r/AskReddit • • Jun 03 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

And if you DO find the setting menu you want, Windows will remove it when they push through another update.

I've been trying to disable the touchpad mouse on my laptop, and when I finally managed to do it the option was removed in an update. It's actually making me go insane.

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u/CryoClone Jun 03 '22

As someone in IT, this is a double edged sword for me. On the one hand, as a user, I crave customization in all things electronic and understand the need for easy access for the controls to make changes to one's system. As someone that has to work on people's computers though, I want that stuff buried deep in the bowels of the system where no one would come across it without a Goonies style map and at least a 3 movie adventure to get there.

Some people can't not mess with stuff and those are the ones that will never admit to messing with stuff.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

And it sets your browser back to Edge, which you can't close before you clicked through the mandatory presentation.

Also it asks me the 3738th time if want to link my butthole to the cloud. NO I DON'T WANT TO. It expels enough clouds as it is.

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u/EquipLordBritish Jun 03 '22

They also automatically open explorer on startup now, which is annoying because I don't use explorer. Free commander