“Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script • Hacker News Board

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by jordic » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 9:37 AM UTC

corobo wrote: post #140

jordic wrote: post #46

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If isn't opensource You can't trust it.

In that case you wouldn't be using Windows at all then, issue resolved.

So clever... but how you know that this software is not some kind of adware... (Super Ugly things, on this kind of tools... )

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by yankcrime » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 7:25 PM UTC

KirinDave wrote: post #261

corndoge wrote: post #259

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at least I don't have to run 300 lines of powershell to remove telemetry and candy crush soda saga from my brand new computer checkmate

I don't either, and I never did. My brand new computer shipped without spamware, because I chose a reputable vendor like Microsoft and not famously abusive vendors like, say, Lenovo. I'm not terribly concerned about app or browser telemetry. If you're using Chrome, you're spitting back a ton. Firefox? Still sending some! Your mobile device? Spitting back a ton. Everyone other machine? Also doing so. Canonical? Also d…

OP's comment around Candy Crush has nothing to do with Lenovo and everything to do with Microsoft. It happens - by default - on clean installs of Windows 10.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by MichaelMoser123 » Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 1:23 AM UTC

MichaelMoser123 wrote: post #224

the script changes some registry settings - did you check that it really stops snooping if you just set the registry settings and reboot? What if another update just enables the snooping back regardless of the registry setting?

anybody knows why Microsoft joined in with the data gathering? this move might alienate their corporate customers and that's the real cash cow, don't they make enough money out of licensing? They say that Mr. Nadella is such a smart guy, but this really looks like a way to loose existing business.