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by commandlinefan 742 days ago
Even if there's a "disable" button, I don't trust them to actually honor the disable button either.
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"Hello, each and every Windows Update actually switches that button from disable to enable. All you have to do is remember to switch it back after every security update." --The future based off Microsofts past behavior.
This is why I left windows recently[0]. When you design an OS that doesn't respect the user's choices, you are no longer in control of the OS. Windows 11 shifted to trying to force people to use Edge. You can't even change the default browser in many cases without some serious work.

And the FTC is going after anyone but Microsoft for anti-competitive behaviors. The desktop world looks bleak for people that depends on Windows.

[0]: https://www.scottrlarson.com/publications/publication-transi...

"Your privacy is very important for us" when they were pushing me to accept the cookies on the Edge home screen.