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Re: Last chance for Windows

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On 31/01/2025 16:58, Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On Jan 31, 2025 at 9:08:48 AM MST, "FromTheRafters" wrote
> <vnisin$3iuck$1@dont-email.me>:
> 
>> on 1/31/2025, David supposed :
>>> On 31/01/2025 12:41, Chris wrote:
>>>> John C. <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> First of all, please note that I'm *not* asking for help in dealing with
>>>>> any of the issues I mention in this post.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know why I'm bothering to write this. I guess I'm just
>>>>> exasperated with all the problems I've been having with Windows 10 Pro.
>>>>> In all the time I've been using Windows (since 3.0), it's never been
>>>>> this bad.
>>>>>
>>>>> Currently I am suffering from a corrupt user account profile. I don't
>>>>> know how this occurred, but I do know how to deal with it. And it's a
>>>>> huge task migrating doing so, involving migration of settings to a new
>>>>> account. But this isn't the only issue I'm experiencing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also have a corrupt install of OneDrive on my system. This Microsoft
>>>>> malware is definitely installed, but I can't remove it because it's not
>>>>> listed in Programs and Features or Settings/Apps. Thus, I can't
>>>>> uninstall it. And yes, this Microsoft malware exists on my SSD but
>>>>> attempting to simply delete its folders fails. And no, I don't have a
>>>>> malware infection from another source.
>>>>>
>>>>> This second problem is so bad, that I'm now going to have to do a
>>>>> completely fresh reinstall of W10 Pro and all my programs. I know how to
>>>>> do this, so PLEASE, no advice. I already have researched this ad nauseum.
>>>>>
>>>>> So here's what I have to say:
>>>>>
>>>>> IMHO, here are reasons why Windows has reached a point where it's no
>>>>> longer a viable operating system for me:
>>>>>
>>>>> -Windows code has gotten so complex that at this point, it's impossible
>>>>> for Microsoft to maintain.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Forced updates have cause issues for so many end-users, that many
>>>>> people have simply given up and moved to either Apple or Linux.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Feature elimination and overall regressions in functionality have led
>>>>> to to a failure on the part of the OS to do its job.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Microsoft's not-so-hidden agendas of:
>>>>> 1. being so obsessed with maximizing their profits that they see end
>>>>> users basically only as opponent to that goal
>>>>> 2. acquiring information about end users WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION
>>>>> 3. cooperating with three-letter-agencies around the world to provide
>>>>> them with that information
>>>>>
>>>>> continually lead to their making seriously bad OS development choices.
>>>>>
>>>>> And now, on top of all this, Microsoft has been taken over by the
>>>>> country of India. If you don't believe me, of course you're free to
>>>>> disagree but IMO you're simply wrong. This takeover is blatantly obvious
>>>>> to anybody with half a brain.
>>>>>
>>>>> At any rate, this fresh reinstall of Windows that I'm about to embark
>>>>> upon is the last chance I will be giving to Microsoft and Windows. If it
>>>>> fails for *any* reason, I will follow others in migrating away it.
>>>>
>>>> I would certainly recommend macOS because for those of us that have to use
>>>> MS tools for work they are much more stable on macOS. I think it's to do
>>>> with the fact they can't have hooks all over the OS like they do in windows
>>>> so stick to their corner and just work. That does include oneDrive and
>>>> Sharepoint.
>>>
>>> As you know, Chris, I migrated to macOS when I bought my first iMac in
>>> 2009. Just as you say, for the most part, my Mac "just works"!
>>>
>>> What I did NOT realise, until this past week, is that Microsoft's
>>> oneDrive is the equivalent of Apple's iCloud!
>>
>> Equivalent meaning 'cloud storage' then yes.
>>
>>> Am I right in thinking that neither Microsoft, nor any third-party scanner,
>>> can access and scan for malware any file stored in/on 'oneDrive'?
>>
>> Unless the scanner also cracks the encryption, which they cannot,
>> scanning won't find anything. You should decrypt and scan locally
>> before executing.
> 
> *Which both OSs do automatically*.

Please explain. I think you may be a little confused. :-(

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