The Enshitification of Windows
http://everist.org/archives/links/__Windows_enshitification.txt

   In:  F:\___World\Freedom\__Microsoft\__Windows_11

20220222
https://patriots.win/p/141rjZNmOG/bill-gates-windows-to-require-an/c/
https://au.pcmag.com/migrated-15175-windows-10/92523/installing-windows-11-pro-to-require-internet-connection-microsoft-account
Bill Gates' Windows to require an internet connection and MS Account for all future installs. Switch to Linux or BSD and tell big tech to stuff it! (media.patriots.win) SAVE AMERICA
posted 2 hours ago by TroutAndOatmeal +196 / -0 

Windows 11 will soon be closed off to anyone without internet.
The age of the offline Windows installation is over


20240501
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcafzHL8iBQ
Windows 11 Must Be Stopped - A Veteran PC Repair Shop Owner's Dire Warning - Jody Bruchon
Jody Bruchon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvaWrmS3Vg4
Windows 11 Must Be Stopped: THE SEQUEL - Jody Bruchon


Goog 'The enshitification of Windows'

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/
Pluralistic: Tiktok's enshittification    (On the general enshitification of everything)
Cory Doctorow  January 21, 2023



Apr 06, 2024
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/300496/hands-on-with-windows-11-enterprise-are-you-enshittified
Hands-On with Windows 11 Enterprise: Are You Enshittified?

Apr 07, 2024
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/300536/a-windows-11-enshittification-checklist
A Windows 11 Enshittification Checklist (Paid members content)


Aug 21, 2023
https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/windows-11-has-made-the-%E2%80%9Cclean-windows-install%E2%80%9D-an-oxymoron.1495295/
Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron   (17 pages! 'enshitification': pg 5...)


20240820
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/1cy70dd/the_enshitification_of_windows_11_mainly_the/
  It appears you may be asking for help in choosing a linux distribution.
  This is a common question, which you may also want to ask at /r/DistroHopping or /r/FindMeALinuxDistro

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36721337
Can’t imagine how these Windows engineers feel about the enshitification of their baby.
  It's not difficult to de-shittify 10/11. There's a tool that automatically does it call ShutUp10.
  It's arguably a bit shit from a business perspective, but has no real impact on power-users day to day.

  You need to be careful with ShutUp10/11. You can easily break automated security rules or system APIs
  if you carelessly enable all of those settings. You can't just apply these patches and forget about them,
  sometimes you need to undo your work to get updates installed or to resolve problems (for example, 
  the "disable internet check API" privacy setting can cause some applications to display "you're not
  connected to the WiFi" popups).

  It's also an uphill battle against the ever encroaching Microsoft Edge bullshit; every time you remove
  part of the bullshit, Microsoft comes out with an update that adds more.

  If you're stuck with Windows I'd consider the safe defaults for ShutUp1x as essential but you do
  need to read the notes for every setting you enable, which may require some Googling so you
  understand what you're doing.


https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/27/an-audacious-plan-to-halt-the-internets-enshittification-and-throw-it-into-reverse/
An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet’s Enshittification and Throw It Into Reverse
Defcon 31 speech, delivered August 12 in Las Vegas.  Cory Doctorow  Posted on August 27, 2023
  "This is a talk about enshittification. Enshittification is a term I coined to describe how platforms die."