i only use win 10 at work there i don't see ads but things like it asking if i want edge as default and the search bar popping back into the task bar still happens
just asking have you tried teamtinkerlaunch with that mo2 and vortex work fine on linux i even get better performance with proton and it fixes my sound issues i had with skyrim on windows and you can do a windll override to fix the wanky mouse movements
but when i see a pill it kinda seems like a one use kinda thing