# 🪟 Ideal Windows Install Guide

A frictionless routine for deploying Windows with clarity, control, and cockpit fluency.

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# ⚙️ Pre-Install Checklist

• 🔒 Ensure Secure Boot is disabled (BIOS)
• 🧭 Set boot order and confirm USB/ISO readiness
• 📐 Decide on disk layout (GPT, partitioning logic)

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# 📥 Install Flow

• 🔗 Download official ISO from Microsoft
  (Optional: check with UUP dump for pre-mod ISOs)
• 🛠️ Use Rufus (or Ventoy) to flash USB
• 💡Disable internet to use a local account for better privacy

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# 🔧 Post-Install Essentials

• 🌐 Install Brave and sync your keychain (or fresh start)
• ✨ Run Talon to debloat and optimize performance Talon

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# 🧼 Debloat Routine

• Launch Talon and disable:
  • Xbox Game Bar
  • OneDrive sync
  • Cortana & Widgets
  • Violently told Edge to leave. It resisted. I insisted.
  • 🗂️ Manage services:
  • Turn off ALL telemetry
  • Disable feedback/diagnostics flow

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# 🎨 Visual Setup

• 🖼️ Minimalist wallpaper (matching palette on Wallpaper Engine)
• 🌓 Theme: Dark always
• 💡 Font and scaling tuned for clarity

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“This install feels frictionless. Light, deliberate, mine.”