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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-testing-ads-in-the-windows-11-file-explorer/
#adware #digitalesouveränität #windows
Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer
Microsoft has begun testing promotions for some of its other products in the File Explorer app on devices running its latest Windows 11 Insider build.Sergiu Gatlan (BleepingComputer)
Since I needed it today, you get to have a refresher on how to change file permissions in #Git on #Windows.
Reveal/hide
git update-index --chmod=+x path/to/file
How to change file permissions in Git on Windows | Adam Dimech's Coding Blog
Make a Git repository file on a local Windows machine executable by changing the CHMOD value, which can be transferred to the repository following a push.code.adonline.id.au
There's been an upsurge in the number of users switching from Windows to Linux. Here are the reasons to make that switch from Windows to Linux.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/switch-windows-10-to-linux/
1st day: Wow! So many features built-in and they work out of the box! It is just like Windows!
2d day: Not everything works actually but it can be fixed intuitively...or not. Some things seem to be too hard to fix, it is better to get used to them. Just like in Windows.
3rd day: But I already have #Windows.
#LinuxMint
Nothing I can find about it online except from #Microsoft itself: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Trojan:Win32/Peekeul.B&ThreatID=2147772321
Windows removed it automatically so I looked at the details of what exactly it removed.
Turns out the malware in question is Endpoint Analytics.
That's Microsoft's own software allowing employers to monitor employee computers: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/analytics/overview
And according to Microsoft's own antivirus, it's #malware.
#windows #windows10 #troubleshoot #techtips #techtip
My Windows: Your OS is up-to-date! ✅
Me: Are you sure?
My Windows: Let me check.
My Windows: ...
My Windows: Oh.
Start fresh with a clean and up-to-date installation of Windows. This will keep your personal files and some Windows settings, and remove some of your apps.I enjoy the #Microsoft engineer's resignation that they can't fix the inevitable bloat, but at least they can provide a one-button reinstall feature.
In some cases, this may improve your device's startup and shutdown experience, memory usage, Store apps performance, browsing experience and battery life.
Even the Calculator? Really?
https://t.co/WJuCera1nJ
Even the Calculator? Really?