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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by vunderba on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:16PM (#40782188)
It's somewhat of a grey area but if you can get your hands on the IoT version of Windows 10 LTSC - the supported lifecycle end date is all the way until 2032.

I have a dual-boot mid-tower running EndeavourOS (Arch Linux flavor) and the non-IoT version of Win 10 LTSC (support ends in 2027) with strict group policies around disabling of telemetry that's been humming along for several years now.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/rel...

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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by chx on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:18PM (#40782211)
Disabling telemetry is easy with O&O shutup, I have been using that.
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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by vunderba on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:32PM (#40782335)
That's the kind of thing where I prefer to manage the services/group policies manually or at least run something open-source:

https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil

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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by ranger_danger on Monday June 24, 2024 @09:47PM (#40783436)
Why would you use a proprietary program to do that?
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