[jclay]

I was surprised to find on a recent reinstall of Windows 10 that it no longer included the start menu full of sponsored apps and games. It was a pretty minimal install, all things considered. This was with the Education edition which is a derivative of the Pro edition I believe.

I’d also highly recommend the BoxStarter setup scripts [0]. They remove all of the unnecessary default applications, perform windows updates, apply sane developer defaults and install development tooling depending on your needs. It’s a one click run, so it’s a pretty easy way to bootstrap a new install. No negative side effects and have been using them for several years.

0. https://github.com/microsoft/windows-dev-box-setup-scripts

[newlytread]

I installed pro just the other day, which came with the game shortcuts. I think I just have been installing enterprise previously

[panpanna]

It is very annoying to have to explain to your boss why you have that game installed on your machine.

Specially when his only IT experience is playing Candy Crush with his kids.