Support | Win11 for Gaming

[CyrodiilWarrior]

Hi,

I need support and guidance as a new paid premium home user. I want to safely create debloated operating systems where telemetry is removed, ideal for PC gaming.

I want to be able to update Windows, without removed stuff returning. I want additional handy tweaks and configurations. I want to know what I can safely remove and I can't. I want Brave browser. I probably want a local account (if better, perhaps an Administrator, with Standard User for general use). I want activation to work. I relocate user files.

I have gotten use to the Microsoft Store, with Phone Link, but if it was better to remove this entirely, I wouldn't mind. I think some modern-day games, like Age of Empires, needs Microsoft account stuff, too. I want more control, as everything usually installs on Local Disk by default.

Today, one compatibility issue I have is old school games not working with modern AMD drivers. Usually rolling back these drivers makes the games work again, but modern-day games work most smoothly with the up-to-date AMD drivers. My thought was to have dual-boot of two different operating systems - one for old school games, one for modern-day games and daily use.

I like the idea of incorporating drivers but my thought was if I ever upgraded anything - like graphics card - it would be pointless to have such old drivers preinstalled. I also don't know what I am doing where incorporating Windows updates.

What guidance and support do you suggest?

 

[chiles toreados]

i jumped right in and considered every single possible option and looked up every one that i felt i did not understand. i've got a slimmed down W11. i've even got it looking like W10 and behaving similarly in many ways. anything that isn't a calculator, a compass, or a speech/language package is something you probably don't need. i've tried probably 28 games from 1998 to 2017 and had 0 issues beyond the normal things that every single person would encounter trying to enjoy decades of games. the real fun begins when you can start with a debloated os and play with all the other tools now that your start menu is so clean.
i left Windows Defender on. it's a bit finnicky with the cloud-protection and the auto-sample but i got it disabled after disabling tamper protection and using PowerShell as admin.
if you need any precise advice, i may know. windows is shadowy and janky, though it is somewhat well-documented.
check out Chris Titus on YouTube! he really helped me to get a basic understanding.