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Microsoft Recall is now an explorer.exe dependency (www.youtube.com)

submitted 18 hours ago by disguised_doge@kbin.earth to c/technology@lemmy.world

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TLDR:
Windows 11 v24H2 and beyond will have Recall installed on every system. Attempting to remove Recall will now break some file explorer features such as tabs.

YT Video (5min)

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Original Github Issue

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 45 points 3 hours ago

Ahahaha, holly fucking shit.

They literally added some OS in their spyware.

[–] EdvinYazbekinstein@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 hour ago

So, iirc, recall was a copilot+ PC "feature". Will this recall integration be the case on "normal" x86 PCs as well?

I moved all my personal stuff over to Windows about a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, there's still a few things in my life that requires windows...

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago

Glad I moved away from Windows on all my personal computers. Fedora with Plasma is so similar to Windows and so much better. If my non-tech partner can use it, then anyone can.

Only problem is that Windows is better at resizing content on high resolution (4K) monitors. And ordering multiple monitors on the login screen doesn't always work right, but it's fine once logged in. And it takes a bit more to set up than preinstalled Windows that's on most computers when you buy them. But if it was preinstalled and set up already for the hardware like Windows usually is, it would be way better for nearly everyone.

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I hope every SWE looks at this and remembers how not to conduct oneself.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 minutes ago

I doubt it's the engineers who are demanding that this atrocity exist.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The issue is that people who find an issue with it and don't want to do it will get told off by management. Then management just replaces them with someone who is willing to do it (for job safety, or simply because they don't care)

Thats just how big tech is

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

And it's why I, as a self-respecting SWE, refuse to apply to big tech jobs. Yeah, I could get paid a lot more, but it's not worth it for the work culture. My current org seems to respect my opinions and values, and that's worth a lot more than money.

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