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<blockquote data-quote="4wd" data-source="post: 954766" data-attributes="member: 393358"><p>Yes, to turn computers (and their owners) into zombies unknowingly feeding Microsoft with personal information and details of every aspect of life, they have to make it easy to use ;O) and 'free' will make many jump on the bait.</p><p>And before anyone says it's fine because Google, kgb, apple, cia or the Inquisition :O) have been doing similar things, that does not make it fine that MS starts doing the same.</p><p></p><p>The OS part of the latest w10 release is fine, no problems with it here on my w10-test pc, great job in many areas, stable, and fine compatibility with older programs, printers, scanners etc. But absolutely nothing I <em>need </em>compared to 7 & 8. It's <em><u>MS</u> </em>that needs us to 'up'grade, to get to our personal details, interests, lifestyles etc etc and find ways to monetize it, sell and share the information, sell us trash apps from the store, and make further strategies for future privacy invasion and monetization.</p><p></p><p>...but the agressive and repeated upgrade marketing (invasion) of users of previous OS is a disgrace. & in w10, the problem is the constant transfer of personal info, with most users having zero knowledge of what, how, to where or why. Anyway, for those who care or want to care, 3 programs seems to be well established in the 'fix things' dept.:</p><p><a href="http://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10" target="_blank">O&O ShutUp10: download free antispy tool for Windows 10</a> to curb the w10 invasion of privacy.</p><p><a href="http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html" target="_blank">Ultimate Outsider: Using GWX Control Panel to Permanently Remove the 'Get Windows 10' Icon</a> to stop the Microsoft rats from gnawing into w7\8\8.1</p><p><a href="http://www.classicshell.net/" target="_blank">Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements</a> to get back a 'normal' startmenu (and get rid of the (imo) ugly tile stuff) in w8\w10</p><p></p><p>Also, the w10 removal of information about what updates do or contain, MS in the position of feeding the pc with anything and everything with the pc owner getting zero idea what it may do or imply, and no way to control it. Keeping users as much as possible in the dark seems to be the new strategy. There are ways around this, but afaik not yet in any simple freestanding program, easy to use, like the above mentionned.</p><p></p><p>Am just sharing some info, and hoping some will find it useful. End of rant, & good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4wd, post: 954766, member: 393358"] Yes, to turn computers (and their owners) into zombies unknowingly feeding Microsoft with personal information and details of every aspect of life, they have to make it easy to use ;O) and 'free' will make many jump on the bait. And before anyone says it's fine because Google, kgb, apple, cia or the Inquisition :O) have been doing similar things, that does not make it fine that MS starts doing the same. The OS part of the latest w10 release is fine, no problems with it here on my w10-test pc, great job in many areas, stable, and fine compatibility with older programs, printers, scanners etc. But absolutely nothing I [I]need [/I]compared to 7 & 8. It's [I][U]MS[/U] [/I]that needs us to 'up'grade, to get to our personal details, interests, lifestyles etc etc and find ways to monetize it, sell and share the information, sell us trash apps from the store, and make further strategies for future privacy invasion and monetization. ...but the agressive and repeated upgrade marketing (invasion) of users of previous OS is a disgrace. & in w10, the problem is the constant transfer of personal info, with most users having zero knowledge of what, how, to where or why. Anyway, for those who care or want to care, 3 programs seems to be well established in the 'fix things' dept.: [URL='http://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10']O&O ShutUp10: download free antispy tool for Windows 10[/URL] to curb the w10 invasion of privacy. [URL='http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html']Ultimate Outsider: Using GWX Control Panel to Permanently Remove the 'Get Windows 10' Icon[/URL] to stop the Microsoft rats from gnawing into w7\8\8.1 [URL='http://www.classicshell.net/']Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements[/URL] to get back a 'normal' startmenu (and get rid of the (imo) ugly tile stuff) in w8\w10 Also, the w10 removal of information about what updates do or contain, MS in the position of feeding the pc with anything and everything with the pc owner getting zero idea what it may do or imply, and no way to control it. Keeping users as much as possible in the dark seems to be the new strategy. There are ways around this, but afaik not yet in any simple freestanding program, easy to use, like the above mentionned. Am just sharing some info, and hoping some will find it useful. End of rant, & good luck. [/QUOTE]
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