Electronics

[LTT1]

@smoky22

The article I quoted advised to delete (?) Cortana -- well they used the technical phrase "dump Cortana."

Edge apparently is the internet browser, which I don't want anything to do with myself.  The article explains a bit about this and also how to disable the spying situation via "Privacy" in "Settings."

http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/

[smoky22]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

Hi smoky!   I don't think she is trying to say that they FORCE you to use their new browser.

She said that it is installed as their default, and IE11 is also still there. 

You can also install additional browsers, just like you did before with Firefox, or Chrome, or whatever additional free browsers are out there.  

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Thanks @chickenbutt.  Unfortunately, I'm one of those non-savvy computer users.  That's why we need you!  

[chickenbutt]

Glad to be among those who are helpful, Smoky!     I sure don't know everything - and nowhere near - but I had to learn on my own from my very first computer, so I have picked up a lot over the years.

I didn't know anybody who could help me the first time.  I didn't even know how to plug everything in!  Funny (ridiculous) story - when I hooked up the first printer, I couldn't figure out how to make it work and it turned out that I didn't know to remove those tapes from the cartridges before installing them.  D'oh!    THAT is how much I didn't know.

Anyway, I always feel that when people learn things along the way they remember them more.  If you just have somebody come and fix everything for you, you don't learn anything for the next time.  That's just my own personal philosophy.  

[LTT1]

@HerRoyaLioness@smoky22@chickenbutt@ChynnaBlue@Mindy D

Through this article, it explains why people are claiming that Windows 10 is spying on people.  There are 13 windows you must go through (according to it) in order to opt-out or disable it all.

[LTT1]

@HerRoyaLioness@chickenbutt@smoky22@ChynnaBlue@Mindy D

Thanks to everyone... by reading through everyone's comments, I feel like I learned something today.  For instance, one of you wrote that by checking any automatic updates setting... this gives Microsoft the right to download without letting you know.

I checked "Never check for updates" (read the fine print) This is great to know.

Also, the first site provided originally by @KonaKat is invaluable because it walked me through every step of removing Windows 10.

I have it bookmarked, for sure!

[LTT1]

[chickenbutt]

Hey Loves!  Are you sure you never want the computer to check for updates?    That would be concerning, especially since more of the security stuff is in the operating system, at least since Win8, than before.

I always let it check for updates, then I control what updates are actually installed and any I don't want I just 'hide'.

Just today I had 3 'optional' updates sitting there.  Not surprisingly, and not for the first time, the first one was a compatability update for upgrating the operating system.  *sigh*  But the other two were not.

I know it takes a few minutes, but I check what each one is by clicking on 'more information' over to the right.   You will see immediately if it is an update pertinent to upgrating the operating system.

[ChynnaBlue]

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@LTT1 wrote:

@HerRoyaLioness@chickenbutt@smoky22@ChynnaBlue@Mindy D

Thanks to everyone... by reading through everyone's comments, I feel like I learned something today.  For instance, one of you wrote that by checking any automatic updates setting... this gives Microsoft the right to download without letting you know.

I checked "Never check for updates" (read the fine print) This is great to know.

Also, the first site provided originally by @KonaKat is invaluable because it walked me through every step of removing Windows 10.

I have it bookmarked, for sure!

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@LTT1, you may want to check those settings again.

If you don't even check for updates, you can miss some critical security patches. There should be a setting that checks for updates but does not DOWNLOAD the updates. That's the one I use at home. It makes me aware of security issues and patches but does not force the download on me.

If you choose not to check for updates automatically, you should manually check once a week. Pick a day and set a reminder to do it every Friday or something similar. Otherwise you can forget forever and miss updates that keep your computer and your privacy safe.

[ChynnaBlue]

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@LTT1 wrote:

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HAHAHAHA. Yes, some days it really feels like that.

[ChynnaBlue]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

Hey Loves!  Are you sure you never want the computer to check for updates?    That would be concerning, especially since more of the security stuff is in the operating system, at least since Win8, than before.

I always let it check for updates, then I control what updates are actually installed and any I don't want I just 'hide'.

Just today I had 3 'optional' updates sitting there.  Not surprisingly, and not for the first time, the first one was a compatability update for upgrating the operating system.  *sigh*  But the other two were not.

I know it takes a few minutes, but I check what each one is by clicking on 'more information' over to the right.   You will see immediately if it is an update pertinent to upgrating the operating system.

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I think @chickenbutt and I are totally on the same page with this one.