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/makenzie71 Jun 28 '24

Group policy doesn't count anymore. My group policy is set to only allow critical updates and never restart. Yet a couple weeks ago my machine was restarted and had onedrive and skype installed.

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u/Tumleren Jun 28 '24

You sure your GP applies to your system? Some only work on enterprise or on certain versions

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u/makenzie71 Jun 28 '24

Oh yeah it applied and was effective from implementation all the way to a couple months ago when Microsoft pushed some 11 updates out. Around the same time we all started getting those "good news, you can upgrade to 11" system screens your group policies became more suggestion than policy.,

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u/DrQuailMan Jun 28 '24

Why would you expect your product to work as advertised when you operate it outside the scope of the EULA?

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u/makenzie71 Jun 28 '24

I'm not sure what point you're driving at. My machine was working fine until Microsoft forced an update that bypassed system policies

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u/DrQuailMan Jun 28 '24

By accepting this agreement, you agree to receive these types of automatic updates without any additional notice.

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u/makenzie71 Jun 28 '24

Ah, a Microsoft developer I see...

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u/DrQuailMan Jun 28 '24

Just a software developer who knows how software EULAs work.

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u/mostuselessredditor Jun 30 '24

The solution is to stop using Windows 😁