FromTheRafters wrote on 1/31/25 9:08 AM:
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.
In other words, a great place for malware to hide!
Data at rest cannot do anything untoward.
OneDrive
; Files are scanned by the Exchange Platform's Windows DefenderStorage when uploaded, opened, and downloaded. If Windows is the upload source or download recipient, Windows Security(included Defender) also
scans the files(before upload, before local save or sync). Additionally, unless excluded, automatic Windows Security 'Quick Scan', or manual
'Full Scan', scans OneDrive local folder(existing, synced files).
Windows Security 'Custom Scan' scans the user choice of files and/or
folders.
Windows 10 group removed. Not Win10 unique, its been the same for
OneDrive and SkyDrive ever since the backend server was switched to the Exchange Platform circa Win8 release and backported to support Windows 7(OneDrive installable program) and Microsoft Win7 included Security Essentials.
FromTheRafters wrote on 1/31/25 9:08 AM:[. . .]
on 1/31/2025, David supposed :
On 31/01/2025 12:41, Chris wrote:
John C. <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
[. . .]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.
IMHO, here are reasons why Windows has reached a point where it's no longer a viable operating system for me:
-Forced updates have cause issues for so many end-users, [. . .]"
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