Not a fan of windows 11, nor is our IT guy.
He’s concerned both because it relies a lot on modules from other sources and is generally sloppy, but also because, by design, it logs every keystroke and sends them somewhere unknown.
Search:
how to turn off all windows 11 telemetry
how to prevent certain Windows Updates
how to permanently turn off prevent disable windows updates [not recommend)
how to Completely Uninstall OneDrive
Meanwhile, to customize a Linus distro the way I can rather easily (mostly, and includes saving certain .reg file hacks) - if possible, has never warranted the time and energy (and I have installed all major and most leading minor distros.