If you are running AMD’s CPU you should have Firmware TPM (fTPM) in your Bios.
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Yes, @tay.othman is right. After turning it on, I was offered Windows 11, on my desktop computer, on which I still have Windows 10.
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As a long-time computer user, I am becoming increasingly angry at Microsoft lack of user respect because of Window’s erosion of privacy, diminishing user control over the computer, and the removal of useful features.
It’s upsetting that I have to go though the trouble of making a custom icon-just to shut down the computer fully–even on Windows 10.
Also, even with Windows 10, there are way too many services on a clean install. There is way too much scheduled crap. (There are also problems with latency and resource hogging, which is a real problem, when recording music.)
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Agreed on everything, now setting up an OS is not just about installing and customizing but I feel more about de-Bloadting, I generally remove disable the items below:
Software that I don’t need.
1- Remove OneDrive (I’m using another Cloud Provider)
2- Remove Cortana
3- Remove Meetings
4- Remove Skype
5- Limit Search indexer to Start Menu Items (I use Everything mentioned above)
5- Disable Background Apps (I use WinAero Tweaker)
[6- Disable Telemetry and Diagnostics] (How to disable Telemetry and Data Collection in Windows 10)
7- Disable Windows 11 Widgets
8- Remove all Manufacturer’s utilities and install lightweight alternative. Fan Control for Cooling and [OpenRGB for Coolness] (https://openrgb.org/)
7- Remove Nvidia Crash & Telemetry.
8- Remove Autodesk’s crapware (Genuine Software service, Autodesk’s AutoCAD Performance Feedback Utility)
I use a combination of Startup Management, Apps and Features, Services.msc and Task scheduler to get this done.
Also, I acknowledge few resources hogging tools that I can’t live without:
1- My Browser
2- 3Dconnexxion 3dxWare. This thing takes approx. 1% of my CPU, but I can’t live without it.
3- Wacom Tablet
4- Chaos Cosmos Service (To quickly load V-Ray Assets into my Rhino Model)
5- My Cloud Backup tool.
It is a lot of work, but In my opinion it worth reclaiming 10% of your hardware so you can make a heavier and more detailed models.
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And this is just the beginning! With all the cloud, subscription and IOT all your stuff can be controlled and shutdown at any time.
I use this on script on clean installations of Windows 10, there are reports it works pretty well on Windows 11 too;
It seems like the system administrators are the main ones to cut through all the advertising bloatware these days.
And relating to Windows 11;
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I install Windows 11 on an old laptop HP 8770w which don’t have minimum requirements and it work fine without any problem.
For the installation i use Rufus to create bootable USB drive with the option No TPM / no Secure Boot
Also i use this tool Winaero Tweaker
to enable classic context menus and ribbon in file explorer
I like the live wallpapers
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Use Winaero Tweaker
You can restore some old tools
downloading lively wallpaper now…
And to keep it ON topic: We have used W11 for months now and no problems, all systems Intel + RTX cards, both laptops and workstations.
Edit: Man, that fluid simulation was mesmerizing!
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It’s bettet if you disable live wallpaper from settings when you use other aplications.
My next favorite thing is the ability to assign Efficiency mode for individual processes, this is ideal for some background executables that are updaters/ diagnostic tools things that can run on low thread priority.
This Task Manager is in release preview and will be available this September’s update
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Of course, I see it uses about 30% of the GPU, so it’s just for fun and a no-go for laptops 
