What OS would be helpful. I assume you mean Windows.
If running Home, that’s half the problem. It’s got more crap than Pro, and lacks support for Group Policy. If you can run Pro, it’s a big help.
WinDebloat on Github works very well.
Even better is to use the LTSC (Long-term Service Channel) versions of Windows. These already have almost no bloat, and won’t break stuff from updates, because they only get security updates twice a year. No monthly feature updates.
The LTSC link above also has activation scripts, provided by microsoft.
The comments here are really reinforcing the stereotypes about Lemmy.
@Nougat@fedia.io is not even the culprit here. They are merely pointing out that the nondescript links (at least to the uninitiated) in most comments point to Linux.
You go into the modlog and search their username in the username field. It looks like Nougat’s replies were all removed for spamming along with mine, which I kinda agree with
Hmm I use Voyager so perhaps I’m not as advanced… where do I find mod log?
https://christitus.com/windows-tool/
This is a good one, been using it for years if I ever need to install Windows for some godforsaken reason.
Don’t use a pre-installed OS, ever. You don’t know who’s had their hand in it between the manufacturer and you.
Wipe it and install from scratch; Windows, Linux, whatever.
At the moment, Windows 10 IoT LTSC.
That looks like a great tool for activating, but where to get the OS itself?
At this point basically all drivers will reinstall automatically from windows update. Just grab a USB drive and reinstall windows fresh if you don’t want to deal with uninstalling everything.
This, and for missing drivers, I always have a SSD with SDIO and the latest driver pack (something like 30GB)