+1 for Cachy, its Arch with cheat codes for speed.
Codilingus
I've had a lot more success using Bottles over Lutris. Being able to see a list of all possible Windows dependencies and being able to 1 click install any of them is aces. The default Gaming Bottle itself is very good, but I'm not sure how their own custom runner, Soda, performs.
You can install all the M$ Store and Xbox apps. Afterwards the XBox app will tell you all the other apps missing and a 1 click button to install each. It's just a nice clean blank slate to start with. It doesn't even have .net or vcredist installed.
What missing feature sets?
Edit: I myself install 2 needed dependencies to get Winget running after a fresh install. One has to do with UWP.
Just doing the lords work and spreading the news of W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC. It only has Defender and Edge; no Xbox, App Store, Copilot, nor Recall, or any other bloat. Perfect for gaming. Don't waste your time looking for it on sites like massgravedotdev.
Statement bought and paid for by oil/gas/coal?
Or does he only have a handful of brain cells left?
Isn't Israel's dirty little money fingers in damn near every nook and cranny of all of the USA's federal elections, and by large amounts?
Lmao, I read that and legitimately stopped reading immediately. Thank you. Lesson learned!
Edit: I'm an idiot who stopped reading too soon.
"Dragon Age: The Veilguard is this year’s Alan Wake 2"
..........wot......Alan Wake 2 is a work of art, DA:tV is yet another series being dumbed down and half assed.
The first time you play it is immensely intense. If you can, play with friends and only use in game voice. 10/10 moments when the ghost starts to hunt and everyone has to run and hide for their lives and radio comms go static. When it's all clear talking over voice "everyone alive? Uh oh I don't hear Steve..." then you find their body in some wild pose, dead.
Edit: Forgot to add, if you're one of the few with a VR headset, it is an even better experience in VR. Pants extra brown. The experience of hiding in a closet as the ghost tries to open it, and the feeling of actually grabbing and holding onto the doors to keep them closed is mega fun. Also walking around and actually aiming the flashlight, and reaching to your shoulder to mimic the old school walkies with the should mounted extensions.
11 IoT Enterpise LTSC is the way to go. Definitely don't waste your time looking for it on massgravedotdev, because they also definitely don't have permanent hardware activation instructions, either.
Cant paywalls be bypassed by just using reader mode?
Pipewire can adjust the sample rate on the fly to match what all is playing, so maybe if there is a hypervisor that can do the same?