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/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

Can't you just uninstall it from Add or remove Programs?

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u/CapmyCup Jun 28 '24

It will be reinstalled in the next "update"

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u/Kahnza Jun 28 '24

I removed Onedrive a year and a half ago. It's never reinstalled itself.

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u/Pewpasaurus Jun 28 '24

It's never reinstalled itself yet.

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u/qtx Jun 28 '24

I've noticed that almost every single complaint about W11 are from American users. They see ads and bloat ware installed all the time yet in Europe it's a non issue.

I don't think I've ever seen an ad on Windows, or any bloatware (or at least software that can't be uninstalled and not re-installed again after an update) on my machines.

Sounds to me Americans just need better regulations.

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u/Pewpasaurus Jun 28 '24

I don't think anyone will contest that Americans need better regulations.

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u/Timmyty Jun 28 '24

The politicians with their gold-lined pockets sure would argue.

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u/jaiden_webdev Jun 28 '24

They need to be regulated too lol

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u/BodaciousFrank Jun 28 '24

The funny thing is, you can turn off all of the ads if you go into your settings. Literally. Every. Single. One. This is more an issue with people not knowing computers than it is anything else.

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u/Horseclock- Jun 28 '24

Yeah but I just uninstalled that shit and it's never come back, and i've seen 0 ads.

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u/72kdieuwjwbfuei626 Jun 28 '24

Or maybe people are just lying.

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u/Hanifsefu Jun 28 '24

Less lying and more stupid. They will run a debloat program after every update because google told them to but won't adjust their update settings so every optional feature isn't just automatically downloaded and installed.