[tonymet]

I'm a linux developer and I run Windows 11 Pro on my devices ( a mini PC desktop & a laptop).

My development is done with VS Code + Windows terminal into WSL2, linux VMs and remote instances.

I use Windows for the great hardware support : power management, printers, scanners, webcams, usb microphone, usb wifi adapters, yubikeys. HyperV is great for VM management. MS Edge has great performance and cross-device sync. One-Drive has excellent OCR & search indexing. I use it to search & manage legal documents for various partnerships. MS Co-pilot is excellent for engineering & legal research. MS Designer (image gen) has been great for generating logos & designs. I've learned more about Powershell https://github.com/tonymet/powershell-scripts

I've spent time to remove all of the recommendations, news, online content, ads and bloatware features from Windows 11. I turn on "max performance" and everything is very snappy.

It's been the best OS experience I've had since Windows 2k.

Every tool requires time investment. I also don't like Windows 11's online /entertainment content. Many industries are going in that direction e.g. automotive.

Give it a try.

[ana_lysis]

What did you do to remove the news, ads etc.? A while ago I tried relatively hard to delete the news and I couldn’t.

[tonymet]

https://www.webnots.com/how-to-completely-disable-ads-and-su...

that's a pretty good overview

Also do start --> "adjust the performance of windows" --> choose "adjust for best performance". You can turn on essential stuff to your liking.

If you want to go down a rabbit hole, checkout Windows 11 debloat on github and then selectively disable those services & settings .

[tonymet]

also get the sysinternals suite on Microsoft Store and then run "autoruns" to disable all of your background / startup apps and services