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Comment on Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk

hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

So it’s going to be opt-in not opt-out. Just don’t turn it on. Simple as. 🤷‍♂️

How to disable Copilot

For Pro, Enterprise, or Education users

Press Windows + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Copilot. Double-click “Turn off Windows Copilot,” select “Enabled,” then click Apply and OK. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

For Home users

Home users without access to the Group Policy Editor can disable Copilot via the Windows Registry. Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows. Create a new key named WindowsCopilot if it does not exist. Inside this key, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named TurnOffWindowsCopilot and set its value to 1. Restart your computer to apply the change.

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thatradomguy@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
opt-in for now… much like how they eventually snuck in their built-in spyware to screenshot your desktop behind the scenes.

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- hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Looks like Microsoft learn from the Recall controversy. By making the AI stuff opt-in. Sometimes you need to take the small wins from corporations. Because what’s all you going to get from them.
  
  much like how they eventually snuck in their built-in spyware to screenshot your desktop behind the scenes.
  
  Here’s the minimum system requirements for Recall. Like you can see you need a NPU, BitLocker and Windows Hello enabled. So has long you don’t meet the requirements. You have nothing to afraid of.
  
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Rooty@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

So it’s going to be opt-in not opt-out. Just don’t turn it on. Simple as.

“Don’t worry babe, it’s just the tip”

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