I am going to start off by saying, The first thing you have to do is installing applications. So here are a few I always install: Apps I use

Bitlocker

Disable it ASAP

uninstalling apps

  1. I recommend uninstalling Onedrive if you don’t use it.
  2. Cortana
    1. OpenĀ Start.
    2. Search forĀ PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select theĀ Run as administratorĀ option.
    3. Type the following command to uninstall Cortana from Windows 10 and pressĀ Enter:Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage
  3. Feedback hub
  4. Edge:
    • might not work
    1. OpenĀ Start.
    2. Search forĀ PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select theĀ Run as administratorĀ option.
    3. Type the following command to uninstall Cortana from Windows 10 and pressĀ Enter: **Get-AppxPackage *edge* | Remove-AppxPackage**

Remove startup apps

  1. Ctrl+Shift+esc to open task manager
  2. go to startup
  3. disable the following:
    1. Microsoft Edge
    2. Microsoft teams

Windows 11

  1. install explorer patcher and change your settings. (Change the settings by right clicking the task-bar and selecting properties)
  2. right click on the taskbar > taskbar settings
    • search: hide
    • widgets: off
    • chat: off
  3. click on the windows icon in the taskbar > unpin all apps that windows pushes there.
  4. settings > privacy & security > search permissions > show search highlights: false
  5. settings > system > sound > check your input and output devices (also do so in discord if you migrated from win 10 to 11.)