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    Microsoft's president explained the cortana/bing issue today in a

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    http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/4...-hardware.aspx

    Microsoft just sneak-updated its EULA, they can now legally disable pirated software and/or 'illegal' hardware on your PC if you run Windows 10.

    Video on how to disable this "feature":

    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Hardcore Pirates Are Reportedly Banning Windows 10
    http://gizmodo.com/hardcore-pirates-...-10-1726044389

    There’s casual Pirate Bay piracy, and then there’s private torrent trackers: members-only clubs that share the best movie and TV rips among themselves. As you’d expect, they tend to be pretty hardcore about privacy, enough so that some groups are banning members from using Windows 10.

    As TorrentFreak reports, groups like iTS and FSC have been freaking out about the new Terms of Use for Windows 10 — specifically, the bits that let Microsoft scan your hard drive for counterfeit software or hardware. iTS instituted a ban starting last Thursday, explaining things with the following message:

    Many of you might have heard or read about the terrible privacy policy of windows 10 recently. Unfortunately Microsoft decided to revoke any kind of data protection and submit whatever they can gather to not only themselves but also others. One of those is one of the largest anti-piracy company called MarkMonitor.

    Amongst other things windows 10 sends the contents of your local disks directly to one of their servers. Obviously this goes way too far and is a serious threat to sites like ours which is why we had to take measures. Since last thursday windows 10 is officially banned from iTS. Members using it get redirected to a video that eggsplains the dangers quite in detail hoping to enlighten as many people as possible.

    Windows 10 has had some issues with over-sharing information, from sending Wi-Fi passwords to your contacts, to recording usage data like typing a little over-zealously. The worst over-step comes in the services agreement, a document that covers the use of Windows services like Cortana, Skype, or Xbox Live.

    “We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices.”



     
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    Also, that reservation system to upgrade is beyond lame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Also, that reservation system to upgrade is beyond lame.
    There is a link a buddy gave me that will force the download

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    My wife upgraded then went back the next day.
    (•_•) ..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hockey Guy
    I'd say good luck in the freeroll but I'm pretty sure you'll go on a bender to self-sabotage yourself & miss it completely or use it as the excuse of why you didn't cash.

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    This is such bullshit:

    Microsoft is downloading Windows 10 to your machine 'just in case'

    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...e-just-in-case

    MICROSOFT HAS CONFIRMED that Windows 10 is being downloaded to computers whether or not users have opted in.
    There are some "how tos" in term of removing the updates here:

    https://superuser.com/questions/9220...tion-area-tray

    God, Microsoft is so bad
    Last edited by Shizzmoney; 09-10-2015 at 11:22 AM.

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    If I had to guess, Id say this is an extension of their embrace of p2p installs/distribution as a way to offload bandwidth costs.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    this one is the best of all.

    MS has set Windows 10 to auto download for Windows 7 and 8.1 users!

    If you auto receive updates, apparently you'll be downloading 3-6GB of Windows 10 whether you want it or not.

    http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-is-bei...d-8-1730183295

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    You're not paranoid...Microsoft IS spying on you.


    How to stop Microsoft from gathering telemetry data from Windows 7, 8, and 8.1
    http://superuser.com/questions/97250...ws-7-8-and-8-1

    Remove these updates and Disable Automatic Windows Updates

    Below are instructions for disabling the unwanted telemetry/tracking in Windows 7 and 8.1 and removing all updates associated with upgrading to Windows 10.

    Here is the list of Windows updates to remove.

    Before uninstalling them and rebooting make sure that you have Windows Update set to not automatically install updates:

    KB3065988 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: July 2015 more info
    KB3083325 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: September 2015 more info
    KB3083324 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: September 2015 more info
    KB2976978 Compatibility update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 more info
    KB3075853 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: August 2015 more info
    KB3065987 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: July 2015 more info
    KB3050265 Windows Update Client for Windows 7: June 2015 more info
    KB3050267 Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1: June 2015 more info
    KB3075851 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: August 2015 more info
    KB2902907 MS Security Essentials/Windows Defender related update [no description/information available]
    KB3068708 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry more info
    KB3022345 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry more info
    KB2952664 Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7 more info
    KB2990214 Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 7 to a later version of Windows more info
    KB3035583 Update installs Get Windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 more info
    KB971033 Description of the update for Windows Activation Technologies more info
    KB3021917 Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements more info
    KB3044374 Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to a later version of Windows more info
    KB3046480 Update helps to determine whether to migrate the .NET Framework 1.1 when you upgrade Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 more info
    KB3075249 Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 more info
    KB3080149 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry more info

    They can be uninstalled manually via elevated command prompt with the following commands:

    wusa /uninstall /kb:3065988 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3083325 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3083324 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:2976978 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3075853 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3065987 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3050265 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3050267 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3075851 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:2902907 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3068708 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3022345 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:2952664 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:2990214 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3035583 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:971033 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3021917 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3044374 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3046480 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3075249 /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:3080149 /quiet /norestart

    The following services should be removed:

    In an elevated command prompt run the following:

    sc stop DiagTrack
    sc stop dmwappushservice
    sc delete DiagTrack
    sc delete dmwappushservice
    echo "" > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AutoLog ger\AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener.etl

    Open the Task Scheduler (Win key then type "sched"). Under Task Scheduler Library -> Microsoft delete the following items:

    Everything under "Application Experience
    Everything under "Autochk"
    Everything under "Customer Experience Improvement Program"
    Under "Disk Diagnostic" delete only the "Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector"
    Under "Maintenance" "WinSAT" "Media Center" and click the "status" column, then select all non-disabled entries and disable them.
    Now you can reboot. When you open Windows Update again it will ask to install whichever updates above were removed. Right-click on each one and select "hide".

    Finally, log in to your broadband router and look for an option like "content filtering" or "block sites".

    Add the following hosts to be blocked. On a Netgear router each host is a keyword that must be added.

    134.170.30.202
    137.116.81.24
    204.79.197.200
    23.218.212.69
    65.39.117.230
    65.55.108.23
    a-0001.a-msedge.net
    choice.microsoft.com
    choice.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
    compatexchange.cloudapp.net
    corp.sts.microsoft.com
    corpext.msitadfs.glbdns2.microsoft.com
    cs1.wpc.v0cdn.net
    df.telemetry.microsoft.com
    diagnostics.support.microsoft.com
    fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
    feedback.microsoft-hohm.com
    feedback.search.microsoft.com
    feedback.windows.com
    i1.services.social.microsoft.com
    i1.services.social.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
    oca.telemetry.microsoft.com
    oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
    pre.footprintpredict.com
    redir.metaservices.microsoft.com
    reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
    services.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
    settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
    sls.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
    sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
    sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com
    sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
    statsfe1.ws.microsoft.com
    statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
    statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com
    survey.watson.microsoft.com
    telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com
    telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
    telemetry.appex.bing.net
    telemetry.appex.bing.net:443
    telemetry.microsoft.com
    telemetry.urs.microsoft.com
    vortex.data.microsoft.com
    vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
    vortex-win.data.microsoft.com
    watson.live.com
    watson.microsoft.com
    watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com
    watson.telemetry.microsoft.com
    watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
    wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com


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    So this is a total fail and not worth it then?
    BALLIN'!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Starbucks Spunk Bucket View Post
    So this is a total fail and not worth it then?
    the IT support firm I use is strongly against Windows 10....they say they as flooded with clients having problems caused by Windows 10, per their recommendation we have stayed with Win 7 rather than upgrading

     
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      Starbucks Spunk Bucket: thanks. i have windows 8 and obvs it's awful, but i'm used to it
    (long before there was a PFA i had my Grenade & Crossbones avatar at DD)

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