Windows: we noticed that you kept the useless search bar disabled since 2015, so we sent an update that re-enabled it without your permission

Moonrise2473@feddit.it to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 1553 points –

For my "convenience" and because in this way they can show ads and clickbait

Also: I SET A FUCKING GROUP POLICY THAT DISABLES THE SEARCH BAR; WHY THEY FUCKING IGNORE IT???

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the fact they did this on ltsc as well is insane

Makes me worried what Microsoft force onto us next.

Advertising in the explorer, personalised by the files you're looking at

I doubt that they would go that far for ltsc. But maybe windows store?

they don't care, they will put it everywhere they can.

While that is true for normal user versions. But do you really think that for enterprise?

Not to mention that ltsc is enterprise with less features for stability. We don’t have windows store, Cortana or even edge.

if it can add an extra buck to the enterprise profits they will go the extra mile to get that buck