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  • Disabling selected AI features in Windows 11

    From Stan Brown@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 03:29:41

    Article with detailed instructions:
    "This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11"
    https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-script-disables-all-the-ai-features-in-windows-11
    Despite "Every" in the title, he script lets you pick and choose.


    If you want to skip the article, here's the script and documentation: https://github.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI
    (requires PowerShell 5.1, not PowerShell 7)

    Full disclosure: I have not yet tried this.

    --
    "The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by
    those who don't have it." --George Bernard Shaw

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From s|b@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 15:11:42
    On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 03:29:41 -0800, Stan Brown wrote:

    Article with detailed instructions:
    "This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11"
    https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-script-disables-all-the-ai-features-in-windows-11
    Despite "Every" in the title, he script lets you pick and choose.

    I'm using O&O ShutUp10++, so I guess that does the job as well.

    --
    s|b

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Frank Slootweg@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 09, 2026 11:31:08
    T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On 1/8/26 2:49 PM, Dr AI wrote:
    On 08/01/2026 11:29, Stan Brown wrote:
    "This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11"


    Why would anyone prove their own stupidity by doing that?

    AI is here to stay, and there's no going back to a primitive way of
    life. Remember that there are still intelligent human beings living on
    this planet!

    W11 is spyware by design. Whilst it is sometimes very helpful,
    it also violates the hell out of your privacy, slows your
    computers down, and is intrusive.

    I don't see how not clicking on stuff violates my privacy or slows
    down my computer(s) or is intrusive, but for people with no self control
    it probably is indeed a good thing to protect oneself against oneself.

    [More biased ranting deleted.]

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Mark Lloyd@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 09, 2026 17:29:03
    On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:31:57 -0800, T wrote:

    On 1/8/26 6:11 AM, s|b wrote:
    On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 03:29:41 -0800, Stan Brown wrote:

    Article with detailed instructions:
    "This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11"
    https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-script-disables-all-the-ai-features- in-windows-11
    Despite "Every" in the title, he script lets you pick and choose.

    I'm using O&O ShutUp10++, so I guess that does the job as well.


    I use it too. Seems to do the job nicely.

    Wish they would add
    remove Edge and Webview one drive

    But I have other utilities for that.

    And I remove Chrome (also spyware) and substitute Brave Browser.

    The FIRST thing I do after installing Windows is disable the "hide file extensions" setting that lies to you about file names (and is good for
    malware writers).

    --
    Mark Lloyd
    http://notstupid.us/

    "Process running. If not ready in 10 minutes, wait longer."

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From s|b@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 09, 2026 21:38:39
    On 09 Jan 2026 17:29:03 GMT, Mark Lloyd wrote:

    The FIRST thing I do after installing Windows is disable the "hide file extensions" setting that lies to you about file names (and is good for malware writers).

    +1

    --
    s|b

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)