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Microsoft To Disable Policies In Windows 10 Pro With Anniversary Update (ghacks.net)

Posted by msmash on from the things-Microsoft-does dept.

Reader BobSwi writes: More changes in the Windows Anniversary update, due August 2nd, are being discovered. After yesterday's news about Cortana not able to be turned off in the Windows Anniversary update, certain registry entries and group policies have been found to be updated with a note stating that they only apply to Enterprise and Education editions. Win 10 Pro users will no longer be able to turn off policies such as the Microsoft Consumer Experience, Show Windows Tips, Do not display the lock screen, and Disable all apps from the Windows Store.

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  1. Free my ass. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Windows is going to have so many strings attached, it'll look like a marionette.

  2. Year of the... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    So... now is this finally the year of the linux desktop? I think yes.

    I have been on linux a long while now. After trying to help my family decide if they want the Windows 10 upgrade, I said yes (for longevity), but plan to add a new SSD with Linux Mint to each of their desktops for primary day to day use.

  3. In what other industry can you get away with this? by LichtSpektren · · Score: 4, Informative

    You need to buy 500 Windows Enterprise licenses at minimum, so what legal way are you supposed to get these spliced-out features back without owning a corporation?

    In what other industry can you get away with this?

    Imagine if you bought a car with power steering, and one day you go out for a drive to find it's been disabled; you have to upgrade to a premium car to get it back, and you can only do that if you buy 499 other cars at the same time.