This might not be the most helpful suggestion for apps you already have installed (I’ll leave that to others lol) but any time I have to set up Windows for a friend or family member, I do a complete minimal reinstall using an autounattend.xml script (this is an official method that sysadmins use to set up lots of machines quickly, but can also be used to avoid Microsoft’s bullshit from the very start) you can create your own easily here

I then use UniGetUI to install and manage all apps, this is a graphical frontend for Winget and Chocolatey that allows you to install virtually anything with an app store-like experience, but without the locked down ecosystem. The people I’ve introduced this to actually love it but it always takes a little explaining that this is how to do things now and they shouldn’t go downloading app installers from websites.