• crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 hours ago

    There are two or three work functions that can only be done on Windows when working from home. So it gets its own Windows 10 VM with just enough resources to perform those functions, installed with a local account and ShutUp10 to remove all the automated “feature” updates. If something goes wrong, I can nuke it and lose nothing.

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 hours ago

      Might be able to starve it further with Windows 10 Ameliorated. It’s got a fancy UI now, but under the hood it’s a bunch of Powershell scripts to disable a lot of the bullshit (or at least it used to be).

      Using IoT LTSC install media is good too, doesn’t include a lot of the BS to begin with.

    • BonkTheAnnoyed@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 hours ago

      Don’t use your phone computer for work. Even if you’re an independent consultant, S Corp or whatever. Just don’t.

      For privacy and legal reasons, and your own sanity, just get a separate computer and only ever use that for work.

      Most of the time you can write that off anyway.