Modifying Windows - What shall i do next?

[Vishera]

So i am modifying Windows to my liking,addressing the biggest issues that Windows has.

My question is what can i do more?

 

Here is what i have done:

 

Updates no longer force themselves upon you,

Semi-automatic Updates can be used - Updates install themselves only when you press the update button in settings.

Updates install bug fixes and security updates only.

Manual updates can be used.

 

Notifications behavior changed since they are annoying (also removed from task bar) 

 

Bloatware Completely removed.

 

RAM usage significantly trimmed down.

 

I have done major overhaul to the UI:

Windows 7 Start Menu is back:

 

Windows Aero is back:

 

Search in Windows Explorer now has search filters and many other modifications:

 

Made Aero work with Chromium based browsers:

[emosun]

So you basically just made ameliorated again

[Vishera]

3 minutes ago, emosun said:

So you basically just made ameliorated again

It's better looking than ameliorated 

[AlexP11223]

Install Linux, it's much more customizable.

1 hour ago, Vishera said:

Updates no longer force themselves upon you,

...until MS changes it again.

 

1 hour ago, Vishera said:

Bloatware Completely removed.

Until the next big upgrade.

[zushiba]

I would LOVE the windows UI to be smarter. If my mouse in in an area, likely it's because it's there for a reason. 
For instance, if my mouse is in the system tray and I'm right clicking on an icon to get to it's context menu. THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR A F**CING NOTIFICATION!. 
I don't want to clear every notification just to access or do something in the system tray. 

Especially if it's a notification that I want to interact with. 

The Windows UI should pause notifications if my mouse is interacting with anything in the system tray. 

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to Windows

[Vishera]

9 hours ago, AlexP11223 said:

...until MS changes it again.

The behavior of Windows update is different here,it won't do that i assure you.

9 hours ago, AlexP11223 said:

Until the next big upgrade.

It's LTSB,so no big updates.

 

Since it's based on a build from late 2018 and it's LTSB - You get support,security updates and bug fixes until late 2028.

 

[AlexP11223]

1 hour ago, Vishera said:

LTSB

which cannot be easily acquired legally.

[Vishera]

2 hours ago, AlexP11223 said:

which cannot be easily acquired legally.

You can acquire it legally here:

https://www.microsoft.com/Licensing/servicecenter/default.aspx

[AlexP11223]

Yeah, but for that you need to

 

- be a business

- buy at least 5 licenses iirc

[Vishera]

10 hours ago, AlexP11223 said:

Yeah, but for that you need to

 

- be a business

- buy at least 5 licenses iirc

If you can't get it through your work place (best option) then there are retailers that legally sell them.

Buying them legally is very expensive,more than $200 per key.

If you can't get LTSC 2019 then Windows Server 2019 is a good alternative,you can easily get an evaluation ISO (can be upgraded to full) legally straight from Microsoft.

[AlexP11223]

4 hours ago, Vishera said:

Windows Server 2019 is a good alternative

I think I saw some software detecting it and asking to buy a commercial license.

 

Also heard that LTS* may have issues with new hw, drivers. At least if you like stay on e.g. 2016 for 3+ years and expect RTX to work.

 

Anyway, for me Linux is a much better alternative.

[Vishera]

18 minutes ago, AlexP11223 said:

Also heard that LTS* may have issues with new hw, drivers. At least if you like stay on e.g. 2016 for 3+ years and expect RTX to work.

The thing is that there is a 2019 version,which do support RTX,i even tried it myself.

Drivers may be a problem in the future.

[Mark Kaine]

I think you have done pretty much everything,  all that's left is teach it to make coffee...