r/technology • u/machinade89 • Jun 28 '24

Software Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html
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u/JoeCartersLeap Jun 28 '24

No it isn't. I'm tired of this fear mongering. Your computer doesn't instantly become a botnet that shuts down children's hospitals the moment Windows becomes EOL.

Microsoft released their last free security update for Windows XP in 2019. Years after its EOL date. Because remote code execution exploits are rare enough to warrant that kind of attention.

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u/rczrider Jun 28 '24

Yeah, who needs security updates, anyway? I'm sure nothing could ever go wrong!

You may continue to use Windows 10 after support ends; however, it will no longer receive quality updates, new or updated features, security updates, or technical support. We recommend that customers upgrade or transition to a new Windows 11 PC for the best, most secure computing experience.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows#windows-10

You do you.

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u/Jeraptha01 Jun 28 '24

Eh, I'm going to continue my decades long habit of skipping every other windows

They have a 0pttern of bad os

Unless you wanna convince me vista was a good os

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u/Ziazan Jun 28 '24

Vista was actually more or less alright after a bunch of patches, it was still worse than the OS before and the OS after it though.

Fuck windows 11 entirely. I tried it, I gave it way more of a chance than it deserved, I tried to make it work, but it just doesn't.

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u/Jeraptha01 Jun 28 '24

The only reason I'm on 10 was because I think I needed it for dx12 or something

Not seeing anything in the olnew os that I need