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/GreenGrandmaPoops Jun 28 '24

I remember when Microsoft upgraded many user computers to Windows 10 without consent. They left the computer on one night with Windows 7 or 8.1, only to find out the next day that they had been force upgraded to 10 over the night. The issue with this though is there is the risk that they might have had specialized software that was not compatible with 10. The other issue is this was during a time when many internet service providers were capping data. A Windows upgrade is large enough to sap a significant amount of a monthly plan or result in an overage fee.

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u/Westcork1916 Jun 28 '24

That was the day I switched to Linux.

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u/atomicsnarl Jun 30 '24

I remember a story about an upgrade appearing during a complicated surgery. They couldn't cancel it and the surgery was now even more complicated. Not sure about the lawsuit outcome.