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L4sBot Oct 3, 2023

You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users

https://lemmy.world/post/6209284

You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users - Lemmy.world

You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a “system component” that can’t be

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Ghostalmedia Oct 3, 2023

As a non windows user, can someone explain to be what all the fuss is about? It sounds like people are grumpy that they’re being shown a feature that they can’t use or don’t want to use, and MS is going to let people hide the UI for that.

What is wrong with this solution? Are people not going to be happy until every spec of the feature’s code is stripped from the OS?

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KairuByte

I think you’ll find a number of… specific OS users, let’s call them, who will tout that they can uninstall anything from their OS without complaint or warning. Same response as being unable to completely uninstall internet explorer back in the day.

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Schmeckinger Oct 3, 2023

It feels like lemmy is getting preachier by the minute. You drink milk and don’t read your self hosted emails in emacs? You must be some kind of monster.