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Microsoft's Recall Feature on Windows 11 Not Removable After All

39 points by g4k 2y ago

baq 2y ago
If this somehow installs without my consent by accident or a different bug, it’s going to be the year of Linux desktop in my house, and fast.
- readthenotes1 2y ago
  Why wait? This is truly one of those "Microsoft at war with its users" statements by them. Once win10 is no longer supported, I'm headed to Linux
  - theandrewbailey 2y ago
    Why wait for end of support? Start moving and trying things out now.
  - thot_experiment 2y ago
    Same boat. I'm so grateful that the only major multiplayer games I play (DotA and Deadlock) are both valve titles and can be presumed to have first party linux support. I can just wall off an old Windows 10 for CAD, it's not like Inventor has got any new features I care about in like a decade.
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Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago
I don't expect to be able to uninstall it, but can it be disabled? If it cannot, windows is done for me, I wouldn't feel comfortable doing anything on that PC
- heisenbit 2y ago
  This stuff is so incredibly dangerous is should not be on a laptop without the persons informed, personal and definitely not coerced by corporate or partners consent. The risk is simply too great for it to be switched on without the former if it is installed.
kotaKat 2y ago
I wish Microsoft employees would learn what consent was. I really do.
- stuckkeys 2y ago
  According to data they show us, they do know that. But they are going to use EULA and try to get away with that. Not sure how this is gonna fly in EU. But I will not hesitate to jump to Linux once this is finalized. They are going to lose a handful of users.
mrinfinitiesx 2y ago
Seriously, join us over in the Linux desktop scene. I use Manjaro XFCE on my dinky little laptop (8GB RAM, 256GB NVME, 4core i3) and it works flawlessly. MX Linux for a solid debian desktop. Lubuntu for a lightweight Ubuntu install. Install 'Tilda' for a drop-down Quake style terminal. Explore different Linux distros in a VM. There's a reason Recall can't be turned off. There's a reason they made logins be tied to online accounts. Don't let Linux be a turn off, KDE and desktop environments are fun to play with and get 'just right.' You don't need to live in a terminal editing configs anymore, but ..you can. You can customize everything and that's why it's so amazing. It's _YOURS_ - better than Microsoft turning on some weird AI that recalls _EVERYTHING_ you've ever done on your computer. Shay-Dee.
- deafpolygon 2y ago
  I live in the cloud and have tried to make the switch to Linux many times over the years. It's just not there yet - it's a death by a thousand cuts.
- jmclnx 2y ago
  >Seriously, join us over in the Linux desktop scene Very good advice, I am in the process of converting a non-tech person to either MX or Mint, have not decided. Building the hardware now. I know she will have no issues these days. Or, people can join the dark side -- daemons/BSD :)
  - chopin 2y ago
    I converted all of our stuff to Mint when Windows 7 went out of support. Went smoothly for all family members.
ChrisArchitect 2y ago
[dupe] Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41430757 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41430757
elzbardico 2y ago
I foresee a massive class action in the future.
replete 2y ago
I'm sure we'll have a github repo with a disable script appear soon, or it will be rolled into the debloat powershell scripts floating around, e.g. `winutil.ps1`

39 points by g4k 2y ago

baq 2y ago

If this somehow installs without my consent by accident or a different bug, it’s going to be the year of Linux desktop in my house, and fast.

readthenotes1 2y ago
Why wait? This is truly one of those "Microsoft at war with its users" statements by them. Once win10 is no longer supported, I'm headed to Linux
- theandrewbailey 2y ago
  Why wait for end of support? Start moving and trying things out now.
- thot_experiment 2y ago
  Same boat. I'm so grateful that the only major multiplayer games I play (DotA and Deadlock) are both valve titles and can be presumed to have first party linux support. I can just wall off an old Windows 10 for CAD, it's not like Inventor has got any new features I care about in like a decade.

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Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago

I don't expect to be able to uninstall it, but can it be disabled? If it cannot, windows is done for me, I wouldn't feel comfortable doing anything on that PC

heisenbit 2y ago
This stuff is so incredibly dangerous is should not be on a laptop without the persons informed, personal and definitely not coerced by corporate or partners consent. The risk is simply too great for it to be switched on without the former if it is installed.

kotaKat 2y ago

I wish Microsoft employees would learn what consent was. I really do.

stuckkeys 2y ago
According to data they show us, they do know that. But they are going to use EULA and try to get away with that. Not sure how this is gonna fly in EU. But I will not hesitate to jump to Linux once this is finalized. They are going to lose a handful of users.

mrinfinitiesx 2y ago

Seriously, join us over in the Linux desktop scene. I use Manjaro XFCE on my dinky little laptop (8GB RAM, 256GB NVME, 4core i3) and it works flawlessly. MX Linux for a solid debian desktop. Lubuntu for a lightweight Ubuntu install. Install 'Tilda' for a drop-down Quake style terminal. Explore different Linux distros in a VM. There's a reason Recall can't be turned off. There's a reason they made logins be tied to online accounts. Don't let Linux be a turn off, KDE and desktop environments are fun to play with and get 'just right.' You don't need to live in a terminal editing configs anymore, but ..you can. You can customize everything and that's why it's so amazing. It's _YOURS_ - better than Microsoft turning on some weird AI that recalls _EVERYTHING_ you've ever done on your computer. Shay-Dee.

deafpolygon 2y ago
I live in the cloud and have tried to make the switch to Linux many times over the years. It's just not there yet - it's a death by a thousand cuts.
jmclnx 2y ago
>Seriously, join us over in the Linux desktop scene Very good advice, I am in the process of converting a non-tech person to either MX or Mint, have not decided. Building the hardware now. I know she will have no issues these days. Or, people can join the dark side -- daemons/BSD :)
- chopin 2y ago
  I converted all of our stuff to Mint when Windows 7 went out of support. Went smoothly for all family members.

ChrisArchitect 2y ago

[dupe] Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41430757 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41430757

elzbardico 2y ago

I foresee a massive class action in the future.

replete 2y ago

I'm sure we'll have a github repo with a disable script appear soon, or it will be rolled into the debloat powershell scripts floating around, e.g. `winutil.ps1`