I am having to install Windows 10 or 11 in a VM. I did some research on how to block some of the telemetry, which led me to something called ReviOS, and then https://safing.io/
On the latter’s page, I noticed it has a Fedora RPM download option. I don’t understand a lot of what it does yet, but a quick skim read sounds interesting.
Just wondered if anyone here knows about it or has used it and if they had any comments on whether it enhances privacy?
thanks
Do you want to install this on the host or in the windows vm?
If host, does play well with fedora firewall? You need to set the network adapter to NAT to make it work for the vm. If you wollt select bridged adapter, the host doesn’t control traffic through its firewall.
I have never heard of that firewall but I would rather install it in the vm
Woosh, over my head that but thanks!
I am actually going to install Windows on Mac using dual boot (as that’s easier than trying to learn how to dual boot Fedora, and actually works better for me to be on that machine anyway).
In mean time I researched some more, AtlasOS and ReviOS seem neat, but I found something I am more happy with, looks very nice and will suit my purpose here perfectly (i.e. easy to do!)
That site is telling people to open an admin command prompt to download a script online and run it.
I’ve seen it years ago with Pi-hole, but that is the weirdest standard I’ve ever seen. Just blind-running a script, online, without even being presented with the script contents first.
And it’s a fat 15k+ line text file. Yeah ain’t nobody validating that 
“That site” being … ?
Safing.io? If so, yes I read up and won’t be using that. ChrisTitus has a reputation to lose at least!
(I won’t mention the fact that whether or not I can read a ‘script’ before running it makes not the blindest bit of difference to me, since it’s all Greek to me :D)
The tool you mean is called Portmaster. It is an outbound firewall, meaning it blocks connections from apps to the network.
On Fedora and using FOSS apps you dont need this. The system doesnt spy on you, and if you only use trusted apps and/or isolate them with flatpak permissions, you dont need it at all.
If you want something simpler, I recommend OpenSnitch.
You can install it (need to look manually for updates!) and see what happens. It may slow down initial startup of programs, but possibly not anymore.
Thanks, that’s very useful info, although in another context. This thread is specifically about installing Windows 11, I am looking into using The Ultimate Windows Utility
Good to hear your comments on Fedora though as I have considered running OpenSnitch and may do at some point. thanks
WinUtil is a nice tool. MicroWin is also good.
I warn you a lot from using any alternative Windows ISOs. Do not use unofficial ISOs coming from servers not owned by microsoft.
Windows is the No 1 target for Malware.
When you say WinUtil, are you referring to the link in my last post?
Yep this is an installer direct from MS thanks. (I have a product key too from my Dell laptop which is now proudly running Fedora, and CHECK ME OUT… I found the terminal command to extract the key from the system, I am cookin’ man!) 
Yes of course, that is the name of the repo
Yes its crazy how Windows hides the option to get that key and just back it up
Is there a way to run Windows in a VM on Fedora AND somehow block the telemetry or make it more private?
Windows 10 21H2 worked fine for me on F41 Xfce in VirtualBox a few weeks ago.
For telemetry, I feel the best method is to figure out what exactly you’d like to block, then block it. I have some stuff on my GitHub like this for AllowTelemetry=0, but I only rely on what I can block from group policy or officially with documentation. If I find something new, I research it, block it, check if anything breaks, then go on my way. I think that’s the only telemetry-related thing I do 
I’m pretty content that any Enterprise or above Home edition of Windows comes with the ability GUI-wise to disable telemetry most people would care about. Good luck sifting through 11’s control panel though
Like you would do on a normal install. Microwin, winutil, portmaster
Like you would do maybe! I will have to look into Microwin and portmaster, new terms to me
Wow. Portmaster looks like a nice simple solution to block OS access to apps. I can make use of that on Win, i see a fedora installer too, might try that, especially if it tells me what connections are being made I am not aware of so i can block if i want