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Just use this.
That's not Windows 7.
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Crash dumps are sent only at the enhanced level or higher.
I made a much longer set of posts on reddit, going into more depth. Either way, haters gonna hate.
That's not Windows 7.
True. But Windows 7 isn't exactly a universal fallback for many people these days. There is ever more hardware and eventually software that doesn't work with 7. 7 will be around for a long time but it's days on the latest and greatest in PC hardware are pretty much over.
Crash dumps are sent only at the enhanced level or higher.
I made a much longer set of posts on reddit, going into more depth. Either way, haters gonna hate.
He didn't say he wasn't aware of what the remote registry is, he said he wasn't sure if the reason it was already showing as disabled was due to the settings chosen during the initial OS setup.But not really. The guy really didn't understand much of what he was talking about.
Example: his contact access disable setting. He says he would rather choose what apps have access to contacts. But disabling contact access is not how you accomplish that choice.
If disabled, no apps will have access, period.
If enabled, you can then choose which apps can have access.
Disabling turns everything off, enabling gives you the granular control he was advocating.
And don't get me started on how he didn't even know what remote registry was, what it's used for, or that it has been in Windows since Windows 2000, and similar functionality has been in Windows since Windows 95.
IMO - Even the basic info is none of your business, unless the owner wants to share it with you.
IMO - Even the basic info is none of your business, unless the owner wants to share it with you.
The basic info is, as far as I can tell, very similar to WGA and WAT before it. Almost all of that stuff is our business, because we sell software and services. It pays our bills, and measuring that ensures the continued health of our company.
Additionally, we're a bit of a "damned by some if we do, damned by many if we don't" situation, since it's impossible to test every single combination of hardware and software that runs Windows. Without the data about what pieces are installed from enough machines early enough, bad WU patches bring down systems, and we're criticized for not catching it. This article by Ed Bott gives a great overview of how information about a system reduces the impact of such cases.
That said, I wish we didn't get so aggressive with the notification area GWX/upgrade to win10 program. Overall, I know we try to provide customer choice and strike the right balance among the competing (and divergent) desires of customers, partners, and our own company, but I feel like we missed the mark there.
However if something goes wrong with a Windows device Microsoft is the one that's generally accountable. Microsoft as does any software developer, but particularly a big OS provider like Microsoft, has a duty to know something about what's going on in the field with their product. Botnet attacks, malware, bad updates, 3rd party software, etc.
MSFT can never win this battle. Some people will just have to deal with it.
I wonder how many people realize what other devices and/or software are collecting...
More spying isn't better than less spying. Not so sure why that's so hard to grasp for people defending it in 10, as "oh well your phone is probably spying so just shut up and let it happen on your PC too".
I may have said this elsewhere, but being a company that sells software, it is much harder for Microsoft to say things like use at your own risk, we are not responsible for damage to hardware/data, as-is and without warranty, or disclaim responsibility for bugs an vulnerabilities like free software might be able to. From that perspective, I understand.The basic info is, as far as I can tell, very similar to WGA and WAT before it. Almost all of that stuff is our business, because we sell software and services. It pays our bills, and measuring that ensures the continued health of our company.
Additionally, we're a bit of a "damned by some if we do, damned by many if we don't" situation, since it's impossible to test every single combination of hardware and software that runs Windows. Without the data about what pieces are installed from enough machines early enough, bad WU patches bring down systems, and we're criticized for not catching it. This article by Ed Bott gives a great overview of how information about a system reduces the impact of such cases.
That said, I wish we didn't get so aggressive with the notification area GWX/upgrade to win10 program. Overall, I know we try to provide customer choice and strike the right balance among the competing (and divergent) desires of customers, partners, and our own company, but I feel like we missed the mark there.
As per usual with Microsoft, they've done a bad job of PR and Marketing.
When he added bing.com to his host file, he neglected to flush the DNS. Thus, Windows was accessing the cached data to resolve bing.com instead of using the host file. Just saying...
When he added bing.com to his host file, he neglected to flush the DNS. Thus, Windows was accessing the cached data to resolve bing.com instead of using the host file. Just saying...
The basic info is, as far as I can tell, very similar to WGA and WAT before it. Almost all of that stuff is our business, because we sell software and services. It pays our bills, and measuring that ensures the continued health of our company.
Additionally, we're a bit of a "damned by some if we do, damned by many if we don't" situation, since it's impossible to test every single combination of hardware and software that runs Windows. Without the data about what pieces are installed from enough machines early enough, bad WU patches bring down systems, and we're criticized for not catching it. This article by Ed Bott gives a great overview of how information about a system reduces the impact of such cases.
That said, I wish we didn't get so aggressive with the notification area GWX/upgrade to win10 program. Overall, I know we try to provide customer choice and strike the right balance among the competing (and divergent) desires of customers, partners, and our own company, but I feel like we missed the mark there.
I just do not agree. The items listed in the Basic Telemetry section are quite different from that listed for WGA. You do not need to know what webcam, battery capacity, or mobile IMEI number. You can go to your channel partners for the same sales and mfg information you always have.
If only it were so easy to get Google off your back.
Tawnos made a really nice post on the forum about what MS actually collects for data if you simply opt out of everything. It isn't that bad, and certainly isn't a sign that MS's prime mission with Windows 10 is to spy on people:
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1042012527&postcount=32
What is it that people still have an issue with? That your crash dumps get sent to MS?
More spying isn't better than less spying. Not so sure why that's so hard to grasp for people defending it in 10, as "oh well your phone is probably spying so just shut up and let it happen on your PC too".
And this is the point. It's not all about spying. It's absurd to think that Microsoft shouldn't collect some real time diagnostics on at least some of countless millions of machines because "spying bad."
1) Yes. If I don't want that data sent, I should be able to stop it.
2) I want to decide what updates are allowed on my machine (also when).
3) When I disable something, DISABLE it!!
No reason it needs to be everyone if the data is as benign as apologists claim.
^ It really should be that simple. But some people want to dance around and around arguing against it, or that FB & Google do it so therefore a $200 retail PC operating system should do it too.
^ It really should be that simple. But some people want to dance around and around arguing against it, or that FB & Google do it so therefore a $200 retail PC operating system should do it too.
What a maroon.,
"I care about my privacy" /Uses Youtube (with Google account) /Installs and uses Chrome.
He's more than a little foolish.
If you are fine with how Siri works on your phone why is Siri 100% ok to do what it does but Microsoft needing to make Cortonia work the exact same way wrong? People will go on about how great a feature is on one platform, but then turn around and bash Microsoft for giving the same feature. People love that they can log into Google and have access to the same bookmarks in all installs of chrome they use, Microsoft does that and suddenly they are stealing your data and there is no reason for anyone to ever sync bookmarks. It isn't that the practice of giving up all rights should be allowed and ignored, it is that no other can do evil while people bitch and cry about anything Microsoft does and blows it WAY out of context.
You guys make it to be that windows 10 is doing nothing but recording everything from your computer, Microsoft is monitoring everything you do, and type, and say. All the while selling everything about you to 3rd parties. When in fact some of the data gathering has been there for a ling time. Others are mostly features that you can opt out of.
You have a point, kind of. I KNOW and EXPECT my chrome browser to spy on me, so I work on things accordingly for that. I do NOT nor do I EXPECT my OS to spy on me.
I can limit what Chrome spies by either setting some things up, or simply not using it. You MUST use an OS. Sure, there is Linux, if you never want to get anything done, or use an Apple computer if you don't play games...so your only option should never spy on you, or at least have one simple on/off switch.
And this is why this issue is going to go no where for those that make it up on the fly. Data sharing and leverage are ingrained in more computer technology because people really, really like the features. Calling it spying just doesn't resonate with the average person. Yes, there are concerns here but the market has spoken.
Maybe in time the market will shift and people will demand disconnected products that don't understand their voice or sync their data and they won't accept advertising as a way to monetize products. But that's not today nor probably anytime in the near future.
Crash dumps are sent only at the enhanced level or higher.
I made a much longer set of posts on reddit, going into more depth. Either way, haters gonna hate.
I just do not agree. The items listed in the Basic Telemetry section are quite different from that listed for WGA. You do not need to know what webcam, battery capacity, or mobile IMEI number. You can go to your channel partners for the same sales and mfg information you always have.
Channel partners can and do provide some of that info, I think (they're obviously somewhat tight-lipped due to the realities of a competitive marketplace, probably moreso now that we have hardware that directly competes with theirs), but that data is not nearly fast nor accurate enough to reflect what's needed to actually get actionable info to make the experience better. E.g. driver version used with the hardware, the revision of hardware components being used, mismatches between hardware's claimed specs and usage (consider the classic "bought a new monitor then turned down the resolution to make everything bigger"), etc.