The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
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Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#2I wish Microsoft (and others) would understand that "no" means "no", not "keep assaulting me with the same question later under different pretexts".
Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
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Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#4I wish Microsoft (and others) would understand that "no" means "no", not "keep assaulting me with the same question later under different pretexts".
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
Mutatis mutandis.
Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#5I was thinking the same thing. Recently, a file I've never seen before named "bingchatinstaller.exe" has been trying to connect to the internet on my machine. I am blocking it.
It shows up as unsigned. Is this really from Microsoft? An unsigned binary shows up out of nowhere and wants internet access?
That screams malware to me.
Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#6You don’t get to a higher market cap than Apple by not rent-seeking under every rock you can find.
Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#7I wish Microsoft (and others) would understand that "no" means "no", not "keep assaulting me with the same question later under different pretexts".
The problem with updates. For me at least. Is that I'm never sure if I really hate them because they're worse, or if I hate them because I've gotten used to how things are.
Windows XP was peak os for me, but I think it's better now overall, I just preferred/learned XP.
Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#8I was thinking the same thing. Recently, a file I've never seen before named "bingchatinstaller.exe" has been trying to connect to the internet on my machine. I am blocking it. It shows up as unsigned . Is this really from Microsoft? An unsigned binary shows up out of nowhere and wants internet access? That screams malware to me.
Even if it was officially MS it would still be malware.
Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#9After every Windows update I tend to open Everything search, look for certain "msedge.exe", "bing", "teams", "onedrive", and "outlook" files that may have creeped into my computer. I've learned which to delete, and which files I should leave alone. I use "EMCO UnLock IT" to get rid of the locked files.
Rarely I also hunt down garbage in the registry, and that also took experience to learn what to leave alone.
Re: The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware
#101. Do assholish things that make people want to flock to Apple
2. Give Apple such a high market share that they get sued for monopolistic practices
3. ???
4. Profit