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Using LTSC or using policy changes never truly gets rid of the telemetry/spyware.

The main goal of Windows Ameliorated is to restore privacy, and it does this by removing said spyware on an executable level, not by just simply using registry edits or what have you.

Some people desire or require Windows, but they don't want the included spyware. Windows Ameliorated is for those people.

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Spyware on an executable level? Are you sure you know what you are talking about?

I can imagine the script they've created removes certain DLLs/EXEs (and disables Windows Updates - which is a red bloody flag) but there are numerous ways in which this can break Windows down, so the whole topic is a load of poo and nothing else.

Do not use, do not download, do not touch.

It's based on the premise that Windows is spying on you which has never been proven/shown in the first place. Yes, Windows 10/11 send a ton of DNS queries - it's _not_ spying. Yes, Windows 10/11 send mini crash dumps and EXE files hash sums to Microsoft - that's _not_ spying.

It removes certain executables, instead of just changing some settings or registry values.

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