Everywhere you look, ads are all around, even in Windows 10. But you don’t have to just accept it — in this guide, we show you have to remove them. - How to remove those nagging ads from Windows 10

• I Ran Wireshark on Windows and Ubuntu. I Wasn’t Ready for This. - windows phoning home / telemetry and ads from the start.
  • Windows 504 packets / Ubuntu 66 packets - both idle, nothing open.
  • you need to block ipv4 and ipv6 traffic if you want to block telemetry.

# see also

• How to Get Windows 11 or Windows 10 for Free (or Under $20)
  • download Win11 from M$
    • bypass Ce PC ne peut pas exécuter Windows 11
    • Installer Windows 11 sans compte Microsoft

# dev

• Things you should know about Windows Input, but would rather not
• Windows dynamic linking depends on the active code page / HN - “Microsoft-ism”; in MS documentation, “ASCII” consistently means “single-byte or MBCS” and is interpreted relative to the current codepage.

# usmt.ppkg

• Deleted usmt.ppkg, nothing works anymore (Windows 10)
  • Recovery/Customizations/usmt.ppkg suddenly occupies 5.6gb or 6% on my ssd