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I fully agree with you.
Windows 10 is my main OS, I find that it suits my needs and I'm happy with it. Yes it updates itself without asking me sometimes but I've been using this third party software that prevents these updates from getting downloaded and also stops all telemetry activities that send data to MS.
I disabled cortana and don't use smart screen.
With little customisation here and there, you get a good enough OS. -
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I was using Windows 10 for over a year now, dual booted Ubuntu a few days ago.
But back to Windows, I never had an issue with the updates expect the one time when the system was updating and it just crashed. It was a bit of a problem but I managed to fix it.
Some of the problems I am facing now are with the apps.
1. The windows mail app doesn't work. It says I have problems with my email.
2. I tried the Outlook, I cannot use my Google account for mails.
3. It doesn't uninstall apps no matter how many times I do it. I have to go into the settings and uninstall the app. -
That's true except when you don't have admin privileges, with a corporate security policy you are forced to keep automatic settings.
When I grab a random notebook at the office for a meeting, or the meeting room dedicated desktop pc, you can bet that the sucker will decide to update the moment I start the meeting.
So yes, I think I'll keep ranting about that windows corporate crap. -
@irene what does PEBCAK mean?
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@irene thanks
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@irene fine with anything, really.
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@irene manboobs?
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@Maroti it's called Spybot Anti-Beacon, I've had it installed on windows more than 2 years since I started using Win10.
I didn't notice any performance issues.
Bit some on reddit are complaining about how it crashed their laptop. Not sure if it's because Spybot, so installing it or not is your call. Cheers.
So according to some reddit user IKEA sends your password as a GET parameter in plain text.
https://reddit.co...
Dear Windows update ranters,
no it's not ok that it updated without asking you.
Yes, you can avoid that, either by changing your update settings or installing a third party program that will block updates or prompt you before installing them. Tbh, it can hardly be easier and simpler than that.
Whatever you do though, and I think a lot of people will agree with me on this one, do NOT post a photo of the update screen. We've literally seen every possible variation of those, including but not limited to loss of unsaved work, inability to work on an urgent project, or just classic anger that such a critical piece of software must update itself once in a while.
We all know that such posts get hundreds of upvotes because hating on Windows is in. All the cool kids do it. However, I believe that we can all do better than that by posting quality rants.
Thanks for reading
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