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Microsoft starts bundling Windows 11 with its 'PC optimizer' app in some regions (www.neowin.net)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing.

However, Microsoft's PC Manager has already raised quite a few eyebrows when customers caught it recommending some questionable optimizing techniques, injecting affiliate links, and shamelessly claiming your PC needs repair if Bing is not set as the default search engine. Yikes.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Something MS should've done decades ago. Why should the user have to clean up and optimize their PC? It only needs that because your OS is dirty and inefficient, so it should be on you to fix it.

Same argument for AVs being built-in. If it's unsafe to use your OS on the internet that's a failing on your part and you should see to it that doesn't happen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

"Gammy you tool! You used this OS on the internet? You're such a failure, get out of my face. It's on you to fix it, and see that it doesn't happen again."