How can you use such an operating system now

  • chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    You can disable searching as a fall-through, but you cannot disable web results appearing inside of the menu itself, which is what slows it down. At least, that was the case for the first 4 years or so before I stopped using Windows 10 and switched to Linux.

    • voxel@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      you can fully disable all online/web search features in search using a group policy on Pro versions of windows. afaik there are even one click tools that can do that for you (pretty sure even good ol’ OOSU10 can do it)

    • Darth_Vader__@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      you can, it’s just harder to do. I suggest find a debloater tool, and use it. Also remove cortana thing to make it even faster. There are some tools that let’s you remove all WinRT apps