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Thanks very much for the research Peter. I know you’re a thoughtful, well-intentioned researcher. I don’t trust Microsoft on this topic. And it’s unlikely I ever would.

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Nibbled To Death By Ducks wrote:

it all reminds me of a scene in the cult movie “The President’s Analyst”

Agreed. Although I never saw that movie. One can also benefit from looking into “predictive programming” practices in entertainment. And also, I have known a few adroit people who were intimately involved in the Stargate projects.

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kandb wrote:

I’ll attempt to hold on to Win10 for as long as

0Patch, maybe?

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In October-ish 2023 I found a way to disable the ‘required’, automatic Windows 11 Microsoft account connection to the cloud. Anyways I’ll have to go fish out where I found that, and again cornfigure it when Lenovo sends back my warranty repaired box in the New Year.

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So, which car manufacturers don’t report that sort of ‘black box’ data? And what makes anyone think the NHTSA doesn’t misuse those data?

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And the US is not, and has never done that? Hah! These nations – even the US – hire each other do to their dirty deeds.

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Interesting, that. In addition to client-machine based software firewalls, I’ve been using a TP-Link Omada wired firewall router for a couple of years. In addition, I would trust exactly nothing the US government does at ‘face value’. “We’re from the government, and we’re here to help” is oxymoronic hyperbole.

The Warner Bros. cartoon character, Foghorn Leghorn came to mind. His stentorian style of speaking was (in the 1990s) said to be patterned after a US senator of that era. But here’s a ‘newer’ article which seems closer to the truth, by Jerry Beck. Once-upon-a-time my (then) wife and I knew and worked with people who included Mr. Beck, Chuck Jones, Linda Jones, Noel Blanc (Mel’s son), and Ruth Clampett (Bob’s daughter).

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RetiredGeek wrote:

If it’s a single drive system you’re good to go.

Perfect. Thank you! That’s what I thought but it’s been long enough that I had to do this that I wasn’t sure that Microsoft hadn’t changed anything.

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RetiredGeek wrote:

I’d suggest Doing an Over-the-Top install

So far, your option makes the most sense because it’s mostly automated and there’s less baby-sitting involved. If I “keep nothing” will the reinstall wipe and replace all partitions? That’s what I’d want.

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You didn’t give much info about it. But, guessing from what you provided (I run two ViewSonic monitors on 11) ~ I use the Windows Display settings to configure what you’re wanting. And I also use the iRotate app because both of my monitors can pivot. iRotate has Tray icons showing both monitors.

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Paul T wrote:

To do that you need to

Thanks. But it seems like reinstalling the OS and nuking the existing partitions would be simpler for me.

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Evit wrote:

Cryptoschredding is the

Lenovo wants Bitlocker “Off” before they get it. That’s one reason why I want to wipe it / maybe reinstall the OS on the one and only existing drive before they get it.

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Paul T wrote:

As it’s an SSD you only need to delete files and run the garbage collection routine (TRIM).

The original 2 TB SSD still has Lenovo’s original *but corrupted* OS. Plus all my private data files. My porpoise in considering just wiping the drive was to delete all my private data. But since the new OS will reside on a separate, dedicated drive, I wonder if it just might be faster to somehow wipe the drive rather than selectively removing all my private data.

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Alex5723 wrote:

Lenovo can’t repair a laptop without an OS which should be the original Lenovo installed.

Why it that, please? Also, I’ve never opened up the inside of the computer and all the hardware exists in the same configuration as it was delivered to me.

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What could possibly go wrong ~ when the world’s largest computing hegemony wants to control and surveil your devices without you either wanting that or knowing that? Does absolute power corrupt absolutely? Who is who’s pocket here? Is Microsoft in our pockets? Or are we in its pocket?

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