Comment on Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC

Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  For an update or two, at least. Windows features tend to get turned back on after updates quite frequently.

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  • Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m probably going to have to move to 11 at some point (Linux isn’t for me right now), but I would like to be able to disable as much bloatware as possible. Vigilance it is then.

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    • Codilingus@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m in the same boat waiting for Linux to be a bit more “feature complete,” for me to daily.

      In the mean time, check out W11 Enterprise IoT LTSC. It’s the secret menu item equivalent W11 they don’t wanna sell to consumers. It feels like a fresh W7 install with no AI, no bloat, no bullshit, and can even disable all telemetry. Only comes with Edge and Defender.

      massgrave.dev has the iso’s and permanent activators.

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      • unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Lovely, thanks for the reminder on massgrave. I made the switch to Linux and haven’t looked back, but there are some games that require root kits that I’d like to play so I was considering virtualizing Windows and this would be perfect.

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      • yucandu@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah but then you can’t run Xbox Games Pass or anything fun like that.

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      • Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Thanks. I’ll look into that. My current update had been pushing me to update, which I’m guessing is free, but I’m not sure it’ll give the choice of version. My work computer just updated to W11 Enterprise literally this morning, so I’ll get myself used to it here before making the leap.

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    • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m in a similar boat, windows for work, linux for personal.

      But since I’m freelance, it’s annoying juggling 2 computers. Just waiting for a single app to either work in wine or get a Linux port.

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      • Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        My home PC is purely for personal entertainment, so less of an issue, but there’s little to no Linux support for my simrig hardware.

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  • sturmblast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s why you leverage group policy or local security policies to disable these features.

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    • misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Until they change those policy definitions.

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  For now it is opt-in. It’s unlikely to remain that way.

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  • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Also it’s not like windows routinely “forgets” these settings with updates. Or harasses you to opt in again with every update, in the hopes that one day you’ll let it slip

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• sturmblast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yes.

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• GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  When they rolled out the update that removed the toggle for it, I remember seeing steps for how to disable it via regedit or tools which would do that for you, all with the warnings of future updates may re-enable it.

  I haven’t moved from W10 yet so I’m kinda ootl on it, but that’s what I remember

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