Yet I bet they will still collect many, many gigabytes
this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2023
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Correct, those settings are cosmetic
Chris titus has a nice tool which removes as much telemetry as possible. You can get rid of a considerable piece of telemetry in group policy editor, services and regedit.
Despite that, windows will never be as private as macos and macos will never be as private as linux.
You can't verify how private MacOS and Windows are, besides checking the network to see if they send data to a server, as unlike Linux they are closed source.
Yep, you can get most via the network and maybe sth in logs. Linux makes this quite easy tho
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Click, Tab, space, Tab, space, Tab, space, Tab, space, Tab, tab, space
This is why I make students install a copy of Windows without the use of a mouse.
Mr.Gates is not in Microsoft for years, but yes
Surprised there wasn't a conspiratorial reference to covid testing in the meme tbh
Switched to Linux... got tired of them changing the settings for me with updates.
Might have been one of the best decisions of your life!
Bill Gates no longer works for Microsoft. He couldn't care less about you're data.
No, you're data!
Let us hope he is not just data but an actual person.
That's the part of joke
The illusion of choice
Welcome to “windows as a service”. At this point Windows is basically like a freemium app.
Yes, except the free part
Wait, you're paying for Windows?
Part of the price when you buy a computer.
I just bought a used laptop that came with windows 11. After all of this data collection crap it started blue screening after I installed the first set of updates.
Pop Os has been running flawlessly.
Slipstreamed windows is the only way. Skip all this bullshit and pre-remove all the bloatware fuckery too. Highly recommend if you are installing windows regularly: https://techcult.com/how-to-slipstream-windows-10-installation/
OOSU10 is also helpful if you don't wanna mess with install media.
Every year that passes makes me happier I switched to Linux only instead of dual booting. Happy Debian user here.
Our internal documentation for setting up a windows VM literally says "Press 'maybe later' for the next 9 screens"
Where linux tho
On the USB stick
Spoiler alert, when you hit accept all tabs go back to "on".
When entering security questions:
down arrow tab keyboardspamkeyboardspamkeyboardspam enter
down arrow tab keyboardspamkeyboardspamkeyboardspam enter
down arrow tab keyboardspamkeyboardspamkeyboardspam enter
To be honest, I'd forgotten that "installing windows" was a thing
I LITERALLY do this every single day at work
If this is is actually your job you should look into automating it, you can configure it once and have it auto install with the same settings each time
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Does it required a microsoft account now? Or can we still install it without connected to the internet
Yeah but I turn on airplane mode and it doesn't need an account anymore. Lpt for those of you out there.
Actually, better tip, use Linux.
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I think it's still technically possible with some workaround but they indeed kind of killed offline accounts with Windows 11
It’s not hard at all, when making an account one of the options is to make it offline/local only. Sure it’s a small link below the big buttons but it’s there and not hidden.
It used to be that way, but last time I tried the only way is to disconnect from the internet otherwise it will force it.
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Yeah, but you can create local account.
With the installing media running:
• Shift+F10 (opens cmd) > OOBE\BYPASSNRO
• Continue until getting to creating account
◦◦ Account > [email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]
◦◦ Password > *enter any random password*
• […] > How would you like to set up this device > Set up for work or school
With an existing system:
• CMD > net user /add *
E: Wording.
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i don't care enough, waiting for critical mass
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