God Damn it MS
Microsoft did this with Internet Explorer and Windows 98; they make IE the shell for file explorer so as to ensure IE could never be removed.
Leaked Windows 11 Feature Shows Copilot Moving Into File Explorer
Submitted 3 weeks ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-leaked-windows-11-feature-copilot-file-explorer/
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FE80@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
To the top. History is repeating itself.
Rooster326@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Those who do learn history are doomed to bear the consequences of the FUCK wads who don’t.
hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
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.
Nelots@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
Was expecting to see “install Linux” in one of the spoilers. Nice to see actual help.
wewbull@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
How to disable Copilot
Delete Windows.
Seriously, you think those switches will keep working?
Rooster326@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
They will for Enterprise - their only paying clients.
Home is fucked.
Pro is probably soon to be fucked.
mech@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Protip: Export the registry key into a .reg file, write a script that installs it and put that in autostart. Otherwise every major update will revert your edit.
But if you’re at that point, even Slackware will give you fewer headaches.olenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
There is no way they have an option named TurnOffWindowsCopilot that turns off the Windows Copilot
gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Just put fedora on an old dell laptop and it recognized the dual nvidia and intel cards out of the box 🥳
deadtom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Dual-booting Win 11 and Bazzite while I figure out the flow for myself and whether I can shove off into the deep end without Win 11.
If you enjoy gaming or steam-related apps, Bazzite comes kitted out with most of what you’ll need to be successful out the gate.
Aside from EAC-based games, I’ve found a lot of my games just run better without the Win 11 bloat in the background.
Exploring Windows alternatives has never been easier in my opinion.
civ@lemmy.civl.cc 3 weeks ago
Bazzite is great. I’m even able to do low latency wireless streaming of Beat Saber to my Quest 3 using Alvr, though I do get occasional crashes (AMD 9060xt)
Unfold1127@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Steam Link also works really well as for low latency streaming to Quest in my experience on my Quest 2.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m sorry, is this an AI Generated keyboard…?
SweatyFireBalls@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not saying it isn’t, but if the reason why you’re saying that is because of the z/y key, I know one of the EU layouts swaps it. German I think?
ChromaticMan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes, a German keyboard has swapped the letter Z and Y (and some other differences). Maybe this is a keyboard that shows both so more people can use it.
lechekaflan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Install Linux Problem Solved
PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Of course, make an anti-feature part of an integral part, which coincidentally also happens to handle personal files…
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yes. One could imagine the privacy invasion will be completely coincidentally, and fairly complete, for many users.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I know. Install Linux.
I’ll do that when every single gaming title works flawlessly on it and not a second before.
Until then, I’ll utilize whatever workaround the community comes up with to strip this shit out of File Explorer.
scala@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Honestly all my games have ran on bazzite better than windows with better FPS. And much less RAM consumption. Even some of those EAC games run well.
The more people that leave MS the more support Linux games will get.
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s free bro just install it quit being a puss
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Sorry, I like playing my games which span a 30 year timeframe. And if even one didn’t work on Linux, then it isn’t worth it to me.
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ok, have fun on windows while the rest of us move to Linux and enjoy gaming there.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ok.
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
Oh you holding out for those few microtransaction storefronts that are SO much fun?
Kortalh@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Between Lutris and Steam, I’ve been able to run every game flawlessly – several with better performance than I’ve seen on Windows, even.
The only limitation is anti-cheat software that some games (Team Fortress, Battlefield, etc.) require. I don’t play those types of games myself, so it’s not an issue for me.
Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I’ve never had a single issue with any game on Linux. Just do it
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
On the one hand this is getting old, we know MS shit the bed and it’s gonna be MS copilot featuring Windows soon.
On the other,… man is this a spectacular way to run a company into the ground 🤣
Ok, we could put this into the category of W8 with its tile system. They try something new, it backfires, back to square one. (The menu button moves back to the lower left corner). But I dunno, despite there already being rumours an option to fully disable copilot “rolled out to administrators” soon.
I don’t think they’ll just try and sweep this one under the rug as quickly after all this disastrous doubling down.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
KDE Dolphin works on Eindows for those who really need Windows. Otherwise I recommend simplified Arch-based distros, but Mint is also good.
FireWire400@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Does it? I know KDE used to make a Windows version back in the day, but I didn’t know that was still in development.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lot of KDE apps are also on Windows, most famously Krita (art program that is on par with pqid proprietary offerings), but the KDE suite contains so many bangers like KATE (text editor faster than VSCode, with plugin support).
kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I thought the user backlash would be enough to correct MS’s course (like with Win 8) but their leadership has this pissbrained belief that people will change their mind or just accept this bullshit as inevitable. This is going to be a fucking disaster for them that they’ll never truly recover from.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m trying to think of a time when I thought “oh, if only I had an IA assistant in my file manager”…
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well you see, if you thought windows search was bad at finding files in the folder you already had opened when you starting searching for them before…
aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I have to say it’s probably the only way you’ll ever get any kind of bulk rename out of a Microsoft OS.
DoktorNo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I hope my company will switch to something different. Microsoft ist getting worse and worse
cardfire@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Give me LTSC or give me death!
nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Can I interest you in this beautiful Linux distribution?
cardfire@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Bazzite, all night. I’ll fortune to transition towards Linux but I still need the sad, commercial and technical predictability of Windows for some time longer.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wasn’t it bad enough, already? Did they already exhaust all other ways to make it worse?
morto@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
soon there be some news about copilot deleting user files
yggstyle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Let’s face it. Windows search couldn’t find shit before - what’s a few more hallucinations?
If I need to run some bespoke piece of software that doesn’t run on wine or a VM of older windows - I’ll find an alternative. I’ll leave Microsoft to its oily rags and matches.
melfie@lemy.lol 3 weeks ago
I think I am really going enjoy this new feature in Windows. Enjoy laughing at Microsoft’s absurdity while using the latest new and actually useful features in Mint 22.3, that is.
dm_me_your_feet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Jokes on them i replaced explorer with Directory Opus years ago… The only piece of software i miss on linux its perfect
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I used to have that on the Amiga.
sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yup, never gonna run Win11
nucleative@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I wonder if I’ll soon be able to just lean back and bark orders at my PC.
ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What, you mean it wasn’t there already ? It’s the only place where it would be actually useful.
pivot_root@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You would think, but it’s just going to turn out like this:
User:
I’m running out of space, can you help me clean up?AI:
Sure thing, I can help with that. You have some programs that haven’t been opened since 2017. Would you like me to delete them?User:
YesAI: OK, let me do that for you.
I apologize, but as an AI Agent, I am not allowed to delete files or uninstall programs automatically. You can remove them yourself, however. I have created the cleanup.txt file on your desktop, which you can run by renaming the file to cleanup.bat, right-clicking on it, and selecting “Run as administrator”.
User:
Thank you, I did that but it only freed up a little bit of space. Can you find more?Error processing request: 0xC3E9A005.
Unable to connect to copilot agent service:
The system can not find the module “kernel32.dll”Rooster326@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I’m sorry…
Helpful???
LoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Sucks to still be a windows user and not want to learn how to use Linux.
Nickelalloy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Everyday that passes my satisfaction has grown since jumping over to Linux Mint.
wioum@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I nuked my win11 installation a week ago and went with cachyos ^(^^i^^t^^s^ ^a^^r^^c^^h^ ^b^^t^^w^^)^ and I just feel like; even if mslop fixes their shit, I wont go back.
Nickelalloy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Woah, Arch users scares me, the way you meet someone that is much taller!
How is your time so far with the new OS? Lots of new things and issues?
Xyphius@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’m thrilled for seeing my RAM idle at half the amount it did when I was on Windows. Loving Mint… or any debian distro for that matter.
aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In these trying times it helps more than ever to run an OS that sips rather than slurps that precious ddr5.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Mints great. I like POPos myself but its all good.
cRazi_man@europe.pub 3 weeks ago
Guys, what’s the best Linux distro to install on my PC?
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pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yes! Our recent Linux Mint software update drama was some nice new quality of life improvements coming to the next version of KDE Plasma.
Watching Windows 11 unfold from this side has been like a sipping a cup of hot tea in a good jacket, during a rain storm, while holding the storm door open for folks coming in out of the bad weather.