Step 1: Install Linux.
Arch btw.
How to disable Microsoft Recall & stop the AI from taking screenshots of your desktop.
Submitted 2 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-microsoft-recall
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Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org 2 days ago
dmtalon@infosec.pub 2 days ago
I wish it were that easy. I’m pretty tech literate and I’ve had Linux installed on and off since the late 1990’s. I’m running fedora desktop on a dual boot machine that also has windows 10. The PC will run windows 11 but just like everyone else I’m not excited to upgrade.
But I still have to hop over to windows to do things. I know it’s a chicken and egg thing, but Linux just needs to get over the hump if ease of use and app availability.
Having to switch from. App1 to app1 that boat do say, CAD, is hard. It’s a learning curve. And add that learning curve into also switching to Linux and it’s overwhelming.
I actually got my dad on fedora, and he went all in and set it up, and worked quite diligently to get everything working for how he used his computer. He did this because his PC was fine but not windows 11 compatible. End the end there were just too many things that he struggled with and he broke down and bought a new PC that came with 11. One of the big issues he had was with documents. Syncing documents that he was editing.
He was OK relearning a new Libre Office but it was syncing it back to a Google drive or something that ultimately did not work for him. (I can’t remember exactly what he was doing).
He ran with Fedora for a couple months before giving up
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Getting certain Windows apps to run on Linux is still impossible, unfortunately.
What I don’t understand is that file syncing is well supported. While I would never condone using a Google product, Celeste and Insync both support Google Drive. Aside from those, Dropbox has a native Linux package, and a self-hosted NAS is always a sound investment.
HubertManne@piefed.social 2 days ago
I highly recommend using an old laptop and keeping the windows machine. This allows you to fully use the linux laptop as your not booting back and forth. Further with these type of issues a "bleeding edge" distro like fedora is not ideal. My recommendation has always been zorin for a set it and forget it distro. Its an ubuntu spin that uses the stable release and tends to be a bit late even on that (which is most peoples complaint about it) but it is good at being stable and having everything you need out of box as well as emulating a basic windows feel.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I run a W10 LTSC VM on both my laptop and desktop for this purpose. I refuse to use Windows on bare metal, but I also understand that some software simply does not exist (nor functions under Wine) on Linux. Things like Adobe Acrobat, which I need for legal things from my lawyer for custody stuff, some vehicle diagnostic software, and software for my fucking labelmaker (Brother PT-D600, broken screen, will fix eventually).
huquad@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Doctors hate this one simple trick!
Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Just installed cachy on my partners PC. They just play games, I handle the maintenance.
So far they are impressed at how quick it feels and how fast and unintrusive the system updates are.
victorz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Love to hear these success stories and positive impressions and good vibes. Hope it lasts! 🥰
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Step 412: realize that there is no REAL alternative to Excel.
kerntucky@infosec.pub 2 days ago
LibreOffice Calc isn’t good enough? I rarely use it so I have no idea.
pyre@lemmy.world 1 day ago
you can make do for office apps. try graphic design.
gian@lemmy.grys.it 23 hours ago
Then you are probably using Excel for the wrong thing
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
What features of Excel do you use that warrants exclusivity? I’m genuinely curious.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
I have better things to do than spend hours trying to do simple things like permanent mounting of a network drive.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 days ago
My favorites PoPOS. And learning linux can lead to a good paying job.
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 2 days ago
Watch as the Linux drones swarm in to drown out people seeking actual answers.
ftbd@feddit.org 1 day ago
To be fair, removing the entire OS does disable this feature
GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And easier
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 1 day ago
man with gaping wound in his skull pissed that people keep suggesting he go to a hospital.
“Just like I told you, insufferable hospital maxxis, I swear!”
joelfromaus@aussie.zone 1 day ago
More like:
Man broken down on the side of the road pissed at people in cars yelling “should have bought a Toyota!” as they drive by.
Does it matter? No. Is it annoying? Yes.
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The one thing keeping me from going all-in on Linux is the users being insufferable.
bold_atlas@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You can just use linux. You don’t have to hang out with them.
Tamo240@programming.dev 1 day ago
You’re seeing insufferable people who also happen to use Linux, as insufferable people also like to be early adopters so they can say they are different and therefore better.
There are plenty of super helpful people in the community, and Linux is well past the early adopter phase. The transition from Windows is smoother than it has ever been.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 1 day ago
Yes, a lot of Linux users are insufferable, but there are also people willing to help in a nice and normal manner …
rozodru@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I think the Doctor Who fanbase is the actual worst out of all fanbases but I still like watching the show. you don’t have to participate in the community if you want to use something. I use Linux but I’m not wearing thigh high socks and sitting in the Arch discord all day.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
“I won’t use this thing, because fans of this thing are annoying.” The willingness of people to cut off their nose to spite their face never fails to amaze me.
REDACTED@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Just lmao… i.imgur.com/mUwTITV.jpeg
HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Came here for the “use Linux” comments. Like clockwork. To be fair: I’m guilty of it too.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Setting aside for the moment that it is a much better idea to just stop using windows. One of Microsofts arguments for why you shouldn’t continue using Windows 10 is because it will stop being updated and will soon be insecure and get inundated with malware, adware, spyware ect. But Windows 11 already comes preinstalled with all of that so what difference does it make?
Pamasich@kbin.earth 1 day ago
You're delusional if you think Microsoft's preinstalled crap is at all comparable to what hackers will do with a vulnerable PC.
Also this feature in particular is only for AI PCs which your Win10 PC won't upgrade to.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 days ago
Watching Windows gets worse and worse is a lot more fun when you don’t have to use it. I use Mint btw.
Quazatron@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It is sad to see the mental gymnastics people do to justify their inertia.
“It’s opt-in!”
“You can disable feature X easily by editing the registry”
“You can install this tool from a shifty site to restore that feature MS disabled”
muhyb@programming.dev 2 days ago
Fun for us. Not so fun for people who have to use it.
knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
The emails you write to people who use Windows are not private anymore too
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Emails you write to literally anyone are no longer private the moment it leaves your outbox.
higgsboson@piefed.social 1 day ago
Unless you used GPG or something, emails were never "private" in any meaningful sense of the word.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
LMDE here. No ragrets. Mint features, Debian stability, and none of the Canonical weirdness.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I really liked LMDE. I eventually moved to arch though because I’m a tinkerer at heart. If I need stability without constant updates though, a Debian based distro is my go-to. LMDE for a desktop, or just straight up Debian with no thrills for a server.
Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Debian Rolling here. Have used different distros and I dont judge anyone who wants to use Linux. Glad you made the switch.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I have almost none of the issues people complain about around here. For example, my install has no Recall to turn on if I wanted to. My only guess is that I used a vanilla ISO. And yes, it’s updated as of this morning.
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Just switch to Linux.
This is like saying “put some salve on the wrists where the shackles are binding you”. For fucks sake just wake away from the abusive computing relationship.
ComradeRachel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Step one: install Linux
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I know how…
#🐧
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
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Visit LinuxMint.com
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Press download
mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Linux is great and all and I use it on several of my machines.
And if lay person just needs a computer to do basic things, internet, social media, stream, watch multimedia and the like it’s a great system. I have it on my multimedia PC we use only for entertainment consumption and my grammas laptop where she only watches streaming videos on.
But if someone needs it for anything else, graphic design gaming productivity development it’s much, much more difficult to use. I’m not saying it’s impossible but it’s much harder than just installing an exe on Windows and calling it a day.
And that’s unfortunately the catch with Linux is that it’s significantly less convenient to use than Windows.
For me personally when Windows 10 reaches its end of life I’m going to have to dule boot for regular computer usage to Linux and for gaming on windows 11. Something I really don’t want to do because all I want to do is just turn my computer onand be able to use it I don’t want to switch between operating systems but I realize that Windows 11 will be a privacy nightmare.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
You do realize that most Steam games now work on the next natively correct? It’s true, not all do, but a lot of them do.
DoGeeseSeeGod@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
I don’t see that button my keyboard
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ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
For the folks saying install Linux keep in mind you can indirectly be captured by this feature.
For example if you’re playing an online video game you’ll be captured or your chat messages in your messaging app.
BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That’s pretty easily avoidable, too. Don’t play online games, or talk to people. That’s what I do.
bold_atlas@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And Linux will actively help you avoid doing those things.
amorpheus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Of course, the idea is that there’s less risk of that the more people switch.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
You can’t convince 99% of windows users to switch, the real solution is done via legislation. The force of a government is more powerful any boycotts you can muster. (For example: European Union has been passing a regulations on right to repair, do privacy laws next)
frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“Just install Ln-” Can y’all just shut the fuck up about Linux for five minutes?
maximumbird@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But it’s the solution to so many Microsoft “features”
appropriateghost@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
let me think about this one… mmmm, no
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
No.
somenonewho@feddit.org 1 day ago
My first thought seeing this headline was “who cares I’m using Linux anyway” … My second thought was "Well I’m probably gonna start working in a mixed environment again soon and I’ll be the one who’ll have to disable Recall for the Users … So good to know
percent@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Many years ago, when I was repairing computers for a living, spyware like this was highly frowned upon.
I haven’t touched Windows in a few years, but I’m still somewhat saddened to see how normalized this has become. Why did society stop valuing privacy?
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
“How to disable this opt in feature”: “don’t turn it on”
I get that Lemmy is a bastion for M$ hate but FUD articles get annoying.
amorpheus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Microsoft’s idea of consent:
Do you want to turn on Recall?
- Yes
- Maybe Later
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
It won’t be just opt-in for very long.
No1@aussie.zone 1 day ago
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Why would anybody want this?
atk007@lemmy.world 2 days ago
By stop using Windows ???
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m curious on what features does Windows have other other OSes. Just gaming? Music and video editing can be on MacOS. Linux can do everything else.
smps@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Install Linux
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 days ago
Let me guess…
systemctl stop recall?n3cr0@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Does the prnhub trick still work? Copilot detecting nudity on the desktop and stop capturing.
fluxion@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Such a stupid feature
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 2 days ago
Now to find a registry edit for the same thing.
Grizzlyboy@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Setting up a laptop for a nephew, gonna remember this tomorrow.
m3t00@piefed.world 2 days ago
i'm good.$ man recall
No manual entry for recallItdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Try this instead.
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 1 day ago
Install Linux.
Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
I came to this
NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
You what
arsCynic@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Please sit down for what I’m about to tell you. When a Linux user communicates with someone using Windows, the Linux user’s data is still being harvested. 💢
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Uh huh, so what you’re saying is that the other user also must be assimilated, then.
Resistance is futile
NeilBru@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I need Win11 for work. Specifically, Grasshopper. I’ve tried alternatives. They suck.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s a shame that generic desktop apps don’t have the same level of support that games do. That would be an enormous boost to Linux adoption.
MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 day ago
github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil This just works. It will disable a lot of windows garbage including co pilot and recall. You can also remove all Microsoft installed bloatware programs but I don’t recommend it on 11.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
But my employers data has zero value to me
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 1 day ago
I hope you got a work pc seperates from your private one?
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Last I checked Rhino was gold in winedb. Did something change?
misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
If you’re really committed, Wine or Quickemu are pretty damn good now. Grasshopper may almost fully work. Worth a shot.