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Hope you checked that thing for viruses before using it. About a year ago there were reports that they were loaded with viruses from the factory. Supposed to be fixed but if you got an older model it could still be there. Tom's Hardware article about Acemagic

Fait accompli

Integrate updates, drivers, automate Windows and application setup, speedup Windows deployment process and have it all set for the next time. Optionally remove Windows components, simplify your installation, reduce attack vectors and free up drive space. Next to editing images, you can also do...

starhawk69 submitted a new resource: NTLite - Edit your own Windows install ISO, WIM, decrypted ESD, and SWM Read more about this resource...

If you want to try editing your own Windows install ISO you can use NTLite to get rid of all the stuff you don't want. You can also setup installs that include any drivers and programs that you need.

No plans to upgrade any hardware, my main machine will do Win11 no problem and a couple of my laptops will also. May plan is to set up dual boot with WIN11 and some flavor of Linux. Been trying out the different distros to see which one I like best. Then windows will be used as a gaming system...

What Mike says will do the trick, but if you don't like modifying the Registry and such there are a couple free software solutions that make it easy. O&O ShutUp Spybot-anti-beacon Both have a free version for home users and are easy to use. What you are going to find is that every windows...

or for a more legal perspective

Sony too. Sony Steals Customers' Purchased Content

Hope they did a better job on the R16 than they did on this one. Gamers Nexus review of R13

Had the same problem recently myself. I bought a new modem/router cause I hate paying to rent one. I have 5 Windows10 (all the same ver. 22H2 and build) PC's and 1 Win7 Netbook connected to the network, 4 are wired ethernet and 2 are wifi. After configuring the router and hooking everything up...

Not sure what you are talking about. I can dl full blu-ray movies and burn them to disc with full DTS surround and watch them on my blu-ray player. There are always a variety of quality rips from 480p to 4k on the site I use, so no lack of quality options. Sure you can, if you don't take proper...