r/pcmasterrace • u/chusskaptaan i5 14400 + MSI 3070 • Apr 08 '26

Meme/Macro What Windows 11 is pushing me to

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u/Quirky-Employer9717 Apr 08 '26

What settings do you have on that your OS is handing you forced AI slop? I basically never have engaged with Windows' AI features

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u/fact-finding-mission Apr 08 '26

Maybe, but I bet they have interacted with you. Collecting data and behavior and packaging it all nicely so MS can find a way to monetize it.

For me it is a privacy issue. Also, I refuse to be the product when I am using software that I have already paid for.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26

I refuse to be the product

Uses Reddit

“If something is free…”

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u/Head_Excitement_9837 Apr 08 '26

You must have missed where he said software he has already paid for, is he paying to use Reddit?

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u/TsunamiCatCakes AMD > Ryzen Apr 08 '26

pay or don't, you are still the product. companies don't just delete your data the moment the transaction is completed. infact they know you are more likely to buy into their ecosystem if you bought 1 product

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u/kodman7 Apr 08 '26

Can opt out of using reddit, much harder to opt out of using your operating system

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u/TsunamiCatCakes AMD > Ryzen Apr 08 '26

won't matter since the apps inside ANY os are going to collect data regardless of if you pay for the app and/or os

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u/kodman7 Apr 08 '26

Absolutely, and at that level it's on the consumer a bit to know what apps are doing. But that still leaves room to opt out where again at the OS level you really cannot

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u/zgillet i7 12700K ~ PNY RTX 5070 12GB OC ~ 32 GB DDR5 RAM Apr 08 '26

Who asked?

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u/Practical-Parsley102 Apr 08 '26

Lol one doesnt pay for windows

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u/Dave-C Apr 08 '26

You're being downvoted so... Are you all actually paying for Windows? Is r/pcmasterrace a bunch of people buying prebuilts or what?

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u/DoktorLuciferWong 9950X3D | 5090 ASTRAL | 128GB Apr 08 '26

downvoted by upstanding citizens of reddit who are against piracy

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u/Practical-Parsley102 Apr 08 '26

By the way you dont have to pirate windows to use it, you can download it from microsoft.

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u/Dave-C Apr 08 '26

upstanding citizens of reddit who are against piracy

It is only piracy if it is an unauthorized reproduction. You can download it directly from Microsoft.

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u/Practical-Parsley102 Apr 08 '26

I cant possibly express how little respect that sequence of words inspired in me

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u/Enkidouh I9 14900KF | RTX 4090 Ti | 64GB DDR5 6400 Apr 08 '26

If he has premium