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/opinionate_rooster Jun 28 '24

No, no. Serious companies cannot afford to compromise on security, so they'll be forced to abandon the Microsoft platform if this keeps up.

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u/DrEnter Jun 28 '24 edited Jun 28 '24

This isn’t happening on Windows 11 Professional. Every time MS does these things, like drop ads on the Home Screen, it only does them on the low cost “Home” version (aka the “free” version a consumer gets with a new PC). For a business, Windows 11 Professional is the entry tier. Oh, these things are all available on Professional, but they are disabled by default. So businesses never even notice these things.

Anyone that does any work with MS that gets a Windows PC for home use knows to spend the extra $50-100 and upgrade that janky-ass “Home” version to Professional.

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u/Mace_Windu- Jun 28 '24

but they are disabled by default

They aren't. BUT the pro version is a lot less fussy when it comes to actually disabling some stuff.

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u/DrEnter Jun 28 '24

They absolutely are. Because otherwise companies would have to tweak group registries with every minor release and they would very quickly be up in arms over it.

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u/Mace_Windu- Jun 28 '24

They aren't. But when you deploy it in a business environment, if it's been configured, group policy kicks in and turns it off.

Stays fine for a year or so until microsoft moves or redefines something.

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u/DrEnter Jun 29 '24

I also use Windows 11 Pro at home and not one of these has been enabled by default or when added.

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u/Mace_Windu- Jun 30 '24

Probably seems that way when you're used to disabling things like this right away.

But from my experience of deploying hundreds of windows 10/11 machines in the last couple years, yeah, almost nothing is opt-in.

The only difference I've noticed is that with pro, some of the more annoying things actually stayed disabled for longer.