In Ubuntu I turn off motd ads, in Windows I turn off this stuff, it doesn't come back, I only remember it exists when I see the outrage journalism headlines. I don't see why more people don't just take the steps to remove annoyances.
No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
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Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#12May i suggest some solutions? :-P
-> https://endof10.org/ (it has a map with people who can help install Linux)
-> https://www.opensuse.org/ (what i'm using on my PCs, works fine for the most part[0])
-> https://www.linuxmint.com/ (people seem to like this)
-> https://bazzite.gg/ (seems to be popular with gamers)
-> https://www.debian.org/ (almost everything is based on this :-P)
[0] for the most part because nothing - not even macOS where Apple controls the entire stack from CPU up to the OS - is without problems. Though i'm doing weird stuff with my PC - on my laptop i just threw it in ~3 years ago and it has been working without issues since then
Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#13This stuff is increasingly normalized across platforms. I'd say "vote with your wallet", but when all the tech platforms are doing it, there's not much choice. PCs / laptops are probably the last hold out: Just switch to Linux (but be careful which distro you pick) or MacOS (for now). The political pendulum is going to swing far left in the US given the disasters that are playing out in DC. Hopefully this sort of cra…
IMHO Linux Mint keeps being the strongest option to recommend when the intention is a clean transition with the least amount of fiddling. It just works, it is reliable, and it doesn't play games with changes of basic technologies that can only cause confusion (e.g. none of the Ubuntu shenanigans like their confusing desktop or their non-Debian packaging)
Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#14Windows enshittification has come a long way unfortunately. You still have some options to remove crap. I have had very good luck with o&o ShutUp10++ https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
Also, if you want to stay on 10, 0patch is a good option.
Changing the win11 UI to something more usable with StartAllBack is also recommended. $5 one-time fee.
Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#15And Windows itself still costs money somehow, despite clearly acting as a free product.
Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#16This stuff is increasingly normalized across platforms. I'd say "vote with your wallet", but when all the tech platforms are doing it, there's not much choice. PCs / laptops are probably the last hold out: Just switch to Linux (but be careful which distro you pick) or MacOS (for now). The political pendulum is going to swing far left in the US given the disasters that are playing out in DC. Hopefully this sort of cra…
MacOS is just as aggressive about turning on icloud as windows is with it's crap.
Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#17This stuff is increasingly normalized across platforms. I'd say "vote with your wallet", but when all the tech platforms are doing it, there's not much choice. PCs / laptops are probably the last hold out: Just switch to Linux (but be careful which distro you pick) or MacOS (for now). The political pendulum is going to swing far left in the US given the disasters that are playing out in DC. Hopefully this sort of cra…
It's almost like monopolies aren't good for the consumer. We need some real power for enforcing the Sherman act. Too many companies have been able to buy all their competitors
Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#18Can someone answer why is this ok on iOS and macOS but not Windows?
They all provide backup via their own paid clouds and ask for an opt-in.
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#19Can we crowdfund someone going to the Microsoft campuses, heckling every employee nonstop on the grounds, and when security comes up, just tell them "maybe later"?
someone already tried something similar with politics, but it didmt work out very well.
Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive
#20Instead of Windows Backup (which relies on M$ OneDrive), you can enable (in Control panel settings) and use Windows File History. File History is a backup feature in Windows that automatically saves copies of your files from specific folders, like Documents and Pictures, to an external drive or network location. It allows you to restore previous versions of your files if they are lost or damaged. To enable File Histo…
That's cool, I didn't know about this, I'll see if it might be simpler than something I hooked up with a bash script.