Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by malfist on Monday November 17, 2025 @10:28PM (#45961085)

Why does that matter? I should be allowed to explicitly chose the risks I want to take. Not microsoft. Especially not for microsoft to decide, no matter what I'm doing, or what I have open and unsaved on my computer, now is the time they think my risk is too great and tuesday has passed, so reboot reboot reboot.

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Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by rocqua on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @04:16AM (#45963020)

The automatic reboot has made the world a better place, because too many people were incredibly bad at making this risk tradeoff.

It might still be bad thing for taking away agency. But it was also a massive improvement to society.

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Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by malfist on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @08:15AM (#45965346)

That's quiet a bit of stretch to equate forced update reboots to massive societal benefits

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Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by rocqua on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @06:50PM (#45973866)

The point was about security updates. Without forced upgrades the whole ransomware thing would have been so much worse as just a singular example.

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Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by ikr678 on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @05:07PM (#45972882)

I think it wasnt just reboot inconvenience, I feel like there was a period of time where some software updates would break or make your software experience worse.

I have vague memories as a teenager of running older versions of MSN messenger in compatability mode because after a certain version it was full of ads.

Android phone software is also very good at this now, I still hestate to update my pixel because each update somehow makes my phone worse to use.

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Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by realo on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @04:40AM (#45963129)

Well... this is similar to COVID. As long as your computer is disconnected from any network, yes you should be able to do whatever you want and decide. But as soon as your computer can be a danger for others, then your risk taking decisions can harm others, and then what?

Masks during covid were a matter of public health.

Regular updates are also a similar matter.

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Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by squigz on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @05:05AM (#45963278)

It's truly absurd to compare "my computer might be hacked and used by baddies" to "I don't want to wear a mask during a pandemic"

It's not a comparison that bears a response.

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Re:Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with acc... by Krssst on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @09:18AM (#45966350)

Masks were necessary to save lives at a stage where risks were unknown and pressure on health systems was high.

Missing Windows updates does not kill anyone.

Plus, installing Windows updates may cause high frustration because "feature" updates are mixed with them and may alter the OS behavior in unexpected and undesired ways. If Microsoft cares so much about security, they should allow people to stay on fixed Windows stable versions that only get security updates without pestering them. Basically, sell LTSC to normal people.

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