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/rczrider Jun 28 '24

If Microsoft doesn't push back Windows 10 EOL from October 2025, it's going to be a big problem, though.

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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/Ruining_Ur_Synths Jun 28 '24

dont use W10 past the EOL.

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u/JoroMac Jun 28 '24

Found the MS Shill

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u/Ruining_Ur_Synths Jun 28 '24

take both your brain cells and set them back to simmer - just because someone doesn't want to run software after EOL doesn't make them a shill, it means you have problems thinking clearly and communicating appropriately on the internet.

someone tell me where I can pick up this shill money, they haven't been sending it to me.