Re: Also in this build...
Candy Crush is bringing in moneys to MS, you have to remove it, it should not come back - I did some years ago, have not seen it come back, yet!
Telemetry should be opt-out by default according to GDPR, small claims court ?
"disabling web search when you're just trying to launch VLC" -> Basically, disable Cortana in GPO and web search.
E.g.
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/disable-web-results-windows-10-search
No, I have not tried those instructions, but after a quick look, it appears to be that.