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Booted up my Windows 10 PC today to find this shit at the top of the context menu in Windows Explorer
(hexbear.net)
Noticed this while I was going through bank statement .pdfs on my computer. What would Co-Pilot even do with those????
At least Co-Pilot turned out to be easy to uninstall. This was a real sneaky move though, since it's not like it showed up after a Windows update, instead it just silently installed itself on my fucking computer. Also, just the sheer fucking gall to make it the first option when you right click on anything
I foolishly assumed Microsoft wouldn't bother pushing AI as hard onto Win10 since they're dumping it soon. At first I panicked and thought this was Recall, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's coming next
Download LTSC if you want windows. You can dual boot too, and with windows 10 you get security updates for longer, until 2032.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/release-information
Only exception being if you are a
in which case I recommend regular Enterprise because sometimes updates improve cpu scheduling stuff.
Activate using
https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
massgrave.dev
I got so overwhelmed by that first link that I think it'll be easier to switch to linux than to figure out how to switch to LTSC
I absolutely recommend switching to Linux, it’s a truly liberating computing experience. However if you have to stick on windows and want to go LTSC, this document from massgrave makes it really easy and even provides the direct ISO download from Microsoft.