Welp, Microsoft decided to get aggressive with updates again. I saw an update waiting for my 8770w, and decided to hold off on installing it. I put the thing to sleep overnight and came back the next morning. Next morning, I see that it's rebooted itself and installed the update without my explicit permission. I get greeted with this data-slurping screen:
No, Microsoft. I didn't want you to go behind my back and force-install updates when my laptop is asleep. Get your act together and stop pushing PUP $#!t down our throats. I was expecting you to have gotten your act together by now. Perhaps that was too much to ask...
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well i've talked with the Edge community manager over on the Microsoft community discord, and she doesn't like this setup thing filling the whole screen on Edge either so you're not alone.
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My CMD, first thing in the morning:
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.388] (c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\WINDOWS\system32>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\83.0.478.58\Installer 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\83.0.478.58\Installer" The system cannot find the path specified. C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge>ls Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is F257-8E7E Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> . 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> .. 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> Application 0 File(s) 0 bytes 3 Dir(s) 115,448,627,200 bytes free C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge>cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\83.0.478.58\Installer" The system cannot find the path specified. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge>cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\83.0.478.61\Installer" The system cannot find the path specified. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge>cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application>ls Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is F257-8E7E Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> . 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> .. 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> 81.0.416.88 07/10/2020 04:50 2,779,016 msedge.exe 08/07/2020 00:02 404 msedge.VisualElementsManifest.xml 07/10/2020 04:51 751,496 msedge_proxy.exe 07/10/2020 04:51 750,472 pwahelper.exe 08/07/2020 09:00 <DIR> SetupMetrics 4 File(s) 4,281,388 bytes 4 Dir(s) 115,447,451,648 bytes free C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application>cd 81.0.416.88 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88>ls Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is F257-8E7E Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> . 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> .. 07/09/2020 13:15 222 81.0.416.88.manifest 07/10/2020 04:50 344,952 concrt140.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 99,208 cookie_exporter.exe 07/10/2020 04:50 4,502,448 d3dcompiler_47.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 2,472,728 dual_engine_adapter_x64.dll 08/07/2020 00:01 <DIR> EBWebView 07/10/2020 04:50 1,125,256 elevation_service.exe 07/10/2020 04:51 14,744 eventlog_provider.dll 08/07/2020 00:01 <DIR> Extensions 07/09/2020 13:15 10,697,152 icudtl.dat 07/10/2020 04:50 406,920 identity_helper.exe 07/09/2020 13:15 1,451 identity_helper.exe.manifest 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> identity_proxy 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> Installer 07/10/2020 04:50 1,015,176 learning_tools.dll 07/10/2020 04:51 432,008 libEGL.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 4,204,936 libGLESv2.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 3,421,064 libsmartscreen.dll 08/07/2020 00:01 <DIR> Locales 08/07/2020 00:01 <DIR> MEIPreload 07/10/2020 04:51 408,968 microsoft_apis.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 450,448 microsoft_shell_integration.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 2,068,800 mip_ClientTelemetry.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 2,614,584 mip_core.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 2,498,368 mip_protection_sdk.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 205,120 mip_telemetry.dll 08/07/2020 00:01 <DIR> MLModels 07/10/2020 04:51 142,355,336 msedge.dll 07/10/2020 04:52 1,389 msedge.dll.sig 08/07/2020 00:02 2,842 msedge.EtwManifest.man 07/10/2020 04:50 2,779,016 msedge.exe 07/10/2020 04:52 1,389 msedge.exe.sig 07/09/2020 13:15 875,684 msedge_100_percent.pak 07/09/2020 13:15 1,506,187 msedge_200_percent.pak 07/10/2020 04:50 963,976 msedge_elf.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 950,152 msedge_watcher.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 629,120 msvcp140.dll 07/09/2020 13:15 3,802,912 nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> Notifications 07/10/2020 04:50 965,512 notification_helper.exe 07/10/2020 04:50 3,153,800 oneauth.dll 07/10/2020 04:51 3,082,632 oneds.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 4,517,656 onnxruntime.dll 07/10/2020 04:51 427,912 onramp.dll 08/07/2020 00:01 <DIR> PlayReadyCdm 07/10/2020 04:51 1,813,896 pwahelper.dll 07/09/2020 13:15 12,180,431 resources.pak 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> swiftshader 07/10/2020 04:51 1,837,448 telclient.dll 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> Trust Protection Lists 07/09/2020 13:15 560,248 v8_context_snapshot.bin 07/10/2020 04:50 374,944 vccorlib140.dll 07/10/2020 04:50 95,600 vcruntime140.dll 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> VisualElements 07/10/2020 04:50 449,416 wdag.dll 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> WidevineCdm 07/10/2020 04:50 707,976 wns_push_client.dll 44 File(s) 221,020,027 bytes 15 Dir(s) 115,447,123,968 bytes free C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88>setup.exe 'setup.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88>cd Installer C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88\Installer>ls Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is F257-8E7E Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88\Installer 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> . 08/07/2020 00:02 <DIR> .. 08/07/2020 00:01 287,759,807 msedge.7z 08/07/2020 00:01 3,410,312 setup.exe 2 File(s) 291,170,119 bytes 2 Dir(s) 115,446,231,040 bytes free C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88\Installer>setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\81.0.416.88\Installer>
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This was pushed through the MS Store so it wasn't even a regular update.
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I updated to the new service pack last month and I had to switch my default browser back to Firefox.
"No, I ain't cutting myself on that Edge again! Fuck off!"
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Seriously considering nuking all my Windows installs and switching to Linux, regardless of whether I can get it gaming reliably. I barely game atm, since I'm waiting to get my server setup. But at this rate, I might not even care anymore. I need a minute...
i considered that too, but i need Windows for some games and also i need SLI for my gpu so...