alt Hacker News> Some Windows Insiders will see a refreshed SCOOBE screen (Second Chance Out of Box Experience)
Glad they have such a cute acronym that, when unwrapped, still doesn't reveal what it truly is (trying to trick you into enabling Microsoft services every time your PC updates)
I have already told my expensive PC 1000 times that I don't want to use Edge or OneDrive. It continues to harass me about it during general use (random pop-ups to enable OneDrive have the option to remind me in a week or a month, no "leave me alone, stop asking"), and every update too needs to try and trick me into opting in. There's absolutely no end to which Microsoft isn't willing to tastelessly abuse their lock-in.
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My grandma nearly fell for one of those. Luckily her card refused it for one reason or another, but we could have easily not known about it for months of paying for Office for no reason.
What's infuriating is that I wouldn't mind this process at all if they just made it something you can run by hand. I wouldn't even care if it added a highlight in the start menu to point it out. But constantly re-asking for things I've repeatedly declined is the very definition of harrassment.
Is there a registry setting that disables SCOOBE completely? If not, maybe a service that hard-kills it if it ever detects it runnning?
Wow it's so lame. "SCOOBE". Just to shove Edge et al in your face.
> This redesigned screen is meant to be more intuitive and streamlined, allowing you to choose the recommended settings you want for your PC without having to navigate through multiple setup screens.
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bah.
> trying to trick you into enabling Microsoft services
Consider that “lucky” e.g. Apple re-enables Siri/Apple Intelligence every now and then without even asking.