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Leave Windows 11 Idle For 24 Hours, It Sends Over 3000 Telemetry Pings To More Than 100 Different Servers. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Boy, the good ole days are gone when it comes to Windows. I am posting just to help anybody that doesn't know. This is like a creepy wire tap. If you are actually using Windows 11, make sure to disable and or reduce telemetry in Windows 11 (Privacy). If that actually helps, I am sure there are more ways they send data back but the video link is a simple how to for the telemetry. Here is more info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtg_s1GQiMU

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

With all the effort it takes to figure that out on Windows (yes, even with a guide to follow), it literally would be easier to switch to Linux.

Inb4 needing to pick a distro. Here's a simple flowchart:

Do you game with brand new graphics cards and/or brand new games that need driver updates?
- Do you want to tinker?
  - If yes, use CachyOS
  - If no, use Bazzite
If you don't buy graphics cards or high end games right after release, or don't game at all
- Use Linux Mint

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or just install Fedora. I don't get the love for Mint. Its ubuntu derived, broken by default.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mint just works out of the box, that's why people recommend it.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They all do. Mint has always seemed behind (having to follow Ubuntu) and their upgrade and package paths are strange.

With so many better options, why that one?

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Go reread your last comment it makes no sense. But I'm personally not surprised you're proving to be a loon

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How does it not make sense? And what leads you to believe I'm a loon?

And are you really voting on Lemmy? Lol.

Edit: all sorts of distro work well. It's just why this one? I don't think it's particularly friendly, or up to date, it inherits a lot of crap from Ubuntu.