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  • Using Windows 10 without trusting Micro$oft??

    From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jan 17 23:38:55 2026

    Is it possible to use Windows 10 without trusting Micro$oft? :)

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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Sun Jan 18 00:09:47 2026
    On 17/1/2026 11:51 pm, Maria Sophia wrote:

    I don't think any of can use Windows 10 without trusting Microsoft at least
    a little, where both Paul (as I recall) and I tried to stop Microsoft from updating every month when they first started doing that years ago, but I
    not only gave up, but I started welcoming the updates & security patches.

    I have a bad idea: separate online and offline activities using 2
    different installations of Windows 10.

    For online activities, keep using the latest and "greatest" as
    recommended or commanded by Micro$oft.

    For offline activities, stay with the first release of Windows 10
    (1509?) but with all network connections destroyed or disabled.

    The two installations do NOT see nor interact with each other, other
    sharing files over a common data partition. All C:\users\ directories
    are NOT used.



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    / v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
    /( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
    ^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw

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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Sun Jan 18 00:12:40 2026
    On 18/1/2026 12:09 am, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

    I have a bad idea: separate online and offline activities using 2
    different installations of Windows 10.

    For online activities, keep using the latest and "greatest" as
    recommended or commanded by Micro$oft.

    For offline activities, stay with the first release of Windows 10
    (1509?) but with all network connections destroyed or disabled.

    The two installations do NOT see nor interact with each other, other
    sharing files over a common data partition. All C:\users\ directories
    are NOT used.

    Your data is in the offline Win-10. The online Win-10 is NOT allowed to
    see it.

    --
    @~@ Simplicity is Beauty! Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch!
    / v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
    /( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
    ^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Mark Lloyd@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jan 17 19:45:37 2026
    On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:09:47 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

    ]snip]

    For offline activities, stay with the first release of Windows 10
    (1509?) but with all network connections destroyed or disabled.

    IIRC, 1507. It included the first version of (non-Chromium) Edge, Which I usually call IE12.

    [snip]

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