How to install Windows without any bloatware

[SpyderTracks]

If you want to install windows without any bloatware, just install is with English - World as the language!

 

[HomerJ]

If you want to install windows without any bloatware, just install is with English - World as the language!

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are you a wizard?

 

[SpyderTracks]

are you a wizard?

Crazy, innit, I've reposted this as previously only admins could reply for some reason.

Apparently this has been possible for years, first I've heard of it through twitter.

 

[HomerJ]

Crazy, innit, I've reposted this as previously only admins could reply for some reason.

Apparently this has been possible for years, first I've heard of it through twitter.

why is that though?

is world different for some reason

 

[SpyderTracks]

why is that though?

is world different for some reason

I wonder if the Queen's English (I can't say that anymore can I?) is full of bloaty rediculous words that normal people don't use?

That's gonna set someone off It was said in semi jest

I know from experience, when I try to talk posh, lots of microsoft applets come flying out on little bits of spit, excel spreadsheets everywhere, it's very messy!

 

[HomerJ]

I wonder if the Queen's English (I can't say that anymore can I?) is full of bloaty rediculous words that normal people don't use?

That's gonna set someone off It was said in semi jest

I know from experience, when I try to talk posh, lots of microsoft applets come flying out on little bits of spit, excel spreadsheets everywhere, it's very messy!

i now want to find out what happens when you choose "esperanto"

I wonder if the Queen's English (I can't say that anymore can I?) is full of bloaty rediculous words that normal people don't use?

perhaps the king wanted less bloat

 

[ubuysa]

I would imagine that because you didn't select a specific English region, it's not able to install the region specific stuff.

 

[TonyCarter]

My old self would normally just go nuclear and start again using this ‘hack’… but my system is nice & stable, so I’m facing a difficult choice

 

[davhun]

mmmmm It's British Summer Time. Now do I have another hour in bed or should I have been at work an hour ago?

 

[TonyCarter]

mmmmm It's British Summer Time. Now do I have another hour in bed or should I have been at work an hour ago?

It's been BST for 4 months...clocks went forward at the end of March

 

[davhun]

It's been BST for 4 months...clocks went forward at the end of March

Yes, but with your computer set to world time you will never know.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Yes, but with your computer set to world time you will never know.

It doesn't affect timezone, this is the language setting.

 

[davhun]

It doesn't affect timezone, this is the language setting.

Just shows, I don't know whether I am coming or going.

 

[shakydd]

The downside (if you can call it that) is that you won't be able to load the Windows Store until you go into Settings/Time & Language/Language & Region and change the Country or region from World to <wherever you live>

 

[TonyCarter]

The downside (if you can call it that) is that you won't be able to load the Windows Store until you go into Settings/Time & Language/Language & Region and change the Country or region from World to <wherever you live>

Sounds like an upside to me

 

[davhun]

Sounds like an upside to me

Sounds like upside down to me

 

[TonyCarter]

I remember a 'hack' in some older versions of Windows and MacOS that did that upside down trick...and it invariably ended up on machines belonging to colleagues returning from holiday

 

[ubuysa]

I read recently that Microsoft are aware of this and are expected to take steps to close this 'loophole'. Presumably Microsoft are well paid by vendors to install this bloatware, so they want to be sure it gets installed.

 

[Scott]

I remember a 'hack' in some older versions of Windows and MacOS that did that upside down trick...and it invariably ended up on machines belonging to colleagues returning from holiday

Used to just be CTRL-ALT and then the arrow for which way you wanted the screen. Used to do it all the time to people who left their systems unlocked

 

[Scott]

I read recently that Microsoft are aware of this and are expected to take steps to close this 'loophole'. Presumably Microsoft are well paid by vendors to install this bloatware, so they want to be sure it gets installed.

Not even done it yet. I'll need to get in before they make the change


I wonder though, does installing the "Store" restore all the bloat?