• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
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      7 months ago

      Not open source. Use:

      • Open Shell
        • brings a normal Start Menu back as well as an optional taskbar in Explorer
      • Explorer Patcher
        • revives Explorer’s “commented-out code”, bringing back functionality from previous Windows versions: optionally translucent taskbar without blur, seconds display in calendar popup, optionally the weather widget and many many more
      • CTT winutil
        • installs/updates various free programs for you with one click, one-stop-shop for all kinds of recommended debloat/freedom settings
      • MSEdge Redirect
        • self-explanatory: all Bing queries from within the OS apps go to your preferred search engine & default browser instead
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        7 months ago

        There are free OS alternatives out there (which I suspect you already use but just want to poop on other’s parade).

        I assume that if someone’s already using Windows, a paid OS, they are willing to pay $2 to make it usable.