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Microsoft confirms it accidentally installed new OneDrive app on Windows 11 PCs, and there's no easy way to remove it yet

www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/09/microsoft-confirms-it-accidentally-installed-new-onedrive-app-on-windows-11-pcs-and-theres-no-easy-way-to-remove-it-yet/
Windows LatestMicrosoft confirms it accidentally installed new OneDrive app on Windows 11 PCs, and there's no easy way to remove it yetMicrosoft told Windows Latest that it accidentally shipped the AI-powered OneDrive Photos app on Windows 11 more broadly than it should have.
El_Scapacabra@El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip

Replying to @⁨henfredemars@infosec.pub⁩

Yeah, I removed OneDrive at least twice and they “accidentally” reinstalled and reactivated it on two updates.

The second time I found out about it because I got a warning that they had uploaded too many of my files against my consent, my allotted cloud storage was full, and if I wanted access to my files I had to pay up.

I removed it again, then there was another update. Guess whose files “accidentally” got held for ransom again?

Now I’m on Linux.