35 If You Haven't Switched Over To Linux /c/linux , Maybe This Is Time. Windows 11 Hijacks Your Operating System And Puts Gay Pride Flags In Your Task Bar (media.scored.co) posted 1 year ago by Vlad_The_Impaler 1 year ago by Vlad_The_Impaler +37 / -2 40 comments share 40 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Has Windows become Spyware? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT4vDfA_4NI
Analysis using WireShark to analyze inbound and outbound traffic of Windows 11 in comparison to Windows XP
Better comparison would be with linux
Others here have mentioned spyware at the hardware level (intel, amd, etc), which is another arena to contend with.
Become?
There is an excess of extra services that have online connectivity. It is bloated and sloppy. The remediation services undo most of the things you used to be able to do to stop services etc. You can cornhole the OS, it is just a tedious process.