The results were nothing short of astonishing. Chris's friend, who had been patiently waiting for the deblobbed Windows installation, was amazed by the snappy performance and streamlined interface.

Chris didn't believe in manual clicking. Manual clicking was for mortals and masochists. He opened PowerShell as Administrator—the true altar of system control—and pasted the first sacred incantation:

Chris Titus smiled. "It's not a curse. It's just capitalism. And we just voted with a script."

She hesitated. "But Edge is the browser."

That night, the woman sent Chris a donation via GitHub Sponsors. She also sent a screenshot: her Task Manager, idle CPU at 0%, memory usage at 1.8GB.

Frustrated and determined, Chris embarked on a mission to debloat Windows 11, stripping it of its extraneous components and restoring it to its former glory. He began by researching the various methods and tools available, pouring over forums, Reddit threads, and technical documentation.