#Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in #Windows 11 to get people to ditch #Google

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23851902/microsoft-bing-popups-windows-11-malware

Microsoft to kill off third-party #printer #drivers in #Windows

Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/11/go_native_or_go_home/

#Windows-as-a-nuisance: How I clean up a “clean install” of Windows 11 and Edge

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/what-i-do-to-clean-up-a-clean-install-of-windows-11-23h2-and-edge/

n0rthl1ght/ahwt: Another Hardening Windows Tool – GitHub

GPL-3.0 license
AHWT - another hardening tool for Windows operating systems.

Description (on RUS)
Program is a script generator with collection of parameters and recommendations from CIS Benchmarks and DoD STIGs with some adjusments.

All parameters placed in databases with the names of the operating systems that are used to.

Parameters were checked and tested according to official MS documentation and researchers opinion.
Scripts generates in 2 modes - auto and manual.

All databases have profiles for each operating system min/med/full which corresponds with Minimum (only level 3 parameters (CIS lvl 2/STIG lvl 3)), Medium (level 2 & 3 parameters (CIS lvl 1 & 2/STIG lvl 2)) and Full (lvl 1-3 parameters).

#Windows #Hardening #Security

#Microsoft #windows #why

It’s not spying, it’s a feature now

#Microsoft #windows

Microsoft Recall should make you consider Linux
It was hard to miss the irony in Microsoft’s latest product announcement.

A new feature named “Recall” takes snapshots of whatever is on-screen on a #Windows 11 computer, every few seconds, and then stores it locally on-disk. Unfortunately it turns out that the analyzed data is stored in plaintext, leaving users’ private activity vulnerable to hackers. As security researcher Kevin Beaumont pointed out, “Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code.”

And yet #Microsoft named it “Recall.” It’s an interesting choice, given the problems it’s likely to create...

https://creativegood.com/blog/24/recall-switch-to-linux.html

#why #spyware

Everything you do with a #windows 11 computer is being recorded by microsoft

now a non #microsoft operative has found a way to extract this info

the result ? : info on everything you have been doing with a laptop is possible to be captured by a hacker

https://www.wired.com/story/total-recall-windows-recall-ai/

Dubbed TotalRecall the tool can pull all the information that Recall saves into its main database on a Windows laptop.

>"The database was easy prey," Hagenah says.

Since Microsoft revealed Recall in mid-May, security researchers have repeatedly compared it to spyware or stalkerware that can track everything you do on your device.

They were correct.

>"It's a Trojan 2.0 really, built in," Hagenah says, adding that he built TotalRecall only in order to show what is possible to capture peoples information. He is not going to do it himself but hopes Microsoft takes action after seeing this happen. So that people are safe.

Included in what the database captures are screenshots of whatever is on your desktop -- a potential gold mine for criminal hackers or domestic abusers who may physically access their victim's device. Images include captures of messages sent on encrypted messaging apps Signal and WhatsApp, and remain in the captures regardless of whether disappearing messages are turned on in the apps. There are records of websites visited and every bit of text displayed on the PC.

Once TotalRecall has been deployed, it will generate a summary about the data; it is also possible to search for specific terms in the database. Hagenah says an attacker could get a huge amount of information about their target, including insights into their emails, personal conversations, and any sensitive information that's captured by Recall.

Hagenah's work builds on findings from cybersecurity researcher Kevin Beaumont, who has detailed how much information Recall captures and how easy it can be to extract it.

https://github.com/xaitax/TotalRecall

#why #spyware #recall

New #WiFi Takeover Attack—All #Windows Users Warned To Upgrade To Linux Now

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/06/14/new-wi-fi-takeover-attack-all-windows-users-warned-to-update-now/

Here's Everything Microsoft Knows About Your PC
https://www.makeuseof.com/everything-microsoft-knows-about-your-pc/

Microsoft Recall screenshots credit cards and Social Security numbers, even with the "sensitive information" filter enabled
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-recall-screenshots-credit-cards-and-social-security-numbers-even-with-the-sensitive-information-filter-enabled

#windows #Microsoft #stalking #spyware #why

How to recover the #wifi #password from a #windows infected computer

#Microsoft just tells you to buy a new computer

#Windows 11 demands are crushing from a computer and you just cant use 10 year old computer for this

Microsoft CEO asked "dont you have money for a new computer"

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-tells-windows-10-users-trade-in-pc/

Microsoft has begun urging Windows 10 users to upgrade their systems ahead of the October 14, 2025 support deadline, but with a solution many find impractical:

>just buy a new computer.

According to StatCounter data, 58.7% of Windows users remain on Windows 10 despite the impending end of security updates and technical assistance.

And the rest aint all Windows 11 either because there were some percentages of devoted Windows 7 users even today.

🧠 #Microsoft introduces Mu — a compact #AI model for #Windows 11 Settings

🔹 What is Mu? 
A 330M-parameter small language model that runs entirely on-device using the Neural Processing Unit (NPU). It powers the new AI agent in Windows Settings, letting users control settings with natural language.

🔹 How it works: 
- Built on an encoder–decoder architecture for faster, more efficient responses 
- Trained on hundreds of billions of high-quality tokens using NVIDIA A100 GPUs 
- Responds at 100+ tokens/sec, optimized for real-time use 
- Supports prompts like “make my mouse pointer bigger” or “how to control my PC by voice” 
- Designed with hardware-friendly tweaks like weight sharing and quantization for speed and efficiency

🔹 Why it matters: 
- Fully local — no cloud needed, "ensuring privacy"
- Low power, high speed, and seamless integration with Copilot+ PCs 
- Available now for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel

💡 Mu is a leap toward natural, "private", and instant AI control of your PC — all from the Settings app.

➤ @BiteSizeTech

#Microsoft swats down reports of #SSD failures in #Windows
Company says recent update didn't cause storage failures

https://xcancel.com/pirat_nation/status/1962668041830912305

Microsoft FORCES Online Accounts. Here's how to bypass it.

@Nogoolag does not support the use of #microsoft, #windows and especially not Windows 11. But if you are forced to use it and your IQ is below 90, this might be helpful

https://youtu.be/aEWb1otLVPo

#Microsoft limits users to only 3 opt-outs a year for #AI photo scanning, sparking backlash

https://rudevulture.com/microsoft-limits-users-to-only-3-opt-outs-a-year-for-ai-photo-scanning/

#windows #stalking #surveillance #why

Review of the new #Xbox #Microsoft #windows handheld

Who Is Bill Gates? (Full Documentary, 2020)

TRANSCRIPT AND DOWNLOAD: https://www.corbettreport.com/gates/

Just in time for #ExposeBillGates Global Day of Action, The Corbett Report is releasing the full Who Is Bill Gates? documentary in a single upload. Please help to spread the word about this documentary, including the audio and video downloads and hyperlinked transcript at corbettreport.com/gates

#bill #gates #Corbett #documentary #why #Microsoft #windows #safe #effective