Windows 10: How does Microsoft get away with hijacking people's computers - Part 2?

Discus and support How does Microsoft get away with hijacking people's computers - Part 2? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Rob Green's original heading got the general vibe right, but there's a lot more going on which is far more insidious. Microsoft has been manipulating,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by joespublic, Jan 20, 2025.

  1. How does Microsoft get away with hijacking people's computers - Part 2?


    Rob Green's original heading got the general vibe right, but there's a lot more going on which is far more insidious. Microsoft has been manipulating, deceiving, and outright breaking consumer and competition laws - and is now simply stealing users' data.The following is a list of behaviours which are coercive, misleading, and manipulative, and which range from forced access usage data to explicit access to users files and images under conditions that equate to ransomware.1. Microsoft MS set all Privacy settings by default as OPEN and intrusively as possible - meaning not just your privacy o

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    joespublic, Jan 20, 2025
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  2. Arun B J Win User

    Microsoft Edge Hijacked by yahoo

    Hi,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.


    • What do you mean by Microsoft Edge hijacked by yahoo?

    • What is the exact issue that you’re facing with Microsoft Edge?

    • What are the steps have you tried?

    • Since when are you facing the issue?


    Reply with necessary information so that we can assist you better.

    Thanks and Regards.
     
    Arun B J, Jan 20, 2025
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  3. Browser hijacked by safesurfs.com Malware

    After reading what you went through I would strongly suggest you read the advice of Monkey57 and try his steps. Normally

    Browser hijackers
    don't show this kind of behavior and more could be going on. Normally I don't suggest Resetting your computer but in this case....
     
    Yuri Pustjens, Jan 20, 2025
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  4. How does Microsoft get away with hijacking people's computers - Part 2?

    Jsssssssss, Jan 20, 2025
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