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posted by takyon on Sunday July 31 2016, @09:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the and-another-suit dept.

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Edition Will Have Some Group Policy Settings Removed

For their forthcoming Anniversary update, Microsoft have decided to remove some Group Policy settings from all editions of the operating system except for Windows 10 Enterprise. These Policies affect your ability to control "Cloud Content", "Personalization", and "Windows Store".

The corresponding Registry keys for these policies will also be removed. Manually adding those keys back into non-Enterprise editions of Win10 will have no effect.

Looking at the list of Policies to be removed, many home/power users of this operating system will almost certainly be up in arms and annoyed at this move, but it seems they are just innocent bystanders in a bigger game/pressure-tactic Microsoft is playing out with the corporate and business world.

Unfortunately for home/power users, purchasing a license to use the Windows 10 Enterprise edition is all but impossible. Divorcing from the MS Windows ecosystem may end up being the only palatable option for many such users.

Here is the list of Policies to be removed:

  • Cloud Content  >  "Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences"  --  personalized recommendations from Microsoft ...notifications about your Microsoft account.
  • Cloud Content  >  "Do not show Windows tips"  --  may see contextual popups ...Microsoft uses diagnostic, telemetry and usage data to determine which tips to show.
  • Personalization  >  "Force a specific default lock screen and logon image"
  • Personalization  >  "Prevent changing lock screen and logon image"
  • Personalization  >  "Do not display the lock screen"  --  before signing in, users will see their selected tile and must dismiss the lock screen using touch, keyboard or mouse drag.
  • Store  >  "Disable all apps from Windows Store"  --  turns off launch of all apps from Windows Store that came pre-installed or were downloaded; also will turn off Windows Store.

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Microsoft faces two new lawsuits over aggressive Windows 10 upgrade tactics

Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956

Microsoft is facing two more lawsuits over the company's questionable Windows 10 upgrade tactics. Both suits are seeking class-action status.

The first suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Florida. It alleges that Microsoft's Windows 10 upgrade prompts "violated laws governing unsolicited electronic advertisements," as reported by The Seattle Times . The suit also says Microsoft's tactics are against the Federal Trade Commission's rules on deceptive and unfair practices. The second suit was filed in June in Haifa, Israel alleging that Microsoft installed Windows 10 on users' computers without consent. Microsoft already paid out a $10,000 award in a previous U.S. suit over similar circumstances.

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3101396/windows/microsoft-faces-two-new-lawsuits-over-aggressive-windows-10-upgrade-tactics.html


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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Monday August 01 2016, @07:30PM

    by VLM (445) on Monday August 01 2016, @07:30PM (#382772)

    I'm sitting here with gifted hardware; A 7-inch Kindle Fire and a 10-inch Kindle Fire. Both completely fucking useless because of the spam

    A bit of google indicates a lot of confusion about Amazon ads that can be eliminated for $20 on the "manage your devices" account page, vs 3rd party spam apps that flood any android device unless you're careful much like having a windows desktop vs free apps that spam you to death unless you pay while you use them.

    Its possible a simple factory reset and utter hard wipe of the devices would fix 3rd party spam.

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Monday August 01 2016, @08:13PM

    by edIII (791) on Monday August 01 2016, @08:13PM (#382790)

    Its possible a simple factory reset and utter hard wipe of the devices would fix 3rd party spam.

    3rd party? I apologize, the SPAM is direct from Amazon. I consider all advertisements, regardless of source, to be SPAM. If I paid the $20, I would still be getting the lockscreen advertisements I presume? In any case, I don't think I should have to pay anything to unlock the device for a custom android OS on it. I have zero interest in Amazon at any level.

    The hardware is now mine, but it isn't usable.

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