It only connects to the web if you've enabled web search or Cortana integration. There are at least five different ways to turn it off if you don't want it, including a toggle switch for it in the out-of-box-experience wizard.
I've turned alllllllllllllllllllllll that shit off and rejected every possible permission for Cortana, etc. (The "5 different ways for turning it off" are really 1 single way for turning it off, to be done in 5 places, and if you miss one or get one wrong it's all on, all the time. And they recently ripped out one of the UIs for turning shit off.)
Then MS pushes a new update pegged to a new registry setting, WITH NO UI TO CONTROL IT, and Bingo Fucko, Start searches the fucking web via Bing.
Since when is Linux not viable for games? Almost my whole Steam library (going back 16 years according to them), plays just fine under Linux, AAA titles and all.
Since forever. Yeah don't start with WINE. It's great when it works. While it works. Then you get crashes, dropped frames, freezes, blank screens, audio issues, video issues, etc.
What kind of a completely daft comment is that? Firstly not nearly all Steam titles are available on Linux. Secondly not nearly all games are available on Steam. The state of Linux drivers are basically amateur hour compared to driver development for GPUs on Windows. And that's to say nothing of any VR titles or hardware which flat out has no support on Linux.
You know that Linux has a bigger market share than VR, right? In the number one marketplace for VR enabled games?
You're grasping at straws. Compared to what "gamers" are running, statisically, with Actual Data!, my Linux box has 4x the RAM and a Quadro card that handles gaming juuuust fine at maxed out settings. Could get a lower end "gaming" card, I suppose. And a lower end "gaming" OS like Windows, I suppose.
But why? My games work. My OS works. My hardware trashes most "ga
That's what I said. You use Windows because you prefer to be treated that way.
If you just say "Yes, I especially like playing games with it" instead of getting passive-aggressive about Linux, you'll feel better about yourself, you'll feel better about your choices.
I use Linux because I prefer the way it treats me. And it works better for the games I play. (chess, and Civ V) It feels better to choose what you want and want what you choose than to be a whiny bitch about it.
There is an easier way. Open gpedit.msc and go to Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Search. There is an option called "Enable Cortana", if you disable it then Cortana is dead regardless of any other settings.
Group Policy Editor is often the easiest and best way to control your computer because it's designed for system administrators on corporate networks who don't tolerate any bullshit.
And until a few months ago, this policy (or a similar one) included something along the lines of "Note, this policy will only come into effect if you are running Windows Enterprise". The day before this outage, I just happened to be going through these policies and noticed that the disclaimer about Windows Enterprise was removed. Not sure it it was true or not, as I disabled everything about web search and Cortona yet the next day search was broken.
Same question. I noticed this yesterday on my rarely used Windows laptop which was on to test something Win specific with the touch screen browser interaction. I actually rebooted the thing.
On my Mac searching does not need a network connection. Spotlight rules.
Why again... (Score:5, Insightful)
...does a search feature of my local computer have to connect to Microsoft's servers?
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...does a search feature of my local computer have to connect to Microsoft's servers?
It doesn't; see my post [slashdot.org] below.
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It only connects to the web if you've enabled web search or Cortana integration. There are at least five different ways to turn it off if you don't want it, including a toggle switch for it in the out-of-box-experience wizard.
Re:Why again... (Score:5, Informative)
Wrongo, kiddo.
I've turned alllllllllllllllllllllll that shit off and rejected every possible permission for Cortana, etc. (The "5 different ways for turning it off" are really 1 single way for turning it off, to be done in 5 places, and if you miss one or get one wrong it's all on, all the time. And they recently ripped out one of the UIs for turning shit off.)
Then MS pushes a new update pegged to a new registry setting, WITH NO UI TO CONTROL IT, and Bingo Fucko, Start searches the fucking web via Bing.
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That's why you use Windows. You prefer to be treated this way.
Quit whining and beg Satya to whip you harder.
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I use Windows because I support Windows at work and I play games. Linux, Mac OS, etc. are not viable for this.
(Neither are Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 and up, but here we are.)
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Since when is Linux not viable for games? Almost my whole Steam library (going back 16 years according to them), plays just fine under Linux, AAA titles and all.
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Since when is Linux not viable for games?
Since forever. Yeah don't start with WINE. It's great when it works. While it works. Then you get crashes, dropped frames, freezes, blank screens, audio issues, video issues, etc.
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I get where you're coming from, but things have massively improved with Steam pushing their own spin of WINE.
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I get where you're coming from, but things have massively improved with Steam pushing their own spin of WINE.
So what you're saying is Linux gaming is an unsupported shitshow of workarounds? I hear you man. I hear you.
The presence of Wine or that Steam is rolling their own version does not make Linux a gaming platform.
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It ceases to be a shitshow of workarounds when you've gone and reimplemented the whole darn thing.
WINE isn't a workaround. It's a full blown implementation of all the bells and whistles. And you sound like a No True Scotsman/gaming system.
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Since when is Linux not viable for games?
What kind of a completely daft comment is that? Firstly not nearly all Steam titles are available on Linux. Secondly not nearly all games are available on Steam. The state of Linux drivers are basically amateur hour compared to driver development for GPUs on Windows. And that's to say nothing of any VR titles or hardware which flat out has no support on Linux.
Come join us back in reality.
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https://store.steampowered.com... [steampowered.com]
You know that Linux has a bigger market share than VR, right? In the number one marketplace for VR enabled games?
You're grasping at straws. Compared to what "gamers" are running, statisically, with Actual Data!, my Linux box has 4x the RAM and a Quadro card that handles gaming juuuust fine at maxed out settings. Could get a lower end "gaming" card, I suppose. And a lower end "gaming" OS like Windows, I suppose.
But why? My games work. My OS works. My hardware trashes most "ga
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That's what I said. You use Windows because you prefer to be treated that way.
If you just say "Yes, I especially like playing games with it" instead of getting passive-aggressive about Linux, you'll feel better about yourself, you'll feel better about your choices.
I use Linux because I prefer the way it treats me. And it works better for the games I play. (chess, and Civ V) It feels better to choose what you want and want what you choose than to be a whiny bitch about it.
Re:Why again... (Score:5, Informative)
There is an easier way. Open gpedit.msc and go to Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Search. There is an option called "Enable Cortana", if you disable it then Cortana is dead regardless of any other settings.
Group Policy Editor is often the easiest and best way to control your computer because it's designed for system administrators on corporate networks who don't tolerate any bullshit.
Re: Why again... (Score:3)
And it's only available on Windows Professional.
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Re: Why again... (Score:5, Interesting)
It connects if you haven't specifically disabled it through a registry hack. And you have to watch it too since an update can enable it again.
The result is that Microsoft sees what you are searching for on your own computer by default.
Didn't they kill Cortana? (Score:0)
This thing is haunting us from beyond the grave
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Because that's where they store the index of your computer. What? You wanted it stored locally?
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Uh, yes?
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The confusion is understandable, but you see, it isn't your computer.
As such, they quite reasonably want control over their data.
Re: Why again... (Score:2)
Same question. I noticed this yesterday on my rarely used Windows laptop which was on to test something Win specific with the touch screen browser interaction. I actually rebooted the thing.
On my Mac searching does not need a network connection. Spotlight rules.
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You have to look at it from the point of view of Microsoft's executives.
From that perspective, for everyone's "personal" computers to rely wholly on Microsoft's servers is not a bug.
It's a feature.
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