What are your Windows 10 post-install and crap removal procedures and recommendations?

lou
2025-12-28T20:25:03Z

I have an AMD processor that is not supported by Windows 11.

I don't wanna deal with the consequences of workarounds.

I have an old NVIDIA graphics card that was never even close to being a flagship. It is essentially unsupported on Linux (I’ve tested it).

I intend to keep running Windows 10 for as long as possible, using either official or unofficial means.

My current Windows installation is becoming unmanageable, as Windows often does.

I am a competent Linux user, and I run Linux on my laptop.

I have WSL2 on Windows 10 and it is great. Especially because I am a heavy Emacs user. I cannot live in an OS that does not allow me the full power of Emacs over a Linux base. This greatly reduces the need for bare-metal Linux.

One reason to keep running Windows (at least in a dual-boot setup) is that WoW runs at around 30 FPS on Linux for me. Other games have different issues.

I often run games from shady origins that are not obtained from Steam and tools such as Lutris and Bottles are just not there yet in terms of ease of use. I don't enjoy doing a lot of work just to play a game.

I understand that there are ways around almost any issue on Linux; I just don’t have the energy right now.

Any suggestions for post-installation cleanup and removing crap from Windows 10?

Thanks!

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