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Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by enlyth »

tux3 wrote: post #9

The newer versions of Windows seem to care less and less about what the user prefers. This is emblematic in the message boxes that offer a choice between Yes and Not Now/Maybe Later. It takes real effort to make Windows accept a No.

They are going to remove Windows Calendar in 2024 and force replace it with Outlook. Out of curiosity I clicked the opt in "preview" for this change and it opens Outlook, which I have never used, and wouldn't let me do anything unless I "linked" my Gmail address. Just so I could open a calendar.

So I closed it and when I need to look at the calendar now, I use my Macbook instead.

It's so infuriating how Windows is turning into a total shitshow lately.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by HelixEndeavor »

So is there a regedit you can do to disable OneDrive completely or does Microsoft worm their way around that as well.

Honestly the only thing keeping me from updating from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is that the ads and forced behaviors are an order of magnitude greater in their shittiness.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by WarOnPrivacy »

supertrope wrote: post #47
gumballindie wrote: post #27

Installing Linux distros these days is trivial, and i encourage anyone with a usb stick laying around to give them a try.

Cortana and Candy Crush is why I use switched to Ubuntu on every PC except one. That one autostarts Steam.

To +Windows -Cortana

  reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

  reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v CortanaConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by quantified »

Sharlin wrote: post #19
tux3 wrote: post #9

The newer versions of Windows seem to care less and less about what the user prefers. This is emblematic in the message boxes that offer a choice between Yes and Not Now/Maybe Later. It takes real effort to make Windows accept a No.

Windows 7 (Pro/Ultimate) will probably remain the least bad Windows ever released. Shame.

When it's as good as it can be, any change makes it worse.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by dessimus »

fidotron wrote: post #16

Disappointed it doesn't show you a photo of the Product Manager responsible for OneDrive and make you answer them personally, like Jira went through a phase of doing. A totally missed opportunity. It should be the law that PMs have their faces on such things to promote the same trust we feel towards real estate agents. Privacy policy when signing up? The PM should be there, being responsible.

They should include a family photo and explain how the PM's kid(s) might not eat because of your selfish decisions, maybe include Sarah McLachlan doing a voiceover, too.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by pseudo0 »

jonathankoren wrote: post #12

This is just as annoying as Docker constantly asking me to rate it. This trend is just tacky.

Or even worse the pattern of: "Are you enjoying ?"

If yes:

  - prompted to submit 5 star review
If no:

  - prompted to submit an internal feedback form

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by HelixEndeavor »

laxd wrote: post #59
vel0city wrote: post #6

> Hopefully, Microsoft won’t start injecting a poll at shutdown demanding to know why I’m turning my PC off for the day. Clearly they've never used Windows Server.

That's event tracking for system logs. Serious bizness feature. You could turn it of in group policy.

This. Important distinction between "the company wants to know everything that happens to the server" and "Microsoft wants to know why you don't want their bloated adware running 24/7"

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by nerdjon »

JohnTHaller wrote: post #56
nerdjon wrote: post #24

My decision to just stick with Windows 10 LTS version for gaming is reinforced as a good decision on a fairly regular basis at this point. My partner was on Windows 10 and was running into some issues with OneDrive. Apparently it just moved the entire user directory (or something like that) to OneDrive and most of his files were not local. We tried to disable OneDrive and his Desktop just disappeared. We finally just…

Yeah, Windows tries to constantly trick you into using a Microsoft account and storing your Desktop, Documents, etc in OneDrive online. The reason is simple: money. When you inevitably run out of space, you can't save anything else. And you can no longer use your linked Hotmail account. I had to explain to my Dad's 80+ year old neighbor why she couldn't email photos with her kids and then try and fix the messed up Wi…

It is interesting because in many ways Apple does the same thing with Mac. They push iCloud fairly heavily.

But it feels like when you need to disable it or whatever it's not jumping through hoops. If I want to disable iCloud Drive on my Mac, as long as I wasn't working out of iCloud Drive things just keep working as expected.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by daedalus_j »

nerdjon wrote: post #24

My decision to just stick with Windows 10 LTS version for gaming is reinforced as a good decision on a fairly regular basis at this point. My partner was on Windows 10 and was running into some issues with OneDrive. Apparently it just moved the entire user directory (or something like that) to OneDrive and most of his files were not local. We tried to disable OneDrive and his Desktop just disappeared. We finally just…

Just as a counterpoint, the same games run better for me on the Linux/proton side of the same hardware. Haven't had any real issues with non-steam games either on my Linux desktop or my steam deck.

It's interesting to note how different the experience of different users is. Makes me curious what part of the stack is causing such massively divergent outcomes. Graphics driver? Window manager? Distro defaults?

Tough issue to debug. I hope someone over at Valve is studying it so the Linux experience can become better for more people.

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