• 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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    6 months ago

    Here’s a tool to permanently fix your windows installation from all this BS.

    ᶠᵘˡˡ ᵈᶦˢᶜˡᵒˢᵘʳᵉ ⁻ ᶦᵗ‘ˢ ᵃⁿ ᶦⁿˢᵗᵃˡˡᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ ᵍᵘᶦᵈᵉ ᵗᵒ ᴸᶦⁿᵘˣ ᴹᶦⁿᵗ

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      6 months ago

      I think today might be the day. I’m tired of every piece of tech’s infuriatingly enshittification of things. I wanted to google something normal only for the AI to spout nonhelpful, sponsored links. I’m sick of it ALL!!! I wanna burn silicon valley down and start fresh at this point

  • Mostly_Harmless_Variant@lemmy.world
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    Turned on my computer yesterday and this popped up. No option to decline. I had to go into the registry last week get all traces of OneDrive out. It’s worse than just ads; it’s also forcing its other products. Like: Bitch, I’m just here for your OS. Fuck off with all your neediness.

    "Let’s finish setting up your PC Your PC needs to be backed up and connected to a few more Microsoft services to help you work more easily and securely acrossall your devices.

    Back up your files with OneDrive cloud storage Have peace of mind knowing they’re backed up and available acrossyour devices

    Enhance your web browsing experience Restore Microsoft recommended browser settings.

    Achieve more with a Microsoft 365 subscription Get premium Microsoft 365 apps, 1 TB of cloud storage to back up files and photos, and more

    Back up your phone to your PC Access your phone’s photos, texts, and more, right on your PC.

    Sign in quickly with Windows Hello Securely unlock your device with a touch or a smile.

    Remind me in 3 days or Continue"

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    6 months ago

    “[…] switching the default search engine back to Bing […] from Google Search (or whatever other browser is set as default).”

    Google is a Browser now, neat. And somehow it’s relevant in a post about search engines.

    “Microsoft Edge, the default browser pre-installed on Windows machines, and Bing Search aren’t bad products by any means - they are solid alternatives to Google’s own Chrome and Search.”

    They may be good compared to Chrome and now also Google. But even rotten eggs are better than literal shit, at least for most people.

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    6 months ago

    That’s because they’ve integrated it into the start menu. Evil, yes. But technically correct.