By the time I typed out “how to disable” auto correct guessed “copilot” was the next word. Clever girl.
what is my purpose rule
Submitted 1 year ago by yesman@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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yesman@lemmy.world 1 year ago
mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 year ago
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Despite God mode, you still can’t delete system files. Linux wins again.
clubb@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s a universal settings app that you can launch by naming a file to a verifica specific string
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
IDDQD, if M$ were based
amotio@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I hate this wording choise, that “Turn off windows copilot” - Enabled, actually means that copilot is disabled. Confusing and unintuitive. It should say just “windows Copilot: Enabled/Disabled”. Why is MS like this?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s a boolean operation implementing the rule in question. 0 is no action, 1 is do whatever the action is.
In this case the action is a negative – disable the thing – so it is indeed semantically confusing to anyone who doesn’t have binary brain.
The option for “Disable Windows Consumer Features” (i.e. stop installing Candy Crush and other bullshit in your start menu without your consent) works the same way.
stinerman@midwest.social 1 year ago
This happens at my employer from time to time where the default action is for something to be off. So the option is “Turn off X” with a checkbox next to it.
This is negative logic and is stupid. Turning on an option should enable something. Turning it off should disable it. If the default is that it is off, then give it a positive description “Turn on X” and then default the value to off.
I get really angry about this if you couldn’t tell.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Love how the first response to this question is to hide the icon. I’m guessing this thing is loading at boot and using some resources. If someone wants it disabled, tell them how to disable it not just sit there running all the damn time but you’ve forgotten about it because the icon isn’t there. How to I turn off my beeping smoke alarm copilot? “You have a couple of options, the first would be to place heavy earmuffs over your ears so you no longer hear the beeping.”
rdri@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I did the very same recently and found that the first advice actually stops extra edge processes from running, so I’m good with that.
cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
To my surprise , I started using copilot very often.its continent in work laptop. P.S my personal laptop doesn’t have this shit (Linux) but its really helps when you got to look something up real quick.
eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
have you heard of our lord and savior linux
Maeve@kbin.social 1 year ago
You ought to see the instructions given a couple of months ago for a complete uninstall.
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 year ago
PowerToy ehh? 🤔
Reygle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wait until millions realize they have Windows home and don’t have group policy editor
yesman@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s a good point:
Disable copilot via regedit
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot] “TurnOffWindowsCopilot”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot] “TurnOffWindowsCopilot”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] “HubsSidebarEnabled”=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer] “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer] “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions”=dword:00000001
Reenable copilot via regedit
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot] “TurnOffWindowsCopilot”=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot] “TurnOffWindowsCopilot”=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] “HubsSidebarEnabled”=-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer] “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions”=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer] “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions”=-
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Gotta love Microsoft. “We need this to store either a 0 or a 1. How many bits should we take up, boss?”
32.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Like other options of its ilk, this surely ultimately just sets a flag in the registry someplace, which anyone can do once we figure out what the path to that flag is.
Incidentally, although I have had to do this in a long time, you can move a copy of the Group Policy Management snap-in (gpedit.msc) from a Windows 10 pro/enterprise/whatever machine over to a Win10 Home machine and run it, and it’ll Just Work.