I know it's not for everyone, and I myself enjoy tinkering, but I bet finding a used Kindle who's firmware stopped being current and jail breaking would be a solid choice.
I just jail broke my older Kindle paper white 7the gen (2015), not even a week ago. I didn't use it that often because it was always sluggish and can't stand non snappy UI.
Holy hell this thing is sooooo much better now. I use KOReader only, and have a launcher shortcut that kills Amazon's "framework" before launching, which stops all of their software from running in the background.
The UI is responsive, more customizable, drains less battery, and instead of ads while sleeping, it displays a blacked out version of the book cover I'm reading.
It also got me started with Calibre to sync and manage epubs instead, and KOReader has a built in tool to connect and sync the books.
It wasn't difficult, but it was time consuming making sure I understood everything first, and didn't miss a step. They even have an app store for jail broken Kindles now that made installing anything needed after jail breaking much much easier. I'd be surprised if someone hasn't made a planner to download.
I was able to use the older WinterBreak exploit, and the current and sadly already patched exploit is called AdBreak.
If Valve can make wireless vr AND fix windows only anticheat, both next year, I'm going to be 10 different kinds of happy. I would love to basically never need my W11 SSD ever again.
I've seen one of these be installed, also 40 ft tall, for fixed wireless internet. Once it was up right and ready, a guy climbed up and installed the dish.
He had a basic climbers harness around his waist and legs, and attached to that, 2 more strands of harness on his left and right, with a large carabiner clip on the end of each. He'd unhook then rehook the carabiners one by one, then climb higher. When he was at the top he used both of them to kind of give himself a makeshift seat he could lean back into, freeing up both his hands.
Some anecdotal evidence, but when I boot into my W11 install for certain online games, I have none of these issues mentioned. My 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC + StartAllBack setup- knocks on wood- continues to be bullet proof. For anyone who still needs Windows, I highly recommend it.
It is still a fully fledged x86-64 Windows. You can install literally any program designed to work on Windows, legacy or not.
It is still Windows, only they have stripped out everything non essential for reliability for high uptime, think ATM machines. This would be like saying Gentoo or Arch isn't designed to be used on home PCs.
You can install the MS App Store and Xbox app, and others should you want to. It just doesn't come with them. I have switched all my friends to this Windows and half of them use it with Xbox Games Pass, and one like the ease of getting everything from the MS App Store.
The common person might not want to use Linux for any number of reasons. This is as good as it can get for those who do not want to switch. Not wanting to switch is fine, and shouldn't be shamed.
For privacy since it's an Enterprise version, you can disable all built in telemetry. It just takes some entries in things like group policy and registry editor.
My version numbers on 11 IoT seem to be bleeding edge for core fuctioning. It's PERFECT for PC gaming, honestly. No Xbox, no gamebar, no AI, no shit getting installed after new updates.
The no license legally is why I linked massgrave. Permanent hardware activation. If they wont sell the license for the only good current Windows, then fuck them.
I know it's not for everyone, and I myself enjoy tinkering, but I bet finding a used Kindle who's firmware stopped being current and jail breaking would be a solid choice.
I just jail broke my older Kindle paper white 7the gen (2015), not even a week ago. I didn't use it that often because it was always sluggish and can't stand non snappy UI.
Holy hell this thing is sooooo much better now. I use KOReader only, and have a launcher shortcut that kills Amazon's "framework" before launching, which stops all of their software from running in the background.
The UI is responsive, more customizable, drains less battery, and instead of ads while sleeping, it displays a blacked out version of the book cover I'm reading.
It also got me started with Calibre to sync and manage epubs instead, and KOReader has a built in tool to connect and sync the books.
It wasn't difficult, but it was time consuming making sure I understood everything first, and didn't miss a step. They even have an app store for jail broken Kindles now that made installing anything needed after jail breaking much much easier. I'd be surprised if someone hasn't made a planner to download.
I was able to use the older WinterBreak exploit, and the current and sadly already patched exploit is called AdBreak.