Linux is great, but what if you absolutely have to use Windows? Making Windows 10 bearable is not easy, but it's definitely worth it – in this video I will guide you through the process of debloating Windows 10 and removing as much spyware and telemetry as possible with the help of Windows 10 Ameliorated (AME) scripts. LINKS Text version with all the commands and links: https://notthebe.ee/blog/windows10-ame/ The official AME documentation: https://ameliorated.info/documentation.html Downloading a Windows ISO: Fido: https://github.com/pbatard/Fido TechBench: https://tb.rg-adguard.net/public.php Tools and utilities: Rufus: https://rufus.ie/ 7-Zip (not mentioned in the video): https://www.7-zip.org/ sha1sum: https://www.adaic.org/resources/add_content/standards/articles/SHA-1.html Xubuntu: https://xubuntu.org/ (you can pick any Debian-based Linux ISO) Updates: Windows 10 update history: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4555932 Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ Verifying Windows 10 ISO: https://sha1.rg-adguard.net/ Hardentools by Security Without Borders: https://securitywithoutborders.org/tools/hardentools.html DPST-Control: https://github.com/orev/dpst-control Support the channel: Patreon https://patreon.com/WolfgangsChannel PayPal (one time donation) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=S46R487SBMJZ8 MUSIC Michael Drake - Cycles Hale - Moment Nomadic XXL - Now is the Time FadedAeon - May Always Reminds Me TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Who is this video for? 02:18 Limitations and sacrifices 04:13 Why not just use the AME ISO? 04:51 Downloading the Windows 10 ISO (guide starts here) 06:12 Downloading tools, updates, drivers, etc. 08:11 Verifying the Windows ISO 08:50 Creating a bootable Windows USB drive 09:18 Installing Windows 10 and cleaning up the UI 10:13 Installing updates 11:36 Running the AME script and setting up users 12:42 Creating a bootable Linux USB drive 12:58 Booting into Linux and setting up the environment 13:24 Running the Linux AME script 13:54 Post-amelioration 15:20 Hardentools by Security Without Borders 15:44 Changing input language 16:13 Disabling Intel DPST 17:02 Outro