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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a "system component" that can't be

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[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

As a non windows user, can someone explain to be what all the fuss is about? It sounds like people are grumpy that they’re being shown a feature that they can’t use or don’t want to use, and MS is going to let people hide the UI for that.

What is wrong with this solution? Are people not going to be happy until every spec of the feature’s code is stripped from the OS?

[-] xuniL@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago

The thing is, if you can't uninstall it, then Windows will repeatedly try to shove the feature into your face, until you enable it again

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

But they said they’re going to allow the user to hide it.

Are people grumpy about burning hard disk space for a feature they don’t use? Every operating system is littered with convenience features that not everyone enables. Why does this feature strike a nerve?

[-] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago

These days Win10 & Win11 only let you temporarily hide things you don't want. The next major update resets the settings, especially if it's for a feature that could potentially earn MS money, like ads in the start menu, cortana in the tray, microsoft account nags and onedrive nags.

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