This is dumb. My W11 laptop has slowed down because every time I try and open a folder I have to wait for #Windows invasive account sign in / telemetry to time out: #Privacy #Network - ThreadSky

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thedarktangent.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy • 16 days ago

This is dumb. My W11 laptop has slowed down because every time I try and open a folder I have to wait for #Windows invasive account sign in / telemetry to time out:
#Privacy #Network

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arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy•16 days ago

@thedarktangent Is switching to local authentication only a reasonable option? I deleted my Windows 11 laptop from my (basically unused) MS account specifically to remove the authentication dependency on MS. The MS account doesn't buy me anything I care about and just adds failure points and […]

thedarktangent.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy•16 days ago

@arclight That’s the thing, I only have a local account, but that doesn’t stop it from being chatty.

arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy•16 days ago

@thedarktangent FFS. So you're already ahead of the curve and they're still screwing you over :(

thedarktangent.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy•16 days ago

I run and highly recommend O and O “Shut Up” as well as “App Buster”

One disables so much telemetry I thought I had it covered, but something changed with a recent OS update. App Buster removes all the bloat apps Windows comes with.
#Windows #Privacy #Network

FritzAdalis.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy•16 days ago

@thedarktangent
privacy dot sexy is also good.

doctor-zoidberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•16 days ago

@thedarktangent Windows 7 was the last Windows I used. When I saw W8, I knew it was not for me, the biggest red flag was the insistence on using the online account.

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