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Microsoft removes Copilot app ‘incorrectly’ added on Windows PCs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

People have commented that it's crazy that I have completely disabled all updates on my win10 machine. This sort of thing is why.

Edit: I haven't had a virus or malware since... I was a teenager. It seems like if you use an adblocker, don't click links from unknown sources, and are aware of your network activity, you are pretty safe. The writing is on the wall, I am aware that I will need to switch to Linux soon, but I am also aware that Linux has compatibility issues with my particular machine and doesn't work with certain activities I like to do. I am hoping these issues will be mostly sorted by the time I make the leap.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Disabling updates is not a good choice. If you use Windows, update Windows. Having an insecure and not up to date version of windows makes you more vulnerable

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