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[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can you just do right click uninstall? or do you have to follow a 12 step hacker method that would cause updates to stop working until you reinstall windows again?

Windows has become the most bloated ad-infested spyware os in existance and more people are leaving it more than ever before. In just few more years, it will be a thing of the past

[–] egerlach@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reading the article, you do some registry edits to tell Windows that it's in Europe. Then you uninstall as if you were in Europe. No word on what other consequences this might have.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you have to tell Windows that you are in Europe then the title is nonsense.

"You too can drink alcohol even if you're underage"... All you have to do is Lie, and get a fake ID". > Wow thanks.

[–] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is what I want to know as well. Is it a simple process or more involved?