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Applying this line of reasoning, do you disagree with the EU ruling about browser choice that Microsoft had to comply with?

mythz 9y ago
What line of reasoning? I don't think irremovable Desktop Apps and Websites are comparable or that they should be sanctioned the same way. It didn't have to be a ballot box but I think users should be able to decide what default browser they want to use on first use. I'd prefer to only be install what browsers I want to use. IMO Microsoft is just as hostile now, I can't uninstall Edge from Windows 10, I keep getting nagged to use Edge as my default browser, my preferences to never ask again are not honored. my defaults are lost on each upgrade, despite setting my default browser to Chrome the Windows Search box still opens up results in bing with Edge, I need to use my spam hotmail account to log into Windows 10, I tried using a local account but it broke everywhere that launched a Sign Up page which crashed after 1s of an empty screen, which I needed in order to get the latest version of WSL with the bug fix I needed. In the end I had to reinstall Windows 10 and adopt their stupid Internet account policy. Windows 10 has been the most user hostile OS I've used that I'm planning on switching to using a Windows 2016 Server OS on my next install.
- uhhfcuvv 9y ago
  > I need to use my spam hotmail account to log into Windows 10, I tried using a local account but it broke everywhere that launched a Sign Up page which crashed after 1s of an empty screen, which I needed in order to get the latest version of WSL with the bug fix I needed. You're lying. You don't need a hotmail account to do any of that.
  - mythz 9y ago
    Can't you read? I said I had tried using my local account initially but then I couldn't use the Windows Sign In dialog for anything, not to access Windows Insider Programme ( Settings > Windows Insider Programme - which you do need an MS account for) not to add another user, not to connect my Internet account, not to login to the Windows Store, Xbox, etc. So after spending a few hours trying to run every hack I could find (none worked) I ended up reinstalling Windows 10 again then kept their default Internet account policy and now everything's working again. Since you don't have any clue what I went through feel free to Google it yourself: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+10+can%27t+add+user+dialog http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+10+can%27t+add+user+dialog

mythz 9y ago

What line of reasoning? I don't think irremovable Desktop Apps and Websites are comparable or that they should be sanctioned the same way. It didn't have to be a ballot box but I think users should be able to decide what default browser they want to use on first use. I'd prefer to only be install what browsers I want to use. IMO Microsoft is just as hostile now, I can't uninstall Edge from Windows 10, I keep getting nagged to use Edge as my default browser, my preferences to never ask again are not honored. my defaults are lost on each upgrade, despite setting my default browser to Chrome the Windows Search box still opens up results in bing with Edge, I need to use my spam hotmail account to log into Windows 10, I tried using a local account but it broke everywhere that launched a Sign Up page which crashed after 1s of an empty screen, which I needed in order to get the latest version of WSL with the bug fix I needed. In the end I had to reinstall Windows 10 and adopt their stupid Internet account policy. Windows 10 has been the most user hostile OS I've used that I'm planning on switching to using a Windows 2016 Server OS on my next install.

uhhfcuvv 9y ago
> I need to use my spam hotmail account to log into Windows 10, I tried using a local account but it broke everywhere that launched a Sign Up page which crashed after 1s of an empty screen, which I needed in order to get the latest version of WSL with the bug fix I needed. You're lying. You don't need a hotmail account to do any of that.
- mythz 9y ago
  Can't you read? I said I had tried using my local account initially but then I couldn't use the Windows Sign In dialog for anything, not to access Windows Insider Programme ( Settings > Windows Insider Programme - which you do need an MS account for) not to add another user, not to connect my Internet account, not to login to the Windows Store, Xbox, etc. So after spending a few hours trying to run every hack I could find (none worked) I ended up reinstalling Windows 10 again then kept their default Internet account policy and now everything's working again. Since you don't have any clue what I went through feel free to Google it yourself: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+10+can%27t+add+user+dialog http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+10+can%27t+add+user+dialog