This is Microsoft’s latest annoying addition to Windows.
I dont think thats new. I havent fucked with windows in like 3 years and I remember also being annoyed by that.
Microsoft won’t let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself
Submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/8/23952878/microsoft-onedrive-windows-close-app-notification
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CassowaryTom@lemmy.one 1 year ago
netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Use Linux.
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As if we have a choice, man.
Will YOU be the one to convince the old CTO fart in this giant multinational corporation?
Melpomene@kbin.social 1 year ago
And this is one of many reasons I'm glad I dumped Microsoft (and Apple, actually) when I did my last tech refresh.
burliman@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Does it feel better to have done that, or does it feel better to tell people about it? I still use windows with what it’s good at. And I’ll use the rest for what they are good at. Brand loyalty is stupid.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Them: I ditched [brand] because their product wasn’t a good fit for me
You: Stop talking about your tech product choices! What do you think this is, a public forum where people talk about tech?? Brand loyalty is stupid, but also I’m annoyed that you left Windows. I use Windows btw.
thepixelfox@kbin.social 1 year ago
Brand loyalty is stupid.
How dare you mention leaving windows. I use windows!Yes... Brand loyalty is stupid. So maybe look in that mirror before commenting dude.
Sanyanov@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It actually does feel better to have done that; it’s unironically lifechanging to go to Linux as a daily driver.
Linux is not a brand; it’s not represented by any company, and, open-source as it is, it just doesn’t allow for the sort of shenanigans Microsoft or Apple are employing against their users.
The reason we are saying again and again to switch to Linux is because it really solves all those problems. Linux is good for desktop; run it as your main system (not a VM) for a week, and feel the difference yourself. Go with Manjaro, or Linux Mint, and amaze yourself.
Melpomene@kbin.social 1 year ago
I still use Microsoft at my day job, but MY tech refresh was Linux-based because privacy is important to my clients. Both Microsoft and Apple are bad at consumer / small business privacy so I moved to a platform that is not in the business of turning my data into marketing profiles.
Always one that comes in hot, I swear.
joker125@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Microsoft isn’t friendly with the whole forced SaaS thingy.
cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s one of the first apps I uninstall on a fresh windows install
time_fo_that@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Same. I hate how it hijacks all of the document/picture/video folders.
UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Anyone else getting the Game Pass add on lockscreen? Since last week my work computer tells me game pass is 1 Buck
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 year ago
I’ve been getting ads for Forza on my lock screen for the last couple weeks. It used to be random pictures of exotic locations around the world.
woodenskewer@lemmy.world 1 year ago
this pushed me to try linux again for the second time. but all i do on my pc is game mostly. i couldn’t get the games i was playing at the time to work so i quit. i spent 3 days trying to get resident evil 4 and guardians of the galaxy to work over a single ad for fallout-in-space-game.
i’ve settled on disabling “get fun facts, tips, tricks and more on your lock screen” check box in personalization >> lock screen
i really wish i could get games to work on linux.
UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Now is MS smart enough to check if the device can run Forza, maybe that’s why I only get game pass
n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I am now hosting everything myself because yall don’t take my privacy seriously
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one [bot] 1 year ago
Because suck-it thats why.
jsh@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
tb_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Imagine owning anything, anything you “buy” is just a perpetual license ever so graciously offered to you by MegaCorp, ready to be changed or taken away whenever they feel like they need even more money.
satans_crackpipe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Guess what else it’s doing without asking.
msmc101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
can’t you just uninstall OneDrive
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You can… at least for now. I don’t have it installed on any of my Windows PC’s.
I wouldn’t put it past them to make it non-uninstallable at some point, like is currently the case with some built in apps like the “Game Bar,” an application I totally need to be built into my work PC that doesn’t have a dedicated graphics card or any games installed on it.
Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Why yes, yes you can.
You can even just sign out and remove it from the startup list.
But people are still going to find ways to fuck around in the registry or use some random Powershell script and then blame Microsoft for “ruining their computer with OneDrive”.
Ironically, these same people often end up paying to get their own files back.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Of course not. How could Windows function without it?
BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Someone clearly didn’t get your sarcasm.
AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The Verge really had a hard on for bashing Microsoft doesn’t it?
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
People here have a big hate boner for Microsoft. I’m with you, this is such a non issue that doesn’t affect anyone, people just like to scream at things I guess. I await an explanation on how selecting a drop down absolutely destroyed productivity or usability.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Not as much as they do for Google.
ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Microsoft has a hard on for making shit just that much more difficult. The Verge is just reporting on it.
kworpy@lemm.ee 1 year ago
[deleted]HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I’m pretty sure microsoft is not a loving parent that cares for their child and wants to make sure nothing bad is going on. They only care for profits
m3t00@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Deleted it’s folder. Okay, it’s back. Mod perms deny all. FU ms
seedd@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I feel good when i realize windows’ market share has been declining slowly over the last decade. They had it coming, half baked trash product, i can’t believe people pay for it. Ms should pay people using it, as beta testers.
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
i can’t believe people pay for it.
To be fair, barring the purchase of a brand new computer, they haven’t been. Not since Windows 10 released in 2015.
LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Also Microsoft 365 subscriptions. A huge proportion of Windows licenses have always been from enterprise - they’ve never especially cared about the consumer
brothershamus@kbin.social 1 year ago
Wow I haven't used windows in over eight years? Nice. Mmmmm yeah. That's the stuff.
MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 year ago
See, that’s why i use third-party apps for almost everything since years, if i have to use Windows. Can’t trust these fuckers.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Do you use Dolphin as your file explorer?
MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 year ago
Isn’t that a Linux filemanager? In Windows Q-dir or Explorer with “each in it’s own process” enabled, don’t get why this option isn’t default.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Fortunately, I run my own Batcloud, so I don’t have OneDrive installed.
kautau@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Proud of you, Bruce
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
One drive invasiveness plus a ruined context menu are why I don’t want win 11
joyjoy@lemm.ee 1 year ago
What’s next? Hopefully, Microsoft won’t start injecting a poll at shutdown demanding to know why I’m turning my PC off for the day.
They already do this in Windows Server. Every unscheduled shutdown and restart requires a reason so it can be properly audited.
billiam0202@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Which is logical for an enterprise-level application.
For a consumer-level app, this is balls.
joyjoy@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Unless of course you don’t actually own your PC. That’s what Microsoft wants. Soon, they might make it so you can’t install other OSes.
BURN@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As the other commenter said, this is a good precaution to have in a server OS. My FreeNAS/TrueNAS setup also require that.
For consumer OS, no it’s less than ideal, but for enterprise users it’s a very good feature to have
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
My onedrive password expired on my work (and only windows) machine 2 years ago. I have never updated it, and that seems like a really good decision in retrospect.
Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Another reason to use the not for consumer ltsc then
Kumabear@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ah well.
At least task manager still puts a bullet to its head if I want it to 🔫
I just want windows to go away.
I hope steam OS can somehow take Linux gaming mainstream to the point that we get proper native game releases.
DingoBilly@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Tech website won’t let you read article without a clickbait headline designed to cause rage.
Trail@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I mean it’s not clickbait, thought, it’s exactly what’s happening, isn’t it? And it is rage inducing.
DingoBilly@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Lemmy won’t close unless users physically force it to! 😡
You must hate Lemmy now too! It’s exactly what’s happening right?
ceiphas@feddit.de 1 year ago
On Windows Server there is a poll, why you want to shutdown the PC, just sayin
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 1 year ago
That's for logging and administrative reasons. There's more than one person using a server.
snorkbubs@fedia.io 1 year ago
I believe they're just responding to a statement in the article:
Hopefully, Microsoft won’t start injecting a poll at shutdown demanding to know why I’m turning my PC off for the day.
HubertManne@kbin.social 1 year ago
Im ready for it. I just canceled comcast!
wert_straffer@feddit.de 1 year ago
Just wait for OneDrive to crash. Wont take long.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Microsoft now wants you to explain exactly why you’re attempting to close its OneDrive for Windows app before it allows you to do so.
Neowin has spotted that the latest update to OneDrive now includes an annoying dialog box that asks you to select the reason why you’re closing the app every single time you attempt to close OneDrive from the taskbar.
Microsoft has been pushing OneDrive in Windows for years, with it taking over the Documents and Pictures libraries in Windows 11 by default to sync files to Microsoft’s cloud-powered storage.
This new behavior follows years of Microsoft’s demanding Edge prompts that appear if you dare to download Chrome or change your default browser.
Hopefully, Microsoft won’t start injecting a poll at shutdown demanding to know why I’m turning my PC off for the day.
If you want to avoid this latest OneDrive nonsense, then feel free to open Task Manager, search for Microsoft OneDrive, and end that task the old-school way.
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