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Microsoft starts bundling Windows 11 with its 'PC optimizer' app in some regions (www.neowin.net)

submitted 6 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing.

However, Microsoft's PC Manager has already raised quite a few eyebrows when customers caught it recommending some questionable optimizing techniques, injecting affiliate links, and shamelessly claiming your PC needs repair if Bing is not set as the default search engine. Yikes.

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[–] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world -5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Something MS should've done decades ago. Why should the user have to clean up and optimize their PC? It only needs that because your OS is dirty and inefficient, so it should be on you to fix it.

Same argument for AVs being built-in. If it's unsafe to use your OS on the internet that's a failing on your part and you should see to it that doesn't happen.

[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 26 points 6 months ago

I agree with the philosophy, but not with the approach.

If you own/make the OS, and you know that the registry can get orphan entries which slow down the system, don't wait for the user to open an "optimisation app" to clean that up. Just make sure the registry is cleaned transparently and in the background.

This seems to me like a tactic to get less tech-savvy people to accidentally set Edge as their browser and ensure their Ads and Microsoft's tracking is working as the mothership mandates. Worst part is we have evidence to think I'm not being the slightest bit cynical here...

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