• grayautumnday@leminal.space
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    2 days ago

    Good luck. As of this writing, I have UNINSTALLED copilot from Windows 11 Pro FOURTEEN TIMES in the past 3 weeks. I continually turn off its access to running in the background and terminate and its services in task manager multiple times a day. I’ve blocked the app in my non-MS antimalware suite. I have uac enabled to block unauthorized apps. I have disabled it in my startup apps repeatedly, to no avail .

    I have disabled Edge browser everywhere possible, but Edge still manages to open itself up and REOPEN COPILOT even though I’ve disabled Edge multiple times and it is literally not the default app for even a single file type.

    It’s no longer POSSIBLE to install a single Office app, or uninstall single office apps. I do not need and do not want to bloat a ton of my SSD boot drive with Access and Designer and Publisher. The windows store standalone version of Outlook cannot load or save .pst backups.

    MS has returned to even worse than its evil Borg ways. But now it’s one of several threats to the continued existence of privacy anywhere for anyone.

    Down with #enshittification #deshittify the #internet. Up with #CryptPad #Nextcloud #OnlyOffice (and to a lesser extent the commercial version #CollaberaOffice). Up with #StandardNotes and #ProtonMail, #ProtonCalendar, #ProtonDrive, #ProtonVPN, and #ProtonPass. Sad RIP to any and all security patches for #RIPLibreOffice (libre users - switch to security-patch-maintained software asap!)

    Up with companies based in countries with strong privacy protections, that provide zero-knowledge services, and that do zero or minimal logging and discard logs swiftly (yay for thegood.cloud)!

      • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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        17 hours ago

        My dude, I spent my first six hours on Linux Mint trying to get my touchpad to actually work.

        I only fire up my Linux dual-boot when I’m feeling bored and think “you know what my day needs? A lot more frustration.”

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          10 hours ago

          My dude, try more than one distro & also try them live via USB before you install them onto bare metal. You might have more luck.

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            10 hours ago

            Ah, Linux community.

            “So, you’ve got a problem where you spend a lot of effort squeezing basic functionality out of an OS? I’ve got the solution - even MORE effort!”

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              9 hours ago

              LOL! I wonder if you remember the thread you are commenting on. Hilarious.

              Anyways, I couldn’t care less if you use Linux or not. Good luck!

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                8 hours ago

                lol - this guy has got some sort of personality disorder. He blocked me because he couldn’t prove that vaping is harmless.

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      1 day ago

      Might as well install linux at this point if you hate windows this much. Or just install LTSC where none of this bullshit happens

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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        1 day ago

        libreoffice’s most recent release is from a month ago and the most recent commit was 41 minutes ago. i wonder if the thread starter is confusing libreoffice and openoffice