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

    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      351·
      9 months ago

      Imagine how much better the computing landscape would be today if we actually prevented MS from doing anticompetitive and often straight-up illegal stuff in the 90s to gain their monopoly

      • 4amEnglish
        71·
        9 months ago

        Actually I kinda don’t want to, because we might not have been quite as driven to get Linux to the point it is at

      • rwhitisissle@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        That would require government oversight and accountability. Best I can do is regulatory capture and the continued gutting of American anti-trust law.

    • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      810·
      9 months ago

      I know everyone hates the automatic response of “just switch to linux” in response to Microsoft’s BS. BUT, it’s really so true - more people need to just do it and get over their fear of linux. It has been a totally stable easy option for a long time now.

      Install an easy distro like mint and you’re literally up and running in a gui environment in like 10 minutes. Your grandmother could run it no problem. For the gamers out there - a good chunk of your stuff just works these days, and you can always dual boot windows for that game that doesn’t perform well (even better just get a small cheap 2nd hard drive and you can’t screw it up).

      Thank you to all the people who contribute to linux and have given us a totally viable alternate.

      • Freestylesno@lemmy.worldEnglish
        73·
        9 months ago

        It’s just not that easy for a majority of people. It still takes some work and knowledge to do just about everything. From picking an distro, installing it and then running different programs. And games are far from perfect.

      • voodooattack@lemmy.worldEnglish
        443·
        9 months ago

        Linux has so many options it’s ridiculous. It doesn’t force you to use them or to upload sensitive data to Microsoft’s servers—and therefore the NSA’s—though.

      • pimento64@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        102·
        9 months ago

        Is that a question, or are you just keen for everyone to know you uptalk?

      • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        43·
        9 months ago

        Linux can do literally any backup plan you want, to anywhere you want, with the click of a few buttons. You almost have too many options that all work great.

        Doesn’t r sync also ship with like everything? Ya I know - a scary command line - but anyone online could help you in one minute. Ask a few questions, ok here’s this crazy long command that looks scary, but it’s really not that bad. Just run this command when you want to do a backup and your good. Come back here if you need help restoring (hint boot into another live environment and swap the source and destination and run it backwards)

        Linux backups are cake.