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Windows will let european users uninstall many system components such as Bing or Edge soon (blogs.windows.com)
submitted 11 months ago by albert180@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de
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geteilt von: https://lemmy.world/post/8371095

Long post and well worth the read, but the interesting part to me is this:

Windows operating system and apps

Customers using Windows have always used a combination of operating system functionality as well as apps, but now Windows will clearly identify operating system functionality in places like Settings, Start, and Search:

  • Settings > System > System Components will show notable operating system components.
  • Start menu’s All Apps list has been renamed to All and operating system components are labeled with “system”.
  • Under Search, search results will show operating system components labeled with “system”.

All apps in Windows can be uninstalled. Of course, apps can always be installed again from the Microsoft Store and internet. Settings > Apps > Installed apps continue to show all the apps installed on the PC and we’ve added the ability to uninstall:

  • Camera
  • Cortana
  • Web Search from Microsoft Bing, in the EEA
  • Microsoft Edge, in the EEA
  • Photos
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[-] Mopswasser@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago

Can I please pay full price on just Windows without any “telemetry”?

[-] Teebeutel@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

I get your point but in software development some telemetry data ist very helpful and also nessesary to improve or fix your software. Microsoft though and almost all tech companies are collecting much much more than needed.

[-] Xkdrxodrixkr@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

Telemetry isnt a substitute for actual bug reports, and if a company wants to know how their software is being used.. then they can always just ask? or just do some actual user testing?

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