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- It's crazy to me how MS continue to do stuff like this. Ads in the start menu, anti-user UX, spam apps, etc. Every time I think their behavior will change and I am always disappointed.by matchbok3
- They're clearly too busy making security the "highest priority"
- Why Windows Entreprise PCs have 'Images', 'Videos' and 'Music' folders that can't be deleted is beyond me. If I want to store music on my work PC I can create a folder for that, but why force it on me??by bambax
- Hi folks, have submitted the follow-up news here regarding Microsoft's steps to fix it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259858by stalkHN24x7
- This is not the worst enterprise failure Microsoft has pushed from inadequate testing in recent memory. Around 2021, the Defender enterprise second tier plan pushed out under-tested defs that considered most desktop and start menu shortcuts to be "malware", and removed them silently. Users by the 100's/1k's freaked out when it looked like their apps were removed, causing nothing short a help desk sev 1 emergency.
- No-one is in charge of Windows.
Or more specifically, the people in charge of Windows have no clue about anything.
Satya Nadella has trashed Xbox and trashed Windows.
by wewewedxfgdf - "We are incubating a new photos experience in OneDrive"
MS no longer build apps it seems, but instead incubate experiences...What a comms team.
by addy34