If you gotta use windows, the IOT LTSC version of windows 10 and 11 do not have that shit. It’s worth checking out. I have it dual-booted alongside Kubuntu. Very clean, very little bloatware besides their shitty browser, but you still have the updates that nag you. Otherwise, it makes windows usable again for people who don’t want all of their “features”.
I really wish they could check phone numbers. I’ve been getting a TON of spam recently and it would be interesting to see where it’s coming from.