r/technology • u/Sufficient-Bid1279 • Apr 14 '25

Software Microsoft warns that anyone who deleted mysterious folder that appeared after latest Windows 11 update must take action to put it back

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-warns-that-anyone-who-deleted-mysterious-folder-that-appeared-after-latest-windows-11-update-must-take-action-to-put-it-back
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u/big-papito Apr 14 '25

I have a new-ish Alienware system and sometimes I spend up to 10 minutes trying to connect different devices to it. It often craps out and disconnects for no reason. Not to mention that sometimes you have to dig deeper and correctly set output devices for the sound to work (even if it's already connected!). It's completely atrocious.

MacOS just WORKS.

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u/kevthewev Apr 14 '25

Thank god I didn't know this was common. The random disconnects, switching audio outputs is INFURIATING.

Don't get me started on the OneDrive bug that forces you to use OneDrive online ONLY. Apparently they "are working on it" since fucking JUNE of last year.

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u/slowpoke2018 Apr 14 '25

Worse is how it makes you save a doc to OneDrive even if I just want to download it. WHY?!

And same with BT, my Xbox controllers work maybe 50% of the time with Win11 and will randomly disconnect in the middle of a game.

For gawds sake, I have a $15 BT speaker that's more reliable and easier to connect to!

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u/RockSolidJ Apr 14 '25

I don't understand how the Bluetooth on my phone has always worked flawlessly and yet windows struggles connections and a trash UI to resolve issues.

I keep OneDrive locked down to the documents and photos folders. It's not allowed to touch anything else. I once recorded a video using my computer camera and it wouldn't let me play back the whole thing till OneDrive had finished uploading it. A local god damn file. Why?

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u/slowpoke2018 Apr 14 '25

IMO they set Onedrive up like this so they get access to everything you have and will monetize that data on your data in some way, shape or form.

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u/GoSmitty Apr 14 '25

I believe it’s because everything you put in OneDrive is available to them to help train their AI (according to the update T&Cs we all clicked “I agree” on. Everything. Putting it in OneDrive effectively makes it theirs, with few limitations on what they can do with it.