ran into your channel yesterday. I love the content you are posting, and your line of thinking falls very much in line with mine as far as privacy is concerned. Thank you very much for this. Subscribed.

[@andytroo]

"good things are coming your way" - when that marketing messages like that are pushed at you, it is to convince you of something that is not immediately true ...

[@jamesbrogan7029]

As an early adopter for new OS on spare PCs it interesting to see what MS packs in for software.. ahem, bloatware.. I mean vulnerabilities. Nice to see software available to click and shut off instead of having to manually go in and oust them. Recently tried gaming with Win11 and found it a smooth experience, so far. Good to see the HUGE still on your desk. Takes a while to get used to, but I found it worth it once you change the buttons. Still keep a G305 on the ready.

[@CLEARRTC]

Super video as always. I DeCrapify all Windows 10 machines I work on, and as I have mentioned before it fixed some prod machine issues I was facing. A note though we have to move to LTSC on a few machines and that adds another $277 USD to the exisitng Windows price tag. I guess that's the real cost to not be forced to give your data away. This Win11 tool looks great and will be added to my processes, thanks again for finding and testing these solutions out for us.

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

TRUE THAT, CLEARRTC! LTSC is ENTERPRISE EDITION!

[@weekendgamer9288]

I watched this a few months ago and really enjoyed it. I just bought a brand new Surface Pro 9. I just got off with Microsoft Support (via chat because there are no phone numbers on the Support website), and the expert (as the 5th agent) stated that for the latest Microsoft products bypassing this is no longer an option. I tried the CMD bypass, but the keyboard (even the onscreen keyboard) wouldn't input any keystrokes. I was even instructed to try putting in a password 3x incorrectly, but I never got the "Skip this for now" option. Just thought I'd share my experience and say that I really enjoy the videos I've seen of yours and keep suggesting the beers!

[@williambarnes5023]

Remember: Piracy isn't just the cheaper choice, it's also the safer choice, and the more moral choice.

[@RaidOwl]

It's almost like they want me to switch to Linux...

[@yannrampitsch]

come for the ubuntu experience, stay for hannah montana linux

[@johnnyblue4799]

Just do it!

[@FnordOok]

That's currently my plan when 10 hits end of support.

[@RaidOwl]

@@johnnyblue4799 I've been using PopOS exclusively for awhile for a video so I'm kinda on that track haha

[@unnamed715]

@@RaidOwl Tried that. I wanted to throw my PC out the window and go live in the woods lmao

[@staiain]

I would love to see a brief game benchmark with this install, also clean install vs. debloated ram useage after boot.

[@thomaseliason8376]

I was getting ready to type the same thing

[@SkegAudio]

I doubt there's any significant difference. Maybe 1-3% max

[@PearComputingDevices]

Humbug, especially on lower end hardware since these services and programs steal computing resources. Now, true I would espect that an actual gamer didn't buy the cheapest dumpster fire at Walmart but welcome to the real world. It's not like we are among the most literate fokes or we wouldn't be here. I wouldn't need to remind you that these services and programs steal computing resources either since you would already know. So to answer this question is somewhat mute. Even if the user has a blazingly fast computer and network, the bloat is still stealing resources from the user. Now how much that might impact gaming varies. For lower end hardware that bloat impacts far greater then that of a blazingly fast system. But there's absolutely still an impact. Never mind the fact the bloat also intrupts users by default.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

It would be nice to have a Puppy Linux ISO with a VM emulator to run Windows 11 in it's own little sand box.

[@erenwayne]

@@SeaJay_Oceans Or just use Arch/Artix with DWM or any Window Manger of your choice.

[@erikolsson5068]

Jeff: "I'm not like other channels, I have beer" Did he just discredit himself? 🤔

[@gueroloco8687]

That was very funny!!

[@davthenub]

wait till you hear about self deprecating humor

[@luminousfractal420]

paul wont be amused

[@LadyHavana74]

"No I promise I'm not like all the other channels, I have beer!" *Excellent video!!!* "Love it or hate it!" 😂🤣💯

[@fifteen8]

I've been using, customizing, and locking down Windows since 95 and NT4 as my desktop OS (and Debian for 20 years as my server OS at work). MS: stop hiding stuff and changing the UI to be more like mac! If I wanted mac I'd use it. I appreciate vids like this. As much as I know, there's always something new to learn! MS has tried to get users into their "ecosystem" like apple and google. Although I do use some MS services, I always use a local account on my pc.

[@strehlow]

Indeed, and I like the Mac and use one as my primary personal computer. But I use and support Windows at work, and these things have been a constant thorn in my side.

[@wolfhound905]

Thank you for this video. I was literally thinking about reinstalling my windows today because I filled up the c drive and want to restart. And I was searching up for a less bloated install and caught this 2 hours after it was uploaded. I love your videos man thank you very much

[@washim-7867]

Lite10 is a good option

[@esscalesandtails9139]

Another point. Did an in place upgrade from 10 pro to 11 pro. It allowed keeping the local account without creating a m-soft account during the upgrade. After the upgrade, I saw all the same bloatware that you mentioned in this video.

[@ThomasBaxter]

Thanks for this. Only recently got back into the PC space - was in Mac ecosystem since ~2007 - the ... good natured frustration... I experienced while watching this video reminded me why I left the PC behind... but PC is far more reasonable to manage hardware wise. Why can't we just have nice things?!

[@vasopel]

so you left Mac for windows? :-O should have gone straight to linux ;-)

[@selim63389]

Because they wanna make money so that we have to go to work.... Work makes money And money changes things.... You know the alien item changer from the 80°s? But trash in , get gold out. Easy as that. I am just not good enough in english to describe it with the accuracy i would wish for^^

[@vaibhavsrivastva1253]

@@vasopel No.

[@vasopel]

@@vaibhavsrivastva1253 no what?

[@ItsFnek]

Greed

[@rtshaw3621]

I am grateful for this guy I hate all the extras that micro pushes on me.

[@delsi26]

Thanks for the video man I honestly enjoyed your ramblings and how you spoke

[@dtemple87]

Pretty cool that there's a way to get around the MS account creation using taskmgr, I've just been plugging in my ethernet, hitting next, and then immediately unplugging it which accomplishes the same thing.

[@FuzzyKaos]

Just put your password in wrong enough times and it lets you create a local account.

[@Avoozlx]

Just click sign in options for a local account. I never disconnected my Ethernet. The option is still there, but it’s a bit “hidden” as they want you to use a Microsoft account.

[@Elrinth]

@@Avoozlx completely retarded by microsoft not showing it more apparent. it's obvious what they want people to do. I know I prefer the local account myself as I'm quite hateful towards the idea about getting same settings between computers. I do like google chrome storing passwords and similar between computers if i login with same google account.. but I do not want desktop icons and shit between computers.

[@gurgle9849]

It's just slightly hidden, but the offline account option is indeed there. No need to disconnect the network.

[@AndyPerry1972]

Superb video! And that removal tool is just brilliant. Pity that someone has to keep developing these tools to remove what we didn't want in the first place! Bookmarked and I will be using this to completely format and rebuild a new laptop I have just bought for my wife. I knew there was a way to stop that forced account creation, but I couldn't remember it and was just trying to surprise my wife and wanted to get it running 🙂

[@danr2513]

As usual Jeff, you are spot on. Thank you for this! 😊

[@the_borv]

during install and connect to network, (I will assume ethernet cable disconnected), press shift + F10, then type: OOBE\BYPASSNRO press return, machine will restart, and at connect to network again you can select "Dont have internet" and will give you the option to create a local account. This applies to both Pro and Home now, before it was only Home. Thanks for ThisIsWin11, that was a new one to me :)

[@GameTechRefuge]

Not offended at all. Agree 100%, still on 10 & will switch some time in the new year. Waiting to see how things pan out. Thanks for pointing out ThisISWin11, going to have to use that.

[@Upgrayedddd]

Did you use it?

[@TheThenewdiabolic]

I just want a way to get rid of the Recommended section in the Start Menu. There is no reason it needs to take up half the Start Menu. Plus the ability to move the Task Bar to any side of the screen.

[@knomad666]

Jeff, can I please give you a second and third thumbs up for this video? I completely agree with you about your opinion about Windows essentially having a monopoly for general purpose desktop use cases, not being able to install Home without a Microsoft Account and PAYING for a product that continues to advertise. Great trick about dodging the Microsoft Account sign-in prompt. If I end up giving Win11 a try (on my 6th Gen i7....X-[ ) I'll be sure to do that. Otherwise I plan to be one of the brave that switch (back) to Linux as a daily driver. I did it back from 2003-2009, but ran into the typical aforementioned monopolistic issues. With Linus and Luke doing the 1 month challenge, I'm hopeful that there's enough traction behind Linux at this point to be a daily driver alternative for the tech savvy. BTW, I'm not offended at all. you've hit the nail on the head. /rant

[@emissarygw2264]

yeahh, crawling through driver/kernel issues, trying to get apps/packages installed and compatible across 3-4 different package management systems, having to fix/tweak things through command line and config (xorg.config *shudder*), trying to use vim/nano, turned me off Linux forever in terms of a primary productivity machine. Mad props to the people building it since it's basically a volunteer effort, but yeah I'll only ever use Linux on machines that I'm messing around with for fun, just to try something different.

[@thorntontarr2894]

Sadly, the Network Connection Flow background process is no longer there in taskmgr - March 2023. What now?

[@cliffordfarris6965]

Love the video. As a computer user since the early 1960s (mainframe, then PC) I resent all the bloatware and wastage of my time it causes. One tiny comment of long-standing. The computer world is full of English words that form almost no comprehensible concept whatever when strung together. Jeff is better than most in the video. Thanks, Jeff.

[@Tom_Azin]

Hi, Jeff, I'm curious to know how did you get the Win10 LTSC license, as it's only available for Enterprises as far as I know? LTSC is what windows should be, no crap/bloatware, just the core OS and the bare essentials that must be in the OS.

[@CraftComputing]

I purchased a dozen keys or so off eBay a couple years ago. You can still find resellers, but MS has clamped down on it a bit more recently.

[@GreggyMcfly]

You can subscribe for a Visual Studio Professional Developer license and you’ll be able to get the operating systems from there. The fee is absurdly high though.

[@flipflopski2951]

@@CraftComputing You sound like a tinkerer... you should try Linux.

[@isaackvasager9957]

@@flipflopski2951 He literally discussed this in the video...also...people like you are why people hate the Linux user base.

[@flipflopski2951]

@@isaackvasager9957 This video is way more complicated than any Linux distro I've ever installed... People like you should stick to paying for spyware uh... Windows.

[@bufanda]

I have three categories for operating systems. Gaming=> Windows, Servers=>Linux/BSD, Daily driver/Dev=>macOS. macOS gives me personally all I need for everything Desktop and that’s not gaming.

[@Polar_Onyx]

To bad macOS locks you up in it's apple ecosystem and hides all your files. Also what do you mean by Dev? the only thing I could see being developed on macOS is a ios app. While it might allow you to daily drive it's certainly not viable for me to spend thousands for a laptop with terrible thermals and worse specs for the cost.

[@isaiah123456wp7]

I use all 3 as well. I use a hackintosh though, which each OS on a separate drive. It really helps me put into perspective the pros and cons of each platform.

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

@@Polar_Onyx MacOS has developed a moniker about being "Dev Friendly" for no apparent reason outside of developing specifically for MacOS or iOS. Oh and those Objective-C developers still supporting software.

[@MrErball]

@@Polar_Onyx while you speak quite a bit of truth, your final points are rendered completely null by M1. Crazy efficient and insane thermals.

[@neverminder666]

@@Polar_Onyx This guy says he uses Windows Linus/BSD and macOS. How is he "locked up in the Apple Ecosystem"?! Ever since the Release of Apples own ARM based M1 Processor and it's technical Milestones it has achieved on the CPU market I find it hilarious and outright ignorant when it's all reduced to the age old meme of "Apple Macbooks are so expensive, lock you up and have shit performance". Let's all hate Apple as much as we want. It is a great technical achievement that drives these Computers and Tablets. And... I mean... my dude if you don't know how his exact needs on how he daily drives his own machines and probably never used a Mac over a long period yourself then... maybe, just maybeeeeee keep your ignorant ass judgement for yourself.

[@Sard_Onyx]

I completely agree with you. Thanks for this… but I’m not going to use Win 11 for at least another year.

[@LastKnight0727]

9:10 an easier way of doing this if people aren't comfortable with Task Manager. What you do is plug in the ethernet cable(if applicable) on the screen that asks you to connect to the network, then once you're past that screen, you unplug again. That network flow task is only looking to ping the windows servers for literally a second, once that's done just unplug again to continue the same way.

[@rjwaters3]

Except no, this doesnt work. Still mandates that you log into a microsoft account later on in the set up.

[@LastKnight0727]

@rjwaters3 I've used this method on the last 30 systems I've installed W11 on with no issues. Once it realizes you don't have a "stable" connection, the next screen allows you to create a local account. Any time after that local account is created, the Microsoft account is optional. That first time is mandatory unless you use either this trick or the video's trick.

[@rjwaters3]

@@LastKnight0727 and I just tried it an hour ago, it /doesnt/ work, considering youve done it on "30systems" I doubt you were doing it on home, perhaps pro? or business/enterprise? which do function like that?

[@dillsnickle]

Thanks! That de-bloat actually improved my PC performance and i can't way to try gaming with it. I'll suggest what's now called Bloaty 'Nosy to my partner too, since his laptop is a bit slow despite me upgrading the spinning drive to a solid state recently.

[@raymondwoods2304]

Thank you for reminding me why I went to using Linux in the first place back in 2006! Microsoft demanded £65 to use the XP operating system I had previously bought for MY computer! I'm a happy bunny with Linux Mint now and never looked back. (I even have friends who are computer novices using it without problems.)

[@johncoops6897]

Good for you. Here is a Speschul Medal that you can pin onto your hand-woven pullover.

[@Laxyr]

@@johncoops6897 It seems you need to make a Microsoft Account before you can pin that medal to *any* pullover... well, it makes sense I guess, if you use a lot of Microsoft medals.

[@ngreed]

Great video, you didn't offend me at all! I appreciate all of your effort to show us how to remove the bullshit that M$ keeps putting into their OS.

[@simonriley6832]

I like the dollar💲sign after the M.... So very very apt

[@AwesomeShows]

You can bypass the windows forced login by hitting Alt+F4 on that screen. This will take you to the regular login window and you can Put in whatever name you want. Thanks

[@leemanwrong]

You can also enter a made up email and password which will give an error and take you to the local account option.

[@subhranilghosh1304]

I didn't expect such great result...thank you very much

[@sunriseshell]

You don't need PuTTY (for SSH at least) as it's been built in to Windows for a few years now. You can SSH from command prompt in default Windows.

[@Ralipsi]

As a gamer, my major concern is... what if i disable something that could diminish my gaming performances? Is there any CLEAR set of features that a gamer should NOT disable? If so, which one?

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Try Tiny10 Windows iso cleaned up removing all the trash. Then install your STEAM and it should handle most games.

[@kilobytecache6192]

Nvidia drivers and the xbox game bar. Thats about it

[@Upgrayedddd]

You can debloat Nvidia and remove the unnecessary processes you see in the task manager but no one can tell you which of them you need or explain it in a way that might not be counterproductive because if you ask that question there's too much you don't know. You're messing around under the hood when you haven't learned how to change your oil. You won't get a straight answer anyway because there are too many variables. You can follow someone's directions but they almost always leave something out that's second nature to them or for the sake of time they assume some things are known. The more complex it is, the more they leave out because it would be impossible to cover everything without spending time with that person. It will take a while before you can answer your question but in the meantime learn how to recover your rig in every way possible if don't already know because you're going to break it following someone online. I spent over 2k last September on mine and trying to wing it with youtube university has caused so many problems including getting locked out and being unable to sign in or use the mouse and keyboard. Some of these recent videos may have been re-uploaded without any care if it's outdated because some of what they call bloat is vital. Just read this comment section. A few are joking about people breaking their PC trying to follow this video and some warn to use restore points. What's that tell you? Just play your game dude until you know what you're doing. If someone would've told me that back in September I could've had a lot more fun enjoying what I bought it for. I probably wouldn't have listened though. Good luck

[@croatthetop]

You cannot write an essay which basically says "you dont understand, you will break it!" and then say "good luck"... What is the matter with you? Couldnt you use your time to explain why and how instead of shitload of dont...

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

@@croatthetop Turn off the machine, and go outside and Play ! 🙂

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Windows 8.1 was the very last version of the Windows Operating System. Starting with Windows 10, it is a Data Collection System. Windows 11 is an Exploitation system, high jacking your hardware you paid for, to enslave you to paid subscription ''services''...

[@rjaquaponics9266]

Fuk Em!

[@aypahyo]

9:45 no longer works on recent installers. After shutting down the flow you now need to run "OOBE\BYPASSNRO" which gives you a skip option after a reboot.

[@mwhismusic5472]

^^^^^^

[@krishnasarda3962]

This is more detailed video than i was expecting. Thanks a lot. I got a lot of new things to learn here.

[@psdaengr911]

It could jumped directly to 8:30 and then halved the length of the rest.

[@gicksander]

Great video, and excellent Barnacules reference, too! I ran into the missing "I don't have internet" missing when installing without ehternet connected. I got around it by; SHFT + F10: Opens Command prompt window, Type: oobe\bypassnro. Once installer restarts system, the "I don't have internet" will appear again on the Let's connect you to a network page. Thank you for the ThisisWin tool, too!

[@waverley610]

Very helpful, type: oobe\bypassnro (minus the period) has worked for me today.

[@alteans]

Excellent job as always! Thank you Jeff!

[@boredstudent9468]

I'd argue Linux is dektop ready, while there is a lack of software support many people don't need that software. Reading Emails, Editing Documents, smal games (Solitair, Chess, etc.), online shopping, etc. Work perfectly well. And with the efford demonstrated in this video modern Linux distros even are easier to setup.

[@davidlarsen1981]

You would think so.... but geting simple apps to run can sometime be mission impossible, because certain libs are not installed... and you have to be a sys admin to even attempt to trouble shoot the smallest hiccups in linux... and there are A LOT. A L O T. I also thought linux was mostly plug n play nowadays.... oh i was wrong.. so wrong.

[@boredstudent9468]

@@davidlarsen1981 you can always be Unlucky, but it mostly really is. Most distros have everything i mentioned pre installed. And thanks to the "new" Hardware Requirements win11 is also very annyoing to install on most PCs.

[@Vaasref]

No regular user (not talking about organization that can have an IT guy) a desktop nowadays, if it's not a gaming PC that's a laptop. So look at a CHUWI laptop (any model fitting the following description), inexpensive, slim, low power, something exactly suited for what you describe, a very probable buy and one that definitely can spare all the bloatware it can. Now try to get sound working on it. I think that's what linux power users call a "good time". Took me couple weeks to get the iGPU "working properly". By that I mean trying everything I can to no avail and by chance discovering that the only way to have it actually not fall back to sleep power state ever frame, creating artifacts the moment the screen needed a refresh, was to boot the computer then put it in sleep and wake it up then and only then the iGPU stop being narcoleptic. An acceptable solution given that I never power down a computer unless it finally manage to lock out all my other options after a month long battle. Linux is not consumer ready, unless it is called Android.

[@boredstudent9468]

@@Vaasref Nowadays you can get Laptops with linux pre-installed from large vendors like dell or levovo with support, and hardware working. If you've ever had to made new hardware windows ready it can take weeks too, especially network.

[@manslayerdbzgt]

Well here's the funny thing every operating system from Windows XP and up has always had a whole bunch of updates even after you've installed the OS and got stuff from online God I remember back in the day it would take hours and hours just going over pages and pages of updates back in the day

[@jsfranks840]

Super content and great value - add for me. Thank you - subscribed. Keep it coming! Is there a similar de-blote app for Windows 10?

[@cugansteamid6252]

Since the task manager approach to skip login doesn't work anymore, A workaround would be to connect to the internet, click on signin with a Microsoft account, and then put in a random email id and a password. It will say something has gone wrong and will redirect you to create a new local account once you tap on NEXT

[@Alt-ot5sr]

After using W10 for several years and getting to know up close and personal. I think I decided that it's time to upgrade, so I went to Windows 7, if you are tech savvy it's secure enough AND you have enough control over it. What a breath of fresh air, everything and I do mean everything is just simpler. Whatever hate me

[@TurocKValentin]

windows 7 with classic theme

[@rbettsx]

That was the last Windows I used, before going over to Linux.

[@rcrotorfreak]

LOL WIndow 7 securing doesn't take much tech savvy Window 11 does. I wouldn't use Window 7. Direct x 12 ultimate simply wont work on it and neither other feature that we need.

[@albratgaming2348]

@@rcrotorfreak half they games we currently have don't "support" Dx12 STILL !! Win7 was the last good adjustable and customisable OS that windows released. I am looking at Linux. It has been going that way for me for a few years now.. Seeing more money grabbing features in the windows desktop environment. At the cost of system stability and performance. Now I do not care about sending info to M$... But when my system slows down and outright crashes to send information over running smoothly... Then you're taking it too far.

[@jonathanwessner3456]

I learned how to make a custom install for 10, I justy wish we coul dget a Win 11 "Black" edition like the XP black, that was tiny compared to regular win xp

[@nathanaelculver5308]

*"You are required to sign up for a Microsoft account"* Deal breaker. Why would I want an OS that can’t run offline, let alone one that watches everything I do in the privacy of my own machine? I’ll stick with Windows 7.

[@pumbabeats420]

U can noob

[@barudaksipil6640]

me too, the simpler the better

[@WakeUpAmerican000s]

And I'll stick with MX Linux. (I run Windows 10 in a virtual machine on those occasions that I have to - easy to stop the telemetry)

[@NoNameFoundTV]

Hello Jeff! Great guide as usual! Got one issue: when applying the bebloating, if you notice, date and clock isn't in line with th other icons on the taskbar. It's something he apply on the last step and i would like to keep my icons larger. Can you explain which option to deselect to turn back larger icons? Thanks a lot!

[@Eternal925]

Theres a tutorial on how to change your taskbar size that worked , I would link it but my comment would get removed

[@papitsunami464]

@@Eternal925 was it a video? I have the same issue too!

[@rollbacked]

For anyone who has this issue, untick the "Small Taskbar and icons" box under personalization and then reapply

[@cam.b2000]

@@rollbacked tried that and nothing happened...

[@BobbiCodes]

The taskbar size is set by the `TaskbarSi` value in the registry editor. It is found by navigating to the following path: `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\`. Change the value to `1` for normal size.

[@mgabrysSF]

GAH - your audio levels are off the map sir (and you have a nice mic too). I'm getting a clip storm here.

[@ptooti]

great video but im running a local account info: Switching to a local account Even if you set up your computer with a Microsoft account initially, you can still switch to a local account whenever you want. You're not actually forced to use your Microsoft account for as long as you have your PC. To do this, open the Settings app, then go to the Accounts section. Click Your info, then choose Sign in with a local account instead.

[@SyBernot]

My biggest beef with windows is how they make it nearly impossible (without some undocumented extra measures) to have only a local account. It's exactly why I won't use apple.

[@pumbabeats420]

Its super ez...

[@PlaceholderforBjorn]

I migrated a year ago to Linux, and after this video, I'm glad that I did it. This 20min later: "This was a very quick explanation how to use windows 11 as you want, and not how Microsoft wants"

[@lesleymunro4964]

I migrated a couple of years ago, when win 7 was coming to an end. I cannot describle how much I hated the "Metro" interface, so I thought, "that's it! I'm gonna make the jump to linux". I ended up choosing Linux Mint, and it made a hard learning curve a little easier. I still had to learn lots, but I now feel it was worth it. So i've totally skipped windows 8.1,10, and now 11. And not regretted it.

[@Dgeigerd]

Same. How to debloat Windows: install Linux.

[@Member_zero]

Tried Linux - hate it. I would use it on my old hardware, as a backup PC, or if I set up a home server, but I can not see myself using it as my main home system or a gaming rig. Software support is terrible, and I hate how installing and uninstalling apps works on Linux. As much as recent Windows versions annoy me, I am stuck with it. The "Metro" look can be adjusted with things like Power Shell - and let me tell you - while Linux is more customizable in this regard, it takes just as much time if not more! And definitley more tinkering! So yeh - maybe it does take 20 - 30 min of work with third party apps and command prompt hacks to make Win10 or Win11 debloated and properly set up - but it took me days - yes days! to set up Linux on my backup machine to get it to agreeable and usable level. Let me be clear - I hate that Microsoft has a monopoly when it comes to OS. And I would LOVE to switch to something else as my day to day system. But for my use purpose - there's nothing else. Mac OS is even worse in this regard btw - because the software AND hardware support limitations. Now yes I can see why some people would love linux. But to me OS is not something I want to "tinker" and adjust a lot. I like to set it up once ... and be done. I don't use the OS - I use whatever custom programs, games and apps that I like to work with - and they come from many different manufacturers. The main "features" for me the OS has to have is - third party support and compatibility, quick navigation and file management, and just to not be "in the way". That's it. If I could use Win95 to run all my programs and Win95 would support latest directX and Nvidia drivers ... I'd still be using that! Everything else is just a bloat for me - even Win95 - I would not use 80% or more of the OS! Just bloat!

[@Dgeigerd]

@@Member_zero lol installing software is way faster, way more secure and with no viruses on linux. also no adware or bloat. on windows you mostly get bloat everywhere

[@Member_zero]

@@Dgeigerd it's faster only if you know what software you want, and how to install it. Viruses aren't realy any big issue with day to day use. windows actualy has quite capable anti-virus tools. The only reason Linux is secure is because noone is using it. So there's no large target audience. Installing and downloading apps on Linux is a nightmare. I use Linux. So I know. But what mostly bothers me it's the fact that every single distro that I tried I have a feeling I am fighting with my OS instead of using it. Can't do this, can't do that, can't install this driver, can't install this game, can't install this app, missing files, missing programs, constantly .... I feel like I'm troubleshhoting something instead of simply double clicking and running. And don't get me started on command prompt - yes I know how to use it. But don't WANT to use it. In fact - I don't even want to see that stuff anywhere near my desktop! Linux feels like a beta version of a software and only reason I use it is for my backup PC that is 17 years old and can't run anything else! And for my project with another old PC which I will turn into a media player and library. So it's good for these single puprose uses. But for general day to day use? No thank you!

[@Knirin]

There are two or three apps I need/use that only run on Windows and even fewer that won't run in a virtual machine. At this point I am a couple of bug fixes for OBS or a few other tweaks to shoving Windows entirely onto a virtual machine and using Linux as the front end.

[@morosis82]

I've been moving this way, using parsec to access a windows VM when I need it. I have 4 PC's and only one runs windows.

[@DavidAlsh]

I'm waiting for GPU sharing in VMs to hit consumer cards and then I will live the Linux frontend life. The dedicated Intel cards will, but they will also probably be underpowered

[@Rzn8B58]

Gosh, where are my manners? Thanks for posting this how to video my guy! Am glad content like this exists!

[@doltBmB]

To be clear, the windows mail app is a proper email client which can use any pop3 or imap service as well as a variety of online services like gmail, it's not just for outlook.

[@neinlives9424]

Hello just found your channel, great stuff! Do you have any benchmarks before and after the debloat? Thanks!

[@TheRogueBro]

Is that Microsoft Account thing due to you having started the process with a network? W10 did the same thing, you had to completely re-install if you got to the point with Wifi or Ethernet connected. As a quick google search does show you can do a local account. You just disconnect from the network, click "back" at the "microsoft account" part, and it should allow you to enter a local account. Although i have not tested this as I will push my update to W11 until i'm forced, or the "debloat" community has reached the level i think seems reasonable to move.

[@dragonhead01]

While the no internet trick should work, if you are lucky enough to have access to the pro or better versions you can create a local user

[@mtnsolutions]

love it! honestly, as a mac / linux user, seeing this makes me a little more willing to try out windows again. never liked all the extra crap that windows bundles

[@ej3281]

I appreciate your nuanced take up front and the tutorial, of course

[@arongann]

Unfortunately ending the task on the network connection flow no longer works. It sees it happen, takes the tech to an error then sends you back to the network page after restarting the task.

[@CraftComputing]

New method is to enter oobe\bypassnro In the command line. This will reboot the PC, and allow you to choose offline accounts again.

[@joshhardin666]

I have not tried to install windows 11 home, I've only installed windows 11 pro and with windows 11 pro (at least, idk about home), they allow you to choose to join a work network / join a domain. if you do that, you are brought to a section where they ask you to create a local account and you can totally stop there and create local accounts if you choose. there's no reason you HAVE to actually join a domain and you can continue to use local user accounts.

[@dimitristsoutsouras2712]

@MenaceInc Do this trick instead. Install an iso read / edit program like AnyBurn for instance, open the iso of win10 /win 11and search for the sources folder. Inside there add a txt file (you create it) named ei.cfg and paste the below code inside [Channel] _Default [VL] 0 Save the file as ei.cfg and try to install windows once more. It will ask you which version you want to choose from (and it will present all of them)

[@darthkielbasa]

I’m interested to see the before and after of things like processes running and whatnot. Gotta be a ton lighter after the debloat

[@v12vanquish]

Benchmarks have consistently shown debloating windows doesn’t improve performance.

[@darthkielbasa]

@@v12vanquish i must investigate your claim as I suspect you are wrong. My personal experience is that a thorough debloat results in superb all-around performance improvements. Time to spin up an install on bare metal and VM so that the testing can begin!

[@darthkielbasa]

@@v12vanquish Follow up: My benchmarks would disagree. Debloat using various tools, higher fps, lower running processes, lower cpu, less ram consumption.

[@v12vanquish]

@@darthkielbasa sadly, lower ram and cpu usage does not translate into more performance. Windows will allocate the ram and cpu cycles as needed.

[@ScottyJ1122]

About Linux it depends on the user and there work, i have customers including some elderly people i have moved to Linux Mint and they love it and they said they would never go back to Windows.

[@Anonymous9683]

Apparently this works as advertised, but is also considered a Trojan since it adds a bunch of malicious chrome extensions. Thoughts?

[@Jusoon]

Thank you for this video. I'm new to W11 and ThisisWin11 was like a blessing from Heaven.

[@mmjackk]

At this stage of the game and the way the product looks like, Microsoft should start paying people and companies to move to Windows 11. It may be even too late for that. Linux is coming. Hopefully. Finally.

[@BobWill1846]

For the normal person linux works. Most electronics are just bootloaders for the internet. The issue is with using professional sofware. I loved using manjaro, but it didn't work with solidworks and other industrial software.

[@wombatdk]

Linux is useless as a desktop OS. And will always, eternally, remain useless as a desktop OS. The devs might be skilled programmers, but they also care even less about end users than Mickeysoft.

[@psdaengr911]

@@wombatdk Linux is a kernel. It's the UIs and the lack of disciplined progtammer committed to writing to web standards that make Linux more or less unusable as a desktop. Chromeos is a pretty decent Linux based user environment with a better software distribution model for the average user than most other software distribution channels.

[@johncoops6897]

Who wants to bother with silly Linux shell commands and other idiosyncrasies, when you can run Windows and Mac and have it work. I am highly computer literate, but I have no time or desire to play around with or tweak an operating system. I learnt on DOS 3.0 and I never want to go back there again.

[@johncoops6897]

@Ben Owens - who cares? That has nothing to do with Linux that is being discussed here. MacOS is also based on a Linux kernel, yet normal humans can operate Macs without using command line.

[@ztoogemcducc6360]

As a 3D modeler thank you. I'm sure this will free up a lot of ram. And with only 16 gigs every byte is precious when I start working on heavier projects.

[@JukeRox]

Just download more ram.

[@ztoogemcducc6360]

@@JukeRox good idea

[@tylermcnally8232]

Or pony up cash and upgrade to 32. If that's too much may I suggest a new career.

[@ztoogemcducc6360]

@@tylermcnally8232 I'd need to buy an entirely new computer to upgrade. I plan to in the future but 16 gigs is fine for now. I'd rather keep the family SUV until it breaks rather than drop it all for a sports car because I occasionally get bothered when it doesn't go down the high way as fast as I'd like.

[@ffwast]

@@ztoogemcducc6360 My pc from 2012 can take 32gb, how old is your computer dude? If it doesn't do the job you need it to and can't be upgraded to standards from A DECADE AGO it's long past time for a replacement.

[@Nebby_Webby]

9:30, !! Ending the Network Manager No longer Works !! You now have to Go to the Microsoft Account Login Page and enter an random Email and Password, so this until you can Login locally

[@forthrightnight]

Very nice. Glad KZbin found this. Liked and subbed.

[@oranc1168]

very very helpful! ive been looking for a this conprehezive tool like this!

[@Beast80K]

Great Video !! Windows 11 is going to need alot of time to be fixed I'm just going to avoid installing it as long as possible. I just can't believe this paid OS is still so bad.