You Can’t Get Rid Of It, You Can Only Hide It: Microsoft Imposes Controversial Windows Backup On Users - Gadget Tendency
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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

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

coming soon: Monthly subscription to use windows with the justification that it uses an online service in order to work

@georgette@lemmy.world
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I can’t wait for the eventual warning pop-ups and emails, warning me that my onedrive is almost full (70%)

@Reygle@lemmy.world
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You joke but this

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what do you mean by this

do u think a cloud pc (with constant server costs) shouldnt be a monthly fee?

@Reygle@lemmy.world
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I think this is likely the “new only Windows option” in the not so distant future. I think it shouldn’t exist.

ugh ew thin clients that probably will work even worse

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