Microsoft clarifies Windows 10 activation details

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While Microsoft isn’t addressing every concern today, the company is welcoming feedback if Windows 10 isn’t “behaving the way it should with your privacy settings”.

But, wait…there’s probably more… “I assure you that no other company is more committed, more transparent and listening harder to customers on this important topic than we are”. Now just click and drag your cursor to draw on the page.

Microsoft basically grants itself very broad rights to collect everything you do, say and write with and on your devices in order to sell more targeted advertising or to sell your data to third parties. It is complemented by Windows Defender, Microsoft’s anti-malware product capable of scanning files and providing real-time protection. The users will still need to install an efficient antivirus program, because the internet is full of threats and hackers can’t wait to exploit their victims. Microsoft offers its “express installation files” option as one way to deal with the potential network bandwidth hit implied by pushing down these cumulative Windows 10 releases.

Given the long awareness of privacy in Redmond, then, the virulent attacks against Windows 10 this summer came as an unwelcome surprise.

We of course did our best to answer the questions everyone had based on what we knew of licensing for Windows across OEM and retail channels but ultimately we needed clarity from Microsoft to really understand what was possible. While some complained about the security issues, some said that it is little better than Windows 8. EMET essentially provides obstacles for malware created to exploit vulnerabilities in the system.

More to the point, Microsoft doesn’t collect global information and use it as the foundation of its ad business, the way Google does.

You can ask Cortana anything, and you will get your answer. If it’s good and free you can probably find it bundled with adware somewhere on the internet. Huyn’s apps are often cited as being far superior to official Windows Phone apps and he commands some of the highest ratings in the store. The following paragraphs provide you with a summary of core information revealed in the article. It is like Windows 10.1, 10.2 and so without these releases being named that way.

Unfortunately though, much like operating systems of old, that won’t work if you make big hardware changes to your system. This means you can temporarily ignore the alert and carry on working on other tasks.

Basic. This information includes information about security settings, quality-related info (such as crashes and hangs), and application compatibility. You can read them here and here. It will then be unable to update itself and should remain stable and capable of doing its job. But for most users, the message is clear: Windows 10 isn’t collecting anything personal about you that you can’t easily turn off in settings. Use the File History option in Control Panel to set up the backup. Traditionally this means digging out a restore disc or the original Windows DVD.

Management Tools With Windows 10, Microsoft ratcheted up the importance of its Windows Update service. There is an advanced option that lets you reinstate a Windows backup that you made previously.

Windows users would greatly benefit from similar functionality on desktops.

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