Just a JSON file in Windows 11 enables Edge, Bing, and Search ads removal : technology

[+] ndsvw@feddit.de 223 points 10 months ago

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[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 143 points 10 months ago

Honest to god, EU regulators feel like the last bastion of sanity left.

[-] FuryMaker@lemmy.world 115 points 10 months ago

Until they ban encryption...

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 61 points 10 months ago

They want to ban encryption? Let me guess, is it for the "safety" of children?

[-] themurphy@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago

Yes, but it failed the latest vote.

Not saying someone won't try again.

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[-] Johanno@feddit.de 22 points 10 months ago

Well the parties in question are trying this for almost a decade. Mostly the "conservative" party from Germany wants total surveillance. In my eyes they are more right than Conservative

[-] kaesaecracker@leminal.space 14 points 10 months ago

Germany is one of the countries against the current chat surveillance proposal, so at least we have that going for us (which is nice)

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[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 24 points 10 months ago

Like anything else, some times right, some times wrong.

This is a great "right" moment.

I dread the next "wrong" one.

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Thanks Jason

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[-] tacosplease@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

There is an old video of people larping in a public park. One guy is pulling bean bags out of a little pouch on his side and throwing them at the person he is battling. With each throw he screams "lightning bolt!!!". Your username reads like three of his lightning bolt attacks.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 143 points 10 months ago

It is worth mentioning that changes you made to the IntegratedServicesRegionPolicySet.json file won't have effect in stable versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft has to roll out this new capability to the stable branch in March 2024.

It’s annoying that this is all the way at the bottom of the article. Good to know I can do all this, glad I didn’t attempt to change any of this now, because it’s pointless until these updates hit stable

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 130 points 10 months ago

You know, if you use Linux you don't have to jump through hoops like this (trivial though they may be). Wouldn't it be nice to not have an adversarial, abusive relationship with your OS?

[-] diffcalculus@lemmy.world 103 points 10 months ago

Some of you sound like the annoying stereotype of vegans pushing their diet lifestyle.

[-] Communist@lemmy.ml 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's because like vegans, there is a moral imperative that most ignore or don't care about, we have a genuine emotional attachment to foss, and because you are ignorant of the topic, you don't care to listen.

What he said is harmless, true, and there is a moral imperative to say it, and ontop of that it isn't like a diet, it's better software that respects you, doesn't spy on you, and for free and the only downside is a 15 minute install process (and the use of a flash drive). Why do you care enough to fight that?

[-] shrugal@lemm.ee 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm all for Linux and have been using it for years, but saying a 15min install is the only downside is disingenuous. For many people there are a few programs they rely on that won't work on Linux, and hardware support and general user-friendliness are still not quite where they should be.

[-] Communist@lemmy.ml 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

the vast majority of hardware is supported, and as someone who works IT and gives linux to the elderly, I don't agree at all with the user unfriendliness, provided you use mint and kde.

If your software doesn't run that does suck, but the vast majority of usecases work perfectly with the breif explanation of "use the app store for any software you need to install." Do you have any examples of user friendliness issues, or is it just that there are choices to make at all?

[-] shrugal@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"The vast majority" is useless if the hardware someone has doesn't work, and you usually don't get official support and warranty from the manufacturer for Linux. There are also some categories like webcams, audio equipment or fingerprint readers where Linux support is still notoriously bad. And even if something mostly works, it's fairly common for some hardware to have missing features, instabilities or minor issues on Linux. E.g. my mouse works on Linux ofc, but the software to set and edit profiles doesn't.

Usability issues are mostly cases where you have to fall back to the terminal. An example from my experience would be that trying to upgrade the system from the app store fails half the time, so I have to use the terminal. Another would be a failed boot or graphics issues due to a broken Nvidia driver installation or messed up SELinux policies. It's all fixable in the terminal, but good luck if you can't use that.

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[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 55 points 10 months ago

Wouldn't it be nice to not have an adversarial, abusive relationship with your OS?

The whole point of computers, as far as I can tell, is to be that abusive relationship we never could perfect with humans. Linux is no exception, it's just more passive-aggressive and better with gaslighting.

"You see, if only you'd installed this dependency, which I showed you so clearly in the error logs all along - and I categorised them so nicely - but you never like to look there, do you? - I mean, I understand, and that's why I mentioned it - not too strongly, because I didn't want to upset you more - in the terminal output..."

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 45 points 10 months ago

Most Linux developers don't include anti-features on purpose, but Windows developers do.

I think dependencies have gotten simpler on Linux with flatpak. The fact that the command-line is still sometimes needed on Linux is just a fact of life. Nobody is forcing users to use it out of any sort of passive-aggressive distain for users, but just that it takes less time out of volunteer developers' schedules to buold command-line tools.

I think one thing to note in the CLI-GUI debate though is that Windows pushed hard against CLI interfaces from day 1. Even starting with Windows 3, there were a lot of things you couldn't do with CLI easily, while Unix has always had full CLI support. Users being unfamiliar with CLI interfaces is a symptom of Windows dominance.

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[-] Rosco@sh.itjust.works 29 points 10 months ago

Package managers have become so much better with dependencies. It's been a while since I've encountered an issue, with yay it very usually works out of the box.

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[-] Zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In that same Linux I had to rack my brain and still failed to launch the game I want.

You mean like that relationship?

Sure Linux has its own pros, but not what I need.

[-] Huschke@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

I used to think the same and sure there are still definitely games that won't work, but gaming on Linux has come a loooong way. And with the recent bullshit that Microsoft is pulling with Windows 10 and especially 11 I just couldn't take it anymore.

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I just pulled the trigger last week and took out my Windows 10 drive! Ironically, league of legends broke on Linux again the next day. But I'm sticking with it. Windows is just so slow, bloated, and hard to navigate. And all my games run fine on Linux. LoL will probably be fixed again soon.

[-] JTskulk@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

I'd say Linux not running League is a feature 🙂 come play StarCraft and micro more than one unit 😁

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[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 19 points 10 months ago

Are you using Steam? What game isn't compatible with Linux and/or requires significant user effort to run?

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[-] JTskulk@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Skill issue

[-] Zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id 15 points 10 months ago

Says linux elitist.

[-] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 10 months ago

These people are another barrier on the road to Linux adoption. I personally had an issue with Void Linux, a systemd free distro whose manual is seriously lacking and lots of what is in Arch Wiki may not apply there. I went to their support server, detailed my problem and said that I had done what their manual said. The first response, I get is read the manual when it is just a page long(for the specific issue I was facing).

Ultimately, it was boiling down to a wrong flag attached to the command that was listed on the official website that was not solving my problem.

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[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 27 points 10 months ago

Listen, I probably one of the most hardcore linux propagandists out there, which spells disaster when I confess I'm anything but a tech guru, but even I am aware some people are too off the deep end to swim back and move to another OS.

Windows is locked in a dominant position and regardless how bad their solutions are in fact, not enough tech/privacy aware high level managers exist to push windows off the corporate shelf.

The alternative is to spread Linux and FOSS to kids and incentivize the use and exploring of technology because it is simply fun to do it, not shotgun proseletize and hope something sticks.

Your intention is good but the method, which I often use as well, needs a lot of refining.

[-] Octopus1348@thelemmy.club 24 points 10 months ago

And if you use Linux you have to jump through hoops to install (non-steam) games. I know, just yesterday I had to search a working tutorial for installing Fall Guys.

BTW for anyone needing help in the future, this worked: https://youtu.be/X41PlQNx0vk

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[-] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

It's not Linux or Windows. For example Gaming and everyday Tasks I use Windows because Games I play run much better on Windows and I like to use it more. But for things like programming I will use Linux. I'm just beginning learning to code but I already made the painful experience of trying to get compiler, debugger etc. running on windows.

Linux and Windows are Tools. You can't use a Hammer for every Taks, sometimes you need a Screwdriver.

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[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 83 points 10 months ago

GIVE IT TO ME YESTERDAY

Christmas came early this year

[-] misophist@lemmy.world 50 points 10 months ago

Just a JSON file in Windows 11 enables you to dock the fucking taskbar to the side of your screen.

I'm just a simple girl with simple desires.

[-] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 48 points 10 months ago

At this point it's literally just easier to use any Linux distro

[-] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

Suuure, let me know when Revit, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, OpenRoads Designer are operable and supported on Linux.

[-] Lemonparty@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago

I knoooooooow. I know arcgis is working on it at least. I'm a geologist, a ton of our geospatial programs require windows.

But I'm about ready to experiment with a dual joot for my home set up! I really never need windows for that anymore

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

No. Not really. But it’s fun to toss that out there, isn’t it.

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[-] dwalin@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

I just installed Ubuntu (the more mainstream ofnlinux distros) to replace my windows OS. I was greeted by a cryptic error. After a quick search for some tecno bable, i had to start on safe mode and install the video drivers.

Do you think a "regular user" would be able to do this?

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[+] ndsvw@feddit.de 46 points 10 months ago

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[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 30 points 10 months ago

Even MS themselves don’t want to deal with it anymore. Can’t blame them

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[-] lntl@lemmy.ml 42 points 10 months ago

These systems are critical to serving ads/propaganda. This is a dark day for the free world

[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 34 points 10 months ago

This really should be on for everyone, not just when it detects you're in the EU.

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[-] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 27 points 10 months ago

It took me embarrassingly long to figure out how to read the title correctly. Like, you need a json file to enable Edge and Bing??

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[-] notannpc@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Sweet, even less garbage to clutter up the ol gaming rig.

Maybe one day game devs will enable anticheat on Linux so I can finally uninstall the shit OS.

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