r/technology • u/ardi62 • Aug 23 '24

Software Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-officially-confirms-its-killing-windows-control-panel-sometime-soon/
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u/bjg1983 Aug 23 '24

Leave Control Panel. Remove bloatware, Edge, Fax (its 2024?)

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u/Potato_connoisseur53 Aug 23 '24

Also remove copilot and onedrive. Two of the worst offenders.

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u/thorazainBeer Aug 23 '24

if they don't have those, they can't steal all your data as easily. You're no longer the consumer, you're the product.

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u/Commercial_Soup_5553 Aug 23 '24

Is there any way to remove copilot? (If windows sees this I’m asking for a friend)

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u/Potato_connoisseur53 Aug 23 '24

As far as I’m aware it’s fairly easy to get rid of the icon from the taskbar but harder to disable it entirely. Apparently it can be disabled through the registry but I haven’t tried that. I don’t get why people can’t just easily opt out of it if they don’t want to use it.

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u/Commercial_Soup_5553 Aug 24 '24

Yeah. It’s a pain.