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by ReverseCold 2890 days ago
Protip: Don't connect to WiFi when first setting up Windows. If possible, use an Enterprise, Education, or Pro (in that order) version of Windows.

I didn't even know a Microsoft account was an option when I set up my desktop :)
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saganus 2890 days ago
Could you elaborate on why Enterprise above Pro?

I'm no entirely familiar with the differences and I've been planning on buying a Win10 Pro license, so any advice would be helpful :)

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ReverseCold 2890 days ago
Well first of all, you can't buy an Enterprise license (normally, but there are sketchy sellers who will sell you one).

Enterprise licenses give you full control of the OS via group policy in addition to all the things that Pro gives you. You can effectively turn off anything you want in the editor.

You also have full control of updates, so if that's what was keeping you away from W10 then... there you go.

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saganus 2887 days ago
Uhmm... too bad I can't buy an Enterprise edition. Would love to be able to disable all those things.

Then, does that mean that you can't edit those settings in the Pro version? (I know there are some utilities to do that, but I would prefer to do it natively)

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ReverseCold 2885 days ago
> Then, does that mean that you can't edit those settings in the Pro version?

Unfortunately you can't. The 3rd party utilities work fine though, you just have to run them again after every major update.

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