I used Windows 11 exactly the way Microsoft wanted, and it drove me crazy

I’ve spent years pushing back against the way Microsoft wants me to use Windows. I usually change the default browser, clean up the Start menu, keep OneDrive from taking over my files, work around Windows Search, and generally try to make Windows feel like my computer instead of another doorway into Microsoft’s services. On my main work machine, I even run MSEdgeRedirect because I’m tired of Windows sending certain system links to Edge after I’ve already chosen a different browser.