Yuck. So glad I kicked Microsoft like a bad habit.
An article comparing Windows initial setup processes from Vista to 11.
Submitted 6 days ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to technology@beehaw.org
https://www.neowin.net/editorials/setting-up-a-new-pc-used-to-be-fun-now-it-is-ad-ridden-nightmare/
Hirom@beehaw.org 1 day ago
It doesn’t end on the last installation screen. Then it takes lots of time and digging to scrub bloatware, and change many settings to somewhat more private since the defaults are bad.