• stoy@lemmy.zip
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    18 hours ago

    This is why I boycott Logitech, they started pushing the Logitech Download Assistant through Windows Update as soon as you connect a Logitech mouse/keyboard.

    It autoruns not only when it is first installed but on every startup.

    It is rather annoying to try and uninstall it, I don’t get why there has been so little backlash against this…

    Microsoft permitting this is devaluing Windows Update, the driver (.inf) should be installed automatically, any executable file that WU wants to download and run on your computer should just bring up a small Windows notification saying something like this:

    The device you just installed requests to download and run the following program from Windows Update:

    Logitech Download Assistant

    Will you approve or reject this request? Approve/Reject

    It is just terrible that this is permitted

    • DefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nl
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      5 hours ago

      This is why I boycott Logitech

      You should boycott Microsoft instead. As you say, they’re the ones permitting it.

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        4 hours ago

        I would if I could, but I work with Windows and if I migrate to Linux at home, my skills in Windows would dimminish

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            18 minutes ago

            Sigh, why, why do you do feel the need to put other’s down over something as irrelevant as an operating system?

            But since Windows require zero skills, then even you may stand a chance to solve the following tasks that I have had to deal with within Windows.

            1. List all users in the local admin group of all workstations, if a group is part of the local admin group, expand it and list individual users, oh and some users/groups are still on an old domain.
            2. Whitelist a new USB device in GPO.
            3. Make a report of all computers in the organization, get the current system model number, memory, storage space, free storage space, check weather or not the computer is ready for Windows 11, sort the list by department and primary user.
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      16 hours ago

      I never knew about this (using Linux) but when I plugged my mouse onto a friend’s laptop and suddenly a big banner animated onscreen, my heart sank lol. No idea how this works but it was pretty unexpected.

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        6 hours ago

        I try not to be too Linux fanboish these days, but what in the ever loving fuck is that about? Windows sounds like it’s reverted to 90s/early 2000s novelty crap and browser toolbars.

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      16 hours ago

      It sucks because I’ve always liked Logitech hardware. Though I suppose you don’t need to run the software suite (or if you’re on Linux it isn’t an option anyway).

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      13 hours ago

      I had windows update try to brick the BIOS on my Lenovo workstation recently. I can’t believe Microsoft and manufacturers do this kind of shit. Luckily my workstation had dual BIOS so I could recover it. Between that and the fact that lenovo manufacturer locks their processors I would have waited until I could afford a supermicro had I known.

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        6 hours ago

        That shits on Lenovo because I never had an issue with Microsoft updating the UEFI of HP machines of our clients.

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      13 hours ago

      Cannot confirm, I have a g903, paired mouse pad, and their brio webcam. I only have the G Hub, which I installed manually. Maybe they stopped this behavior?