Support | Win11 for Gaming

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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?
 
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.
 
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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?
I find removing with live is the best way to learn personally but others like to do it from the iso and install.

You learn the most by doing it yourself and trying different things. Do it on a system where you can go back easy or not worrying about messing up.
 
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