Go straight to sell! Windows secondchance setup hawks Microsoft services at ITs expense
News Source : Theregister.com
News Summary
- Windows 11's Second Chance Out of Box Experience (SCOOBE) is a deeply deceptive and unethical attempt on Microsoft’s part to con you into buying more monthly services or using settings Redmond wants you to have.
- SCOOBE can launch months or even years after you’ve first set up your PC and you can get it multiple times.
- It's not clear what effect this has - in our recent test, it did not change the default browser from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge, but your mileage may vary.
opinion Youve had your laptop for months, and youve always made sure it installed Microsoft updates. Then one day you boot up, and Windows 11 greets you with a confusing message Youre almost done se [+8331 chars]
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