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Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2026
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the key is, from microsoft's perspective, you don't own your computer
Microsoft is watching you ,day and night.
Microsoft knows your dick size
I'Don't think so, have a proxy address, use a multihop vpn, and DAITA to trick LLM, my linux pc also changes mac address every time, furthermore grapheneos smartphone with simplex.
I'm safe in Greenland .
They'll still find a way to triangulate whose dick that is