Windows just changed my desktop wallpaper and re-added the search bar without my permission after an update

My Password Is 1234@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 892 points –

In my view, this is unacceptable...

They changed my background (previously there was a default blue window), placed an icon in the bottom corner of the screen that read "Learn more about this photo", and re-added the search bar that I had previously removed.

Fortunately, I don't have to deal with this on a daily basis.

189

You are viewing a single comment

It even did the same thing with enterprise customers. All our machines suddenly started asking us to enable search. Like why do I need another thing when opening the Start Menu and typing is the same fucking thing?? And to fuck with my group policies and undo the customization I had is mega infuriating.

Test updates before deploying

They didn't say they deployed it, also enterprise operating systems are generally expected to not suddenly change manually-set policies for users...

Well Microsoft can do whatever they want really. Testing can just help to see it coming before you get run over