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A while back, Voat users provided a series of Windows install files and programs to remove all of the telemetry and related services from Windows 7. This suite was called Aegis.

Non-enterprise Windows 10 is blatant spyware. Has there been any attempt to create an Aegis for 10? Or is the software that deep in globohomo cuckery that there's no point to it?

When my Windows 7 machine inevitably dies, it would be nice to not have to learn Linux. But if there's no other choice, oh well, I'll man up.

A while back, Voat users provided a series of Windows install files and programs to remove all of the telemetry and related services from Windows 7. This suite was called Aegis. Non-enterprise Windows 10 is blatant spyware. Has there been any attempt to create an Aegis for 10? Or is the software that deep in globohomo cuckery that there's no point to it? When my Windows 7 machine inevitably dies, it would be nice to not have to learn Linux. But if there's no other choice, oh well, I'll man up.

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I fooled around with it some back in college. Spent more time trying to find drivers than actually using it.

[–] • 1 pt

Linux has greatly matured since the past 2 decades.

You should give it a try again.

Ask for help in if you want to know what distribution fits your needs.

[–] • 0 pt

Can I use it on a laptop that is several years old? Like an Intel quad core? i5

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Can I use it on a laptop that is several years old? Like an Intel quad core? i5

Linux is preferred on older machines as it runs better than Windows on them IMHO. Use Sparky if you want to mess with different desktop environments. The other distros people mention are great and will install easier than windows in almost all cases but I will generally go with plain jane Debian. I expect you will be pleasantly surprised at how damned good Linux is these days.

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I run Mint 19 xfce on a 32 bit machine from 2005. It's not fast but it runs.

[–] • 0 pt

Absolutely. Try Mint or Manjaro (I think they are both Ubuntu based and provide a good compatibility and support drivers for older hardware).

[–] • 0 pt

It's still that way. At least for Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint. I tried all three on the last three machines I built and had constant issues with video and WiFi drivers that were locking me out of the internet or freezing the machine every ten minutes.

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I used a different laptop and it made a world of difference. Some brands and models just have better support than others, and even in the last 10 years it's gotten much better.