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From Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1as1yjk/microsoft_in_their_infinite_wisdom_has_replaced/
can this be hidden via registry or group policy?
You can hide it via normal settings.
I was able to disable autopilot with a registry change but I don't remember where I found the link. It wasn't easy to find at the time when I looked. That being said if you reply asking for the link I'll try and find it but otherwise, yes.
Edit to add that I'm specifically talking about hiding or disabling autopilot bloatware, not just the icon.
I think it's currently in A/B testing as it's not like this on either of my Windows machines that installed updates this week. I don't think they let you disable the things you're in A/B testing for.
Either that, or it's not GDPR compliant, and they're not rolling it out to the UK or EU.
I'm trying to move to Linux! I game on a custom built chimera OS computer using an AMD GPU. I've been using a MacBook Pro as a life raft. I still need windows for work.
I've considered once 24H2 Windows 11 release comes out that I would try to customize that image and keep it like an LTSC but I heard about some read only registry components that are going to make that very difficult. I'll just kick around on Win 10 LTSC for anything that I can't get rid of until it's no longer useful.
The solution that worked for me was dual booting, and using the windows boot only for work. In time I've figured out how to transfer most of my work to be on Linux.
Not on Windows 7, they haven't.
Never 10 for life!
This is Windows 11 though
