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Posted December 16, 2019
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Maybe try O&O ShutUp10 to stop some of the telemetry and other annoyances.
Posted December 17, 2019
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ariaspi: Maybe try O&O ShutUp10 to stop some of the telemetry and other annoyances.
+1 for O&O ShutUp10. Have been using it since their first release.

I'm running Win 1089 and always hold up the latest updates til they are "safe" according to askwoody.com

Also recommend reading his blog on ComputerWorld on how to block / wait for updates be confirmed to be stable:
www.computerworld.com/article/3487687/patch-tuesday-s-coming-protect-your-machine-by-pausing-updates.html
Posted December 17, 2019
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OldFatGuy: *sigh*
*tunes out*

most miserable guy on here
Posted December 17, 2019
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OldFatGuy: *sigh*
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Fairfox: *tunes out*

most miserable guy on here
most miserable gal on here
Posted December 17, 2019
Definately sounds like notifications in Firefox. I must have allowed notifications at one point and started getting pop ups in windows. Thought I had a virus or something, but no, that’s just modern computing. Go in and switch off all notifications:
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-enable-disable-firefox-notifications-4588164

Gone are the days of being able to use a computer without your data streaming out and ads/spyware flooding in, all for your benefit.
Posted December 17, 2019
For anyone who wants some powertools for Windows:

Winaero Tweaker

Windows Update Blocker v1.5

ShareX - Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool
Post edited December 17, 2019 by sanscript
Posted December 17, 2019
Here's a completely unrelated, out in left field topic to ponder.

Washing machine. It fills with water, and cleans your clothes right? So, if you didn't put any soap or any clothes in the machine and just filled it with water, is that water drinkable? I say possibly technically it is... but wouldn't there be leftover.. I dunno... laundry detergent, dirt, whatever on the sides and bottom of the machine that would make it.... at the very least yucky if not undrinkable?

So here's the real question, suppose you stick a glass under where the water comes in while it's filling up. Is THAT water drinkable? LOL, we tried several searches on teh google machine but came away with nothing as far as this last question (catching the water as it's filling up). There does seem to be a consensus that once it's in the basin it's not good to drink.
Posted December 17, 2019
WTF? O.o

As far as I know, most parts that contact with water are just PVC, ABS plastic,rubber, some heat resistant plastic and steel alloy. On a more academic search, the is no reason why it shouldn't be "possible".

However, ....................................
Posted December 17, 2019
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OldFatGuy: All of a sudden now I'm getting pop up box all the time telling me for example what's trending on reddit, or x-hockey something or other. Have no idea how or why they started, but they started a few weeks/couple of months ago. All I do know is I'm getting tired of them.
When such pop up, I believe you can click the gear icon on them and click an option to disable notifications from some sites.....some of them(iirc) are from the browser and NOT Win10(the site related ones, anyways).

Hope this helps. :)

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OldFatGuy: Here's a completely unrelated, out in left field topic to ponder.

Washing machine. It fills with water, and cleans your clothes right? So, if you didn't put any soap or any clothes in the machine and just filled it with water, is that water drinkable? I say possibly technically it is... but wouldn't there be leftover.. I dunno... laundry detergent, dirt, whatever on the sides and bottom of the machine that would make it.... at the very least yucky if not undrinkable?

So here's the real question, suppose you stick a glass under where the water comes in while it's filling up. Is THAT water drinkable? LOL, we tried several searches on teh google machine but came away with nothing as far as this last question (catching the water as it's filling up). There does seem to be a consensus that once it's in the basin it's not good to drink.
You could always run it through a pitcher water filter(those ones with built in filters) and that would likely make it 100% safe to drink, as iirc the water comes from the same lines the sinks get their water from.
Post edited December 17, 2019 by GameRager
Posted December 17, 2019
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Save your important data. Delete the partition. Install Windows 7 SP1. Disable Updates..
Posted December 17, 2019
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rtcvb32: Save your important data. Delete the partition. Install Windows 7 SP1. Disable Updates..
Do ho ho

Also don't you think that's overkill? Win10 can be made much safer and less nosy with a bit of work....there's no need to get rid of it for such small things as OP listed, imo.
Post edited December 17, 2019 by GameRager
Posted December 17, 2019
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rtcvb32: Save your important data. Delete the partition. Install Windows 7 SP1. Disable Updates..
And you can even find a decent copy on torrent (fully updated and pre-tweaked) nowadays... Just pair it with https://tinywall.pados.hu/ for better/easier firewall control (even works on win10), and you're good to go.
Posted December 17, 2019
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OldFatGuy: Here's a completely unrelated, out in left field topic to ponder.

Washing machine. It fills with water, and cleans your clothes right? So, if you didn't put any soap or any clothes in the machine and just filled it with water, is that water drinkable? I say possibly technically it is... but wouldn't there be leftover.. I dunno... laundry detergent, dirt, whatever on the sides and bottom of the machine that would make it.... at the very least yucky if not undrinkable?

So here's the real question, suppose you stick a glass under where the water comes in while it's filling up. Is THAT water drinkable? LOL, we tried several searches on teh google machine but came away with nothing as far as this last question (catching the water as it's filling up). There does seem to be a consensus that once it's in the basin it's not good to drink.
Why do you need to google for that? Just try it yourself. If you spit the water out, not drinkable. If you are like "mmm, gooood...", then it is drinkable.
Posted December 17, 2019
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timppu: Why do you need to google for that? Just try it yourself. If you spit the water out, not drinkable. If you are like "mmm, gooood...", then it is drinkable.
Technically incorrect....some contagions and other nasty things have no taste. One should always err on the side of caution with water sources of unknown quality(even tap water put through a washing machine that might be dirty) and either not drink it or filter it first. :)
Post edited December 17, 2019 by GameRager
Posted December 18, 2019
You'd be surprised by the topic of conversations that come up when two or three of you are smoking a joint (or two, or three...) lol

drinking water from a washing machine is mild stuff compared to some of them I've been involved in.

It kinda goes like this.....

We're down in a basement with no kitchen, bathroom or running water of any kind except into the washing machine. And playing computer games and partaking in a little weed when someone says

"I'm thirsty, but dayem I don't feel like going upstairs." And from there conversation jumps and continues... until finally the thirsty one goes upstairs and gets something to drink.
Post edited December 18, 2019 by OldFatGuy
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