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Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by slowmovintarget »

userbinator wrote: post #2

I suspect this will lead to an increase in the number of people staying on Win10 and below. Naturally, MS will also continue spreading their usual FUD in their attempts at persuading the userbase to "bend over and take it". This will also lead to an increased demand for custom "distros" and modding tools and such, which has always been a bit of an "underground" community but has occasional resurgences. https://news.y…

I went looking for this because I knew I had just come across something like it.

Repo is here: https://github.com/ntdevlabs/tiny11builder

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by hashishen »

grishka wrote: post #5

It is possible to uninstall any Windows component if you know which files contain it. And it's not like Windows would refuse to boot if Recall exe/dlls suddenly go missing. (this website is behind Cloudflare and blocks me unless I use a VPN)

I think the logic behind their statement lies in updates that reinstall the bloatware, as often is the case with Microsoft edge

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by ARandomerDude »

XorNot wrote: post #10
jazzyjackson wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why wouldn't government customers want this feature, they're obsessed with collecting logs of what occurs on managed devices

Not if the data stays device local. Then it's a liability.

Give it time. I suspect step 1 is "don't worry, it's on your device." Step 2 will be "now it's in the cloud so you don't have to lose your Recall if you lose your computer."

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by reify »

In 2084, Mars is a colonized world under the tyrannical regime of Microsoft, who control the mining of valuable personal data.

On Earth, construction worker Douglas Quaid experiences recurring dreams about Mars and a mysterious woman.

Intrigued, he visits Rekall, a company that implants realistic false memories, and chooses one set on Mars (with a blue sky) where he is a Martian secret agent.

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by phreack »

userbinator wrote: post #2

I suspect this will lead to an increase in the number of people staying on Win10 and below. Naturally, MS will also continue spreading their usual FUD in their attempts at persuading the userbase to "bend over and take it". This will also lead to an increased demand for custom "distros" and modding tools and such, which has always been a bit of an "underground" community but has occasional resurgences. https://news.y…

Yeah, Win10 will be my last Windows once the curtain starts to fall. Win11 has only got more invasive since release.

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by slowmovintarget »

wingmanjd wrote: post #6
x3n0ph3n3 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't imagine IT departments are going to put up with this, either.

Nope, not enjoying this at all. We're already looking at full OS alternatives for our workloads.

Linux + Bottles / Lutris.

I wouldn't go to Win 11, and Linux actually is good enough now.

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by bongodongobob »

stackghost wrote: post #4

National Defense runs almost entirely on Windows workstations, including "high-side" or classified networks. I can't imagine the powers that be are too thrilled with this feature, and much like the Intel TPM High Assurance bit, I bet there's an undocumented way to remove it.

They've got their own version of Windows and licensing. They're not running Windows 10 Home lol. They've got their own LTSC type thing. DoD works directly with Microsoft. None of this applies to them.

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by fsckboy »

userbinator wrote: post #2

I suspect this will lead to an increase in the number of people staying on Win10 and below. Naturally, MS will also continue spreading their usual FUD in their attempts at persuading the userbase to "bend over and take it". This will also lead to an increased demand for custom "distros" and modding tools and such, which has always been a bit of an "underground" community but has occasional resurgences. https://news.y…

>people staying on Win10 and below

everything below 10 has been EOL for a good while now, and 10 only has a year left

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by Spivak »

stackghost wrote: post #4

National Defense runs almost entirely on Windows workstations, including "high-side" or classified networks. I can't imagine the powers that be are too thrilled with this feature, and much like the Intel TPM High Assurance bit, I bet there's an undocumented way to remove it.

The article is a bit of rage-bait. You can already disable it via Group Policy and users can turn it off. They're trying to get clicks because they're trying to make it seems like uninstalling it is some meaningful difference. If you don't trust that the settings on your computer work what in gods name are you using windows for.

Re: Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

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Post by bongodongobob »

x3n0ph3n3 wrote: post #3
userbinator wrote: post #2

I suspect this will lead to an increase in the number of people staying on Win10 and below. Naturally, MS will also continue spreading their usual FUD in their attempts at persuading the userbase to "bend over and take it". This will also lead to an increased demand for custom "distros" and modding tools and such, which has always been a bit of an "underground" community but has occasional resurgences. https://news.y…

I can't imagine IT departments are going to put up with this, either.

I'm sure there will be GPOs and registry keys to disable it. We're actually not worried about it at all, at least no one I know is. Corporate Windows deployments are not the same as Windows Home. We manage it very differently.
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