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I’m from EEA. I downloaded the update yesterday, but I’m still not able to uninstall edge
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Submitted 8 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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BaardFigur@lemmy.world 8 months ago
maynarkh@feddit.nl 8 months ago
Same here.
Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 8 months ago
same
Pogbom@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“Oh uh… the cheque is in the mail!”
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 8 months ago
Nice
pezhore@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
I’m assuming that just hopping on a VPN that exits in Europe is not enough to do this right? You probably have to do a fresh install and say that your location is in the EU?
Cuntessera@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Yes
OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Changing region probably would be enough and no reset / reinstall is necessary, but we will see.
Doubt your IP location matters because if I am from EU and I travel to USA, MS should guarantee same compliance to EU laws.
art@lemmy.world 8 months ago
One of the reasons I love Linux is that I can install or uninstall any application I want. I don’t even need a desktop let alone a web browser.
bartolomeo@suppo.fi 8 months ago
PixeIOrange@feddit.de 8 months ago
Toes@ani.social 8 months ago
Now we just need a version that comes without bloatware and the windows 2000 theme
weeahnn@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve been thinking about Windows 10 and how it’s support is gonna end in 2025. Might install a Linux distro once it’s time.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve done it but media creation tools are not up to the same snuff.
weeahnn@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Well, I’ll wait with it for now. Not too long ago, I installed Ubuntu on my spare laptop, but I don’t really use it that often. And before I do switch, I’ll probably go through everything I use and see what the Linux alternative is, unless of course it already works on it.
foo@programming.dev 8 months ago
There is exactly one piece of software that I am using Windows for and that is camtasia.
CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Last time I booted into windows was to use VR (I haven’t yet managed to make it work on Linux mint), and that was 4 months ago.
Glad I switched tbh.
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Jokes on them I live in the US and my windows 11 doesn’t have any of them! It doesn’t even have the ability to log in with a Microsoft account.
LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s funny because Microsoft owns GitHub.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’d say that everyone should use Linux but that is materially impossible for many folks. Microsoft should just make consumer friendly products instead of this bullshit.
parsec@lemmynsfw.com 8 months ago
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
that doesn’t uninstall it, it just removes it from your profile
uninstall it and then turn on hidden files and folders then search for onedrive, its still there
mellowheat@suppo.fi 8 months ago
hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
I hope this also means not showing the thousand “setup” screen needed to install the os,post install.
That is single-handedly the worst thing ever and only Apple manages to compete with such tactics.
x0x7@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Just stop using microsoft. Why would you sign into the cloud to use your local computer. Actually own your hardware with Linux or BSD. Do I own it or do they?
Manalith@midwest.social 8 months ago
It takes like 2 minutes to make it so you don’t need to use a microsoft account to log in to Windows. It’s annoying that it has to be done but it can be done.
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It’s still reporting to Microsoft and has all the restrictions they place on it.
devilish666@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Well it’s good although only for EU, for the rest of the world still need to use Windows debloater script for doing same thing (or just install micro win 11 if you hate the hassle)
atk007@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Well Windows 10 at least lets you create a local user account. you can’t even install windows 11 without having a microsoft online account, because you need a Microsoft account to be able to create a local user.
Ross_audio@lemmy.world 8 months ago
During setup there is a keyboard shortcut to get to command prompt.
Then a command you can use.
Then the machine restarts and you can setup without a Microsoft account.
smolyeet@lemmy.world 8 months ago
fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Brussels effect ftw!
Wirrvogel@feddit.de 8 months ago
Me: “I would like to uninstall Edge and use Firefox for everything!”
Netflix: “With Firefox I won’t give you best quality even if you pay for it! Use Edge!”
So Edge stays my video streaming browser for now, but only that.OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Gemini24601@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Stupid Edge uses like 2-3 gb on my PC, then it says “you have insufficient data, free up space”
Decipher0771@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Seriously we did this in 1998, why this again??
TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I feel like I’m on Coruscant after the second death star was blown up.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 months ago
Is it only Windows 11 that wasn’t able to uninstall any of these? Because I’ve been able to (and have done so) uninstall them on windows 10 since always.
Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 8 months ago
after ‘repairing’ my edge, enabling ‘get updates as fast as you can’ and updating everything, I was able to uninstall edge. Rejoice.
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
I was surprised I was able to uninstall Media Player on Windows 11. I played a video file on my laptop and accidentally selected “always open with”. Lo and behold Windows Media Player doesn’t play HEVC encoded files (not sure if it was 264 or 265). I thought I would have to tinker with the default program settings but tried “add or remove programs” on a lark and it worked. I then opened the file with VLC as one normally does and life is back in balance.
Inktvip@lemm.ee 8 months ago
HEVC actually requires a $1 license you can get from the ms store. It’s a royalty thing. OEMs often ship PCs with that license already enabled.
There are more applications than just windows Media Player that won’t play hevc files/streams without that license installed.
VLC doesn’t really seem to care about those things though and it’s better than the default anyways.
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Yeah, I should have specified that it could have played it if I paid but I couldn’t remember the amount and I’d rather use VLC.
BallsInTheShredder@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Hello
umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
this is surprisingly decent news.
is this only on EU or any copy of windows?
TypicalHog@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Good shit!
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No if only my company’s IT team would let me remove that shit.
RatBin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is one of the few valuable informations I got today.
snow@snowfan.masto.host 8 months ago
It's about time he did.🙏
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I want this for android phones and chrome, gmail etc