Windows 10: Switching to windows 10 any tips?

Hi Everyone

After over 5 years of using macOS and Linux I'm finally switching to windows. I can't afford a new mac anymore and my old one is on it's last legs. I'll still be using linux for my work, but I am going to buy a windows laptop soon. I have never used windows before for anything so I'll be completely new to the os.

Has anyone made this kind of a switch before? If so I'll be really glad to hear your opinions.

A few questions that I have are:

- Should I go with chocolatey or scoop? I have also heard about winget but it seems far less mature plus it doesn't have an option to opt out of telemetry.

- Are there any apps/tools you guys recommend?

- Is there an antivirus I should get?

- What's the best way to remove as much telemetry as possible from windows?

- What's the best way to remove as much bloat as possible without breaking the system?

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Windows 10 Tweaks

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