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If for some ungodly reason you are using Windows or maybe are forced to. Here's some software that will remove all the spyware from it. You have to select what you want removed manually for best results

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[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Even better, use chris titus' tool:

iwr https://christitus.com/win | iex

this includes O&O SU10 too

[–] CoyoteFacts@piefed.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As an aside, please don't pipe arbitrary code from the internet directly into execution. Download the file and read it first. Someone could easily pwn that site and host malware at that URL, for example.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

read it first

and if you're not a programmer and/or don't understand code?

[–] CoyoteFacts@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Weirdly, Chris does have a GitHub repo for it, which would be way more secure for serving downloads, but it's not mentioned on the download page. We're also assuming that Chris is trustworthy and has not included a malicious payload into this file, in which case it wouldn't matter if the file is correct - it would still be malicious.

My advice is don't run things you don't understand or that people you trust have not vouched for. If you use Linux, you inherently trust your repository maintainers to not serve you malicious code and to audit the packages they are maintaining, so you can be delivered safe software from secure repositories without needing to understand every line of code. This isn't 100% bulletproof, as we saw with the XZ Utils backdoor, but it's a hell of a lot safer than piping things raw.

[–] Kroko@feddit.online 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

winutil (ChrisTitusTech) doesn't apply some setting. ShutUp10++ have more options.

It INCLUDES O&O SU10, how?

Combine this with Windows 10 or 11 LTSC for a much better, less BS Windows experience.

SpoilerAn activation script can be found from the same source as the LTSC downloads.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Before the "just install Linux" people show up - some things simply will not run on Linux.

Tools like this are great for a Windows VM for random Windows-only shit. Like Toyota Techstream.

Edit: I don't know why I'm getting downvoted for this. I literally have a copy of Techstream for my Toyotas, hosted in a Windows VM on my laptop that runs Linux. Techstream will only run under Windows. This is not up for debate.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The tool is good and I used to use it. But noobs be warned, you might cause hiccups or janky functionality and not understand which setting caused it.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just install Linux and use Toyota Techstream on it bro.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bro, just configure it for Linux bro, use wine bro...

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just install Linux on the Toyota bro

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Don't fucking tempt me 😂

[–] dober@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago