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[–] Talexis 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

step one remove Windows. step two install Linux

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[–] Caboose_Calloway 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

"My husband is beating me every day, last night I caught him stealing $10,000 from our account and giving it to strippers. What should I do? (Divorce is not an option.)"

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[–] HexTq ago 

llol

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[–] storytellermich ago 

Well aren't I glad I am refusing the Windows 10 update offers that pop up. Sounds like a shit operating system.

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[–] TimberWolfAlpha 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I won't let windows 10 onto my network. Period.

If I ever am forced to a point where I am going to use Windows 10, I'll pick up a machine with VT-d and an IOMMU so that I can pass hardware directly to my Windows 10 virtual machine. I will give it it's own virtual interface driven by a NIC that won't be used for anything else, and firewall the devil out of that virtual interface. Like, a firewall on the host VM, and then an old DDWRT router on the other end of the cable. It will be fed an internet connection that has been completely segregated from my real network. I'll run that Spybot anti-beacon package on it, as well as manually block all the relevant domains for phoning home. I'll also lock down every port in use and only explicitly open the port(s) I need for whatever infuriating task has made Windows 10 necessary.(some game, I imagine, or piece of software I need for something)

I wouldn't let it anywhere near a network drive. if I'm doing something that needs backing up, Win10 can live with a flash drive or three... you can get 32gb for $10, so, yeah.

A little paranoid? maybe. Excessive? Sure. But I regard Win10 in the same manner I regard, say, the human immunodeficiency virus.

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[–] ObeyTheFist ago 

You know they're backporting all the spyware and malware into Windows 7 and 8 too, right?

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[–] TimberWolfAlpha ago 

Only if you've still got automatic updates still on. I always shot the Windows Update service in the head and only turned it on when I actually need it. Also, I'm transitioning some of my machines to Linux Mint on top of that. Third day of it on this laptop, and I'm loving it.

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[–] captainVerde 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Try switching to Windows 95. It's 85 versions ahead of Windows 10.

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[–] Kaizervonmaanen 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If Linux is not a option then you just have to live with it. Encryption don't help because the search will be done after you have put in the encryption key. There is no known way to avoid windows searching and gathering information from your drives. You can cut it off from the Internet completely and use a Linux computer to move any files to and from the Internet. Windows searches your drives and send them to Microsoft, it is going to use memory and disk space for that no matter what.

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[–] ObeyTheFist ago 

No known way... Except for all the known ways. Like disabling the search and superfetch services.

Using the hosts file to block the telemetry targets.

Running one of the many batch files or PowerShell scripts to remove the CEIP malware patches from Windows Update.

Please try to be honest when offering technical advice (unless you genuinely didn't know about these options, in which case why are you offering technical advice?)

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[–] Kaizervonmaanen ago 

Like disabling the search and superfetch services.

According to ars technica that does not stop the spyware or background communication with Microsoft. Using a host file to stop it would seem like a good idea, but that will also stop things like security updates and other important services. The script I have seen to stop it will only partially stopstop it.

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[–] multidan 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What do you mean by superfetch eating up 1tb? It indexed 1tb? It filled 1tb with a file?

If you don't want your OS to access your drive... Don't access that drive with that OS. You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you use an OS for a task it by definition has to have the ability to do that task.

If you want superfetch to stop indexing, Google it. Others have it explained a lot better than we can.

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[–] 2291392? [S] ago 

What do you mean by superfetch eating up 1tb? It indexed 1tb? It filled 1tb with a file?

I don't know what happened, tried to analyze that drive where the disk space went but found nothing. But it went clearly down fast https://slimgur.com/image/B63 at the moment Windows 10 was doing something on it.

At that moment I did not know about superfetch. Also Windows 10 never did this before since I installed it.

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[–] WildThingSammiT 3 points 0 points (+3|-3) ago 

Why is switching to Linux "not an option?"

It's free, it's fairly easy to switch to, and, depending on the "distro" (version of linux), it's easy to use.

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[–] ObeyTheFist ago 

Contrary to popular belief in the open source community, Linux doesn't always "just work". Not every application, especially commercial applications used in enterprise will work even under WINE.

And if you're running any hardware outside of the minority subset of PC components that are natively supported by even the most popular distros, good luck, and kiss goodbye to your weekend trying to make it work.

I know, it's better today than it ever has been, and much more viable for some, but it's still not for everyone.

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[–] 2288438? [S] ago 

Too many applications that uses Microsoft, and it is my job to wok with Microsoft products.

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[–] Kaizervonmaanen 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Because he is in love with Microsoft and it would feel wrong for him.

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[–] WildThingSammiT ago 

It's kind of an abusive relationship

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[–] Chiefpacman ago 

That's not the reason a lot of us are on the fence. We would really have to cripple ourselves to move over, I have gone as far as to get another computer to start experimenting w/ linux/gnu.

The trouble I have had has already made my cold feet colder; albeit not totally the OS's fault. And I'm in windows 7, not feeling the pain these 10 users are.

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