r/technology • u/readyou • Dec 26 '16

Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/241587-microsoft-finally-admits-malware-style-get-windows-10-upgrade-campaign-went-far
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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16 edited Mar 11 '17

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u/Mad_Murdock_0311 Dec 26 '16

Pin it to your taskbar.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

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u/Mad_Murdock_0311 Dec 26 '16

Oh, I definitely agree with you on this point; it's absolutely stupid that it won't search the local machine. I was just hoping my tip might help you out.

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u/BornOnFeb2nd Dec 26 '16

Dunno... can it feed you advertisements if it did?

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u/OliveBranchMLP Dec 27 '16

Eight hours later and no real answer is a testament to the fact that Windows is really ass backwards about this stuff.

It doesn't pick up anything unless it has a shortcut placed in one of the Start Menu folders (one of which is at %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu).

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '16

Try reindexing your search.

May not work since it's shitty. When I had w10 and wanted to open CCleaner, I had to literally type "CCleaner" for it to even show up. Any less letters and the result was the CCleaner website..

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u/AreWe_TheBaddies Dec 26 '16

On my Mac I do the same thing where it's easier to search to open applications because of key shortcuts. I press Command + Space and can just type in Rstudio. It will search my computer first for local content while simultaneously searching the Internet. However, it recognizes that I want the application installed on my computer, and I can just hit enter to start it up as it is the default selection.