• Lumisal@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Didn’t know these customized windows os’s were still a thing. I thought they did out in the windows 7 age

    But like back then, how do we know these are safe and don’t have some kind of password stealing malware? Excluding Defender specifically makes it a bit sus

    • Codilingus@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      There’s a custom OS forum where I found it originally a year ago. Everything got scanned from virus total when uploaded and showed the report. And the guy had an excellent reputation there as well. I decided to go for it until 11 LTSC came out, and daily drove it for 2+ years issue free.

      In the end, it’s up to you if you want to trust it.