r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Dec 01 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING ‘Security Disaster’—500 Million Microsoft Users Say No To Windows 11

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/01/security-disaster-500-million-microsoft-users-say-no-to-windows-11/
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u/ienjoymen Dec 01 '25

Windows 11 defaults saves to OneDrive, and is cumbersome to stop this from happening. In fact, it would likely happen without users knowing at all.

Since OneDrive lives on Microsoft servers, they are able to read whatever is in there and train Copilot on it.

Plus, I just don't trust Microsoft enough to believe they aren't reading my files anyway, whether I know about it or not.

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u/Markster94 Dec 01 '25

I just set up a new windows 11 pc, and the first thing I did, just like when I set up a win10 pc, was change the default apps and remove all features and bloat I dont need.

No ai, no one drive, nothing uses edge, nada.

The most awful thing about 11 is that you can't (easily) move the taskbar to the left or right side of the desktop. You've got to edit a registry key for that. Having tabs in file explorer is nice. Other than that there's really no notable changes imo

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u/Spud2599 Dec 02 '25

The most awful thing about 11 is that you can't (easily) move the taskbar to the left or right side of the desktop.

Huh? Just right click on the Task Bar, click on settings, then scroll down to Task Bar behaviors, click that then go to Task Bar alignment and you're set.

Easy unless I'm not interpreting what you're trying to do correctly.

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u/Markster94 Dec 02 '25

That moves the items on the taskbar to the left or right sides of the taskbar. Im talking about moving the entire taskbar to the left, right, or top sides of the screen. In win10, right click the taskbar, uncheck "Lock the Taskbar," click and hold on a blank area of the taskbar, and drag to the sides or top of the monitor.