The Most ANNOYING Windows Feature

[@tylerguy12]

"Hold on, let me restart my pc real quick..."
*Installing Update: 1 of 6000*

[@FixerRC]

*”sorry your 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999petabyte ssd ran out of storage delete system32?”*

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

And then u can’t turn off ur PC cuz if u do, you’ll fuck up the OS

[@epiktech1520]

In : broke minutes

[@leyendasr]

At 99.9% when 599 of 600 Updates are Installed
Failed To configure Windows Update reverting all changes
Do not turn off you Computer

[@micah8373]

Lol i had 1 of 57 updates and I just turned my computer off

[@Ryan3]

Would you like to run this program?
Developer: Microsoft
You made the program! It better be safe!

[@sethadkins546]

It does this because if malware places itself into the same directory as the program you are trying to run, it may run that as well.

[@ChaseBMX]

@@sethadkins546 yeah plus it's saved my ass from doing something I didn't mean to do more than I'd like to admit, even though that's probably not why it's there.

[@bamahama707]

Guess what, it's NOT.

[@larswadefalk6423]

@@sethadkins546 and how are you thinking that any user would actually know if it has a malware or not? It really doesn't help anything at all.

[@Spoudey]

That must be a @Computer Clan reference

[@potat0424]

You need administrator permission to access
I AM THE ADMINISTRATOR

[@BansheeResearch]

When they had the run as system exploit...
You need to be a service to run as system.
Me: I am the system.

[@maidstone1982]

same here

[@Luminousplayer]

windows: you are the admin...but you arent... understand me?

[@Chibibowa]

Windows NT/Authority System steps in...
( the
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account has the highest privileges on the local computer.)

[@Karv3r]

I AM THE SENATE

[@lloyd26]

Meanwhile, Windows be like:
*Did you mean to switch apps?*
*Settings is trying to open Settings.*

[@Starpaintbrush]

Yeah

[@dailinquent652]

Yes

[@marcbensen8963]

Totally

[@superNova5837]

Yep makes sense to me

[@Barnacules]

Another really cool feature of UAC is that it opens the dialog on a secure desktop that isn't a part of the logged in user station meaning that if a program attempts to simulate mouse or keyboard IO with Windows Messages or even absolute positioning of the mouse cursor it won't be able to activate the button to authorize itself. If you turn the UAC settings down a notch 1 up from the bottom then the UAC dialog will spawn on the logged in users Windows Station and you could technically script the acceptance of the dialog which is why you really don't want to screw with the settings.
The Mo you Know 👍 #TechTip

[@cpthuggyface2011]

oh shit, I used to turn it down a notch because I thought it was annoying to lock my screen to type in my admin password. Of course now I leave it stock.

[@xAddi01x]

That's actually the most annoying part of it, if you want to control your desktop in VR.

[@tjsh02]

Only emulated USB Keyboards could do this (like a rubber ducky), but theres a fix too. In the registry theres something you can change (dont ask me where) and it will prompt the admin password everytime, even if youre logged in as an admin, which is annoying, but can help when pluggin in random usb sticks :D

[@noredine]

Your name checks out. and thanks for the TIL

[@jacobmccloskey171]

That's actually really fucking helpful, thanks man

[@LeBeautiful]

nah the most annoying feature is
*Windows update scheduled to update, **_would you like to do it right now?_*

[@Nexus9118]

*Windows update scheduled to update, YOU WILL DO IT RIGHT NOW.
Though I understand Microsoft's reasoning but it's still annoying.

[@Barnacules]

#FunFact - If you have Windows 10 Pro edition you can set a group policy for "Allow Automatic Updates" to "disabled" and it will ask you to download and install updates before doing it. If you're on the HOME version or want a broader way to stop most of the updates (the big ones that require reboots) just set your ethernet connection as "Metered Connection" in the control panel (this was added in 1809 for wired connections). That will also prevent all that preloaded garbage from the Windows Store like Candy Crush from getting on your box. I'll be doing a video on this soon.

[@Stargazer1312]

@@Barnacules Any idea why it always asks me to restart so it can update but it doesn't update unless I reboot from that exact dialog box?

[@fafski1199]

Or you need go somewhere in a hurry, but can't shut down your damn PC, because Windows 10 has decided it's great time, for an update. (and then once your'e back, spends another 5 minutes, updating the system, at bootup).......Oh! and that useless bloatware, called 'Cortana'

[@gaatjeniksan3068]

@@Barnacules Interesting so when you disable it you get notified? I didn't know that. Those forced updates have been bugging the crap out of me for years now. I'm still going to switch to Linux when I get more CPU cores though but I'll still need Windows in a VM for gaming.

[@anzival1192]

my first pc had vista, i member those widgets, actually thought at that time, they were pretty cool :D

[@santinolautarodelgadobarri5813]

Windows 7 actually has them, but windows 8 said fuck you and threw em out the window
*Sad flute*

[@arnox4554]

@@santinolautarodelgadobarri5813 Widgets were removed in 8 because Microsoft found they had a huge security hole. I don't think they ever said what it actually was though.

[@turandorf]

I always thought they were super resource hogs. Were they?

[@SolidSonicTH]

Back in Vista this really screwed people up at the time. My computer science course kept having issues with DevCPP not being able to save code because of being in Program Files. In hindsight you just needed to run it as an admin and it’d be fine.

[@arko612]

But now you've got Rainmeter which is much better.

[@notsu]

Me: turns on pc
PC: boots up
Also PC: *_WINDOWS NEEDS YOUR PERMISSION TO CONTINUE_*

[@phamnguyenductin]

that's something called logon screen, which is present in virtually all OSes.

[@tjl2836]

@@phamnguyenductin it's a joke

[@aadisahni]

@@phamnguyenductin A login screen, pfff, I only type my password in MS Dos

[@leonysprice1150]

windows: excuse me, are you sure you want to run windows?

[@snxw69420]

@@phamnguyenductin bruh

[@atro4280]

This doesn't happen on my copy of Soulja Windows 10

[@caramale2084]

It also doesn’t happen on my Samsung Fridge or potato

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

I see Soulja Boy decided to expand his bootleg gaming business into PC Gaming, ballin'.

[@neonicplays]

Isn’t it the SouljaOS 4.20?

[@au-7204]

I use communist windows

[@gunjan140]

Lmao

[@justin6409]

Windows 10: Would you like to update now?
User: No later
Windows 10: Okay Updating now!

[@arencorparencorp2189]

nha more like, would you like to update now?
user: no
w10: well... i dont care, updating now

[@yulfine1688]

I Dont get it because I've never had that problem with any windows 10..half the time it doesn't update unless it's a major update and then I still have to manually check updates to make sure it gets everything and then I have to actually click restart now for it to work. I'm fine with that though

[@rpgamezzz270]

I can relate

[@Gramr98]

It's more like
Windows: Hey I see you are playing an online game rn. I'm not going to ask you if u want to update, I'll just shut down this computer without any warnings and install the updates. But what do you want to do? Switch OS?
Me: Actually, yes.
Windows: No wai-

[@Main_Protagonist]

I only had this problem with windows 7...

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

The only time I’ve pressed no, is when I accidentally ran the wrong program

[@deepergodeeper7618]

well thats dum you should never run as admin ever unless you really trust the program

[@JapaneseSoomi]

@@deepergodeeper7618 How is that dumb?

[@deepergodeeper7618]

@@JapaneseSoomi because running as admin give the program "root" or admin level access and if it is malware or virus you are f**ked most malware today you download it your self so agen you should only run as admin if you know and trust the program

[@Minitomate]

Getting a prompt in Windows it's like getting an ad skip button, but instead of waiting 5 or more seconds to finish you can say *YES* to execute the dark magic that behind these programs.
BUT the most annoying thing that doesn't require your approval are those cheeky windows updates that it will blast you when you will least need to happen on a hurry.

[@agarceran]

The problem with UAC constant propmts is that it trains the user to allways click OK by reflex.

[@rtg5881]

@@Regnskov
The terms and condition stuff is actualy not a problem though. If there is anything thats not to be expected in there (or if you couldnt read it on the package of a software you bought) they are not at all legaly relevant.

[@stargirl3352]

"NotVirus.exe needs to.."
"Eh whatever *clicks ok"

[@VNM-xg3ix]

@@stargirl3352 It's not a virus. Viruses are legally required to tell you what they are.

[@My1xT]

@@rtg5881 the question is though whether a url to it might be sufficient because a lot of stuff does that nowadays.

[@rtg5881]

@@My1xT
In europe it wont be, but then barely anything will be sufficient to put anything surprising in.

[@jody.lumbantoruan]

Most annoying Windows feature is *checking for solutions* dialog

[@mahirooyama9424]

I think thats the most useless i just click cancel for those.

[@jjb0894]

Just close the damn program there’s the solution. Lol.

[@thegamecracks1317]

I've noticed that even after I hit cancel on the prompt, I can still see Windows Error Reporting in Task Manager.

[@jamesmnguyen]

I skip that entirely and kill the program in Task Manager. No one has time for that.

[@modderhoop2058]

also the most useless since it never finds a solution, and when it directs you to the windows website it doesn't find anything ether

[@alexray230]

"Don't cut away from"
I don't know what you said next, I was too busy cutting away from

[@bloonsfamily2066]

this video

[@yuyukosfaithfulservant]

*don't cut away*

[@adrianchristopherx]

1:53 I 'member too 😭
Rainmeter: I'll hold your tears

[@dan_loup]

The fun start when the prompt open up, but you actually didn't clicked on any executable.

[@morganrussman]

Like java for instance?

[@dan_loup]

And other malwares as well, yes.

[@jamesmnguyen]

If that happens I power clean my hard drive.

[@larp9454]

i pressure wash my hard drive

[@dev.lockridge]

Larp Denzel I personally prefer a mix of car wash then soapy scrub.

[@cee128d]

The main problem with UAC (and I am in favor of it) is that the very users who need it the most are the ones who don't know enough to be able to use if properly.

[@icedragon769]

The main problem with UAC is Windows' half-baked security model. There is no good reason that a program should need super-user privileges to write to its own installation directory or make a config file for itself in the user home folder.

[@cee128d]

@@icedragon769 Well it's obvious that you don't know enough about security.

[@deleatur]

@cee128d
Well, if they did know enough, that feature would prove unnecessary, so it's useless no matter the way you see it.

[@cee128d]

@@deleatur Then you don't understand why it's there in the first place. Without it a malware, malicious website, ad, etc. could trigger or install malicious software in the background without the user's knowledge. The UAC pops up alerting the user to something happening so they can take the appropriate action making it very useful for even the most knowledgeable user.

[@jameseddolls]

My problem with uac is its tendency to open portals to hell.

[@hydroviperking]

Me: *hits power button on pc*
Windows: yo you sure you wanna shut down?
Me: o sheet no cancel
Windows: bett shutting down now

[@JapaneseSoomi]

Or when you accidentally press restart instead of shut down and it shows "these programs are preventing you from shutting down" and you sigh a relief to only cry in disappointment when it auto shuts them off

[@hozani3875]

@@JapaneseSoomi im usually fast enough to press cancel

[@unkowndude649]

@@hozani3875 yo are you flash? its impossible for mortals.

[@hozani3875]

@@unkowndude649 *oh no, my cover has been blown!*

[@aunyx8072]

4:11 "don't cut away from this video before i tell you about our sponsor"
*OUTSTANDING MOVE!*

[@coolguy284_2]

Time for my 3x speed bookmarklet.

[@TheRangeControl]

UAC is not bad.
What is bad is how USELESSLY non-descript that they are!!!

[@tin2001]

Yes! This poor UI design leads 50% of users to just click the "go" button, and the other 50% to consult their preferred free IT support to ask what to do.
On most Linux distros, and if I recall, MacOS, you have to enter your password at the equivalent prompt.... This subtle difference causes people to stop and read the box for some reason (I guess because it has a place to type something). And since they've stopped to read it, and it wants a password, they tend to be more careful about their answer.

[@fleefie]

This is windows in a nutshell.

[@driboleet]

@@tin2001 UAC window also has a password field if the user is not an administrator AND the administrator account is password-protected. It's not really Windows fault that people tend to run admin accounts unprotected.

[@vnyggi621]

@@driboleet they use windows the way it comes out of the box, which is a admin account. The windows setup even encourages you to let them choose everything for you, and you end up with an admin default acc. On Linux the password prompt is default

[@driboleet]

@@vnyggi621 Fair enough. Though this is really the difference between the default user privileges of a typical linux distro and the windows, it does not have much to do with the prompt or UI itself.
Linux also won't ask your for a password if you're running as root (e.g. in many live environments).
But even password-less UAC popups still have benefits over no protection at all. Applications can't programmatically click the "Allow" button in the UAC window, so it really boils down to the user. If UAC window pops up out of nowhere (nothing was launched), I doubt there are that many people who accept it.

[@Brancliff]

Shouldnt this video be about StickyKeys?

[@yas6757]

Trueee

[@Barnacules]

#FunFact - StickyKeys was invented because chronic masturbation as a result of internet porn leads to keyboards getting jammed and way too many repeated keystrokes.
Okay, that was a lie, I made that up 😈

[@cubedmelons876]

Nah, it should be about Windows Update.

[@exlibrisas]

@@Barnacules Talking from experience, huh?

[@megumin_6548]

I never understood why Sticky keys exist in the first place.

[@SkyenNovaA]

I'd rather have the Vista UAC than Windows 10 intrusive updates

[@gabrielandy9272]

you can delay the updates up to 365 days on the pro version, and over a month on the normal version, i know the ideal solution would be to allow the users to never update and just warn then in case theres a security issue discovered, but they really not like updating when you don't want you have long time to schedule it (not sure how Linux deal when they find a security issue but im pretty sure they don't force peopel to update and if the person don't update its they fault)

[@hippugamer6689]

@@gabrielandy9272 if it is an security update better install it instead of delaying

[@g.ferreira6745]

Win10 has literally the least intrusive update system, remember when win7 forced you to update immediately?

[@dominik8291]

Never had problems with windows 10

[@lucassantossj]

@@g.ferreira6745 Yeah, I remember those popups that had a timer. If you weren't on computer it would update automatically. Never had this problem with 10. And now it even gives an option to restart or shut down without updating.

[@pcb249]

2:51 is an example of me doing homework. "gonna do homework!" "Oh i have a message"

[@armyraw29]

i actually used the cpu and ram usage and weather widget.

[@RangieNZ]

From XP onwards there has been "Task Manager" to monitor overall system (- have it as 'startup' 'minimised' program to run all the time). Also the downloadable "Process Explorer", is great to locate exactly which bit of an program is causing system issues.

[@johnrickard8512]

In some of my first PCs I did the same thing...that all changed with my first workstation PC and I haven't looked back since. I much prefer having task manager on its own monitor.

[@danimadrid5454]

i have widgets installed on my windows 10 its called 8gadget pack

[@arjaydee6379]

Task manager already have those. Double clicking on the left graphs will make it on compact mode. Pretty handy imo

[@tzuyd]

Still use Gadgets to this day. Fuck the haters.

[@adamhooper2476]

I had a virus once that kept wanting to run. It kept prompting the UAC diag box. If you clicked NO it would pop up again immediately. It basically turned UAC into a virus of it's own, locking the PC into a never ending loop.

[@theendofit]

Theres always a window of time no matter how short that little bits of progress towards stoping this can be made. Use that window to bring up comand prompt and slowly find all the parts of virus to stop to kill it. Further runing in safe mode stops most viruses like that.

[@adamhooper2476]

@@theendofit Wish that were the case back then. It literally gave you no time at all. It was instant back in your face. Only choice I had was a hard shutdown. This was back in the vista days mind. Things may have changed with UAC now to prevent that.

[@johnrickard8512]

@@adamhooper2476 My usual solution to those buggers was to mash on startup and fire up safe mode. If that doesn't work, I'd revert to a restore point. I really need to start making those again.

[@LiEnby]

lol yep. i coded something like that once.. if i have to get permission ill force them to give it

[@Geerice]

@William Atamanchuk oh shoot, thanks for reminding me. I normally do that but I forgot to on my new one.

[@ABlankAndrew]

0:35 [BFG Division intensifies]

[@TryHardCentral]

"Microsoft revoked the privilege from apps"
No need to be political Microsoft. Accept everyone.

[@OpTubeShorts]

69 likes

[@OpTubeShorts]

@McChicken 69*

[@TryHardCentral]

@@OpTubeShorts nice

[@OpTubeShorts]

@McChicken you liked noob

[@atemoc]

*Linux user : Hum yeah, I get this prompt every time, and I have to enter my password soooo..*
*LET'S JUST LOG IN AS ROOT, IT'S GOING TO BE FUN*

[@duality4y]

you can give your executables the appropriate permissions though, that way you don't have to become root and don't have to enter your password!

[@atemoc]

@@duality4y I know that, I just wanted to make a lil joke :p

[@duality4y]

@@atemoc Ah yea i went a little wild there :)

[@Barnacules]

You have to be careful @Duality giving another application explicit root permissions since in theory another program or script could find a vulnerability in it and use it as a bootstrapper to run it's own malicious code while not appearing to require any privileges. This actually has happened a billion times on the Windows platform where malware will piggyback on a vulnerability of a service running at System level and use it to execute itself with elevated privileges without ever prompting.

[@TuxPeng]

rm -rf ./ is really fun

[@Barnacules]

I miss gadgets, but they required an HTML rendered desktop which ate a crapload of resources and wasn't friendly to Windows RT so it got the axe.

[@Poshua92]

I miss the paperclip, it was so cute!

[@Raivo_K]

Any truth to MS claims that gadgets were insecure and that's why they discontinued them?

[@azarilh2355]

**Laughs in KDE**

[@Barnacules]

@@Raivo_K Actually, there is a hint of truth to that only because SHDOCVW.DLL which is the HTML rendering engine for Internet Explorer had so many scriptable vulnerabilities and since running that engine on the desktop would mean greater access beyond the scope of a browser to get information (like from WMI, etc) it could theoretically be used for escalation of privilege or malware. Hell, someone could have created a gadget to mine cryptocurrency for them while displaying you a clock and murdering your CPU and GPU. It's a good thing that they went away since they used a feature that exposed the entire desktop to attack.
However, they should bring them back as a stand-alone process that is secure and limits access only to WMI performance counters and then it would be safe and probably a lot more performant with the new GPU rendered desktop stuff that didn't exist in Windows 7 or Vista.

[@AlainCh2.]

I have Gadget in W10... - "8gadget" solved that - :-))

[@markracer3281]

More like the Union Aerospace Corporation monitoring your system... Windows a.k.a. D.O.O.M. Welcome to Mars!

[@qweriop]

*E1M1 INTENSIFIES*

[@quinnwatson951]

I knew I wasn't the only one who thought that 😂

[@quincho6949]

BFG division intensifies

[@TinyDeskEngineer]

I recently installed Visual Studio on my computer, and this message popped up.
It even recognized that Microsoft had published it. The very same company that made the _operating system_ I was using.

[@AcESupersonic]

Malware can impersonate Microsoft

[@mix3k818]

The Paperclip is still better than Cortana.

[@zachwax22]

Call him clippy you uncultured swine

[@mix3k818]

initial dAB no u

[@Mario583a]

Cillpy is actually born as Clippit.

[@GugsGunny]

Not by a longshot. The most annoying is FOCUS STEALING.

[@briansammond7801]

Yes.

[@ezg8448]

Which UAC does do indirectly as well.

[@chiyolate]

I agree, focus stealing should be banned from windows!

[@GugsGunny]

@@ezg8448 Yes, but mostly when launching apps. Business devs always use this "feature" in their apps, so if you work with multiple apps and one of them steals focus whenever it finishes a background task and you're still working on another one...

[@nathangamble125]

Sometimes I wish Amiga had become dominant instead of the PC because of this.

[@SonicEclipse456]

Windows 10 be like:
*installing update 1 of 69420*

[@aretard7995]

*one year later*
*installing update 1 of 69420*

[@GreenDimka1]

Actually no

[@MP-tz2yn]

@@GreenDimka1 burger

[@GreenDimka1]

@@MP-tz2ynburger?

[@IkeFoxbrush]

It's not always that bad - I have seen Windows 10 update on one PC get to a whooping 800%! However it took several hours and it never finished, someone had to finally pull the plug on that PC to take it out of its misery...

[@friskylime]

The UAC is annoying, but it's absolutely necessary. It's definitely saved me a couple times. There's supposedly a way you can set a whitelist for certain programs using the task scheduler, but I didn't bother. The default setting is perfectly adequate, and it's something you just have to deal with. xP It's definitely better safe than sorry. I've done it for so long now I'm just use to it always asking.

[@My1xT]

Also in Linux this feature also exists but MUCH less easy than in windows. Sudo usually requires you to enter your password before giving away Admin rights.

[@deleatur]

At least it's much lesser intrusive. It happens when you require it, not every time just because.

[@xplinux22]

And unlike in Windows, user and file permissions in Linux and other Unix-likes are much more fine-grained and lightweight, and it's a fundamental part of the core design of the operating system. The ability for any file to execute code is determined by its filesystem permissions, not its file extension, meaning it can always be explicitly disabled on a case-by-case basis if you're working with files you're unsure about. Hierarchical groups clearly delineate what file paths each user can access (or even view), what kinds of applications they can execute, and even what other users they are allowed to switch to. Don't forget that you can use `su -c` to easily kick off an individual application as another _slightly higher_ privileged user and not always the administrator, like Windows forces you to with UAC. Finally, applications that have been granted limited privileges with `sudo` or PolicyKit can have their privileges forcibly dropped or demoted by a user if they notice an application is wreaking havoc on their personal account or the system itself.

[@My1xT]

@@xplinux22 are they? I mean iirc you only have 3 'entities' the owning user, the owning group and everyone else
And for each only 3 types of interactions to permit or deny. Read, write, execute.
While windows has a whole list of permissions including stuff like who can change the permissions or whatever and also does that for each and every user.

[@xplinux22]

@@My1xT Yes, are indeed the ones built into the core POSIX specification at the operating system level. Modern Unix-like filesystems like ext4, ZFS, BTRFS, and such support far more options, like sticky bits and complicated ACLs and such, of course, just like Windows does. My point is that the core of these security features are fine-grained and were woven deep into the kernel itself, rather than sitting largely in user space as on Windows. Personally, I find this runtime security design to be more useful than the coarse, binary levels of security in Windows when launching applications ("run as current user" or "run as admin," without the ability to slightly escalate or even de-escalate privileges as needed).

[@xplinux22]

@@deleatur You know you can configure _sudo_ to cache your password for as long as you want, right? It doesn't have to be entered every single time. And in the case of PolicyKit, it even shows a graphical tray icon that you can click on to revoke the permissions for a particular program, even while it's still running.

[@DaSharkCraftMC]

It's amazing how many people hear the "You should NOT disable it" and go ahead and do it anyway.

[@TravisTLK]

If I don't see viruses or malware running in Windows or in my task manager, I don't have viruses or malware. 🤪

[@oceanman207]

nah the most annoying thing is when your parents make you use a local account without admin privileges, so when you want to run certain apps or install an app, you need admin password.

[@Glasyara]

UAC actually helps a lot when i accidentaly click a game i have in my toolbar, so instead of having to wait my trash ass pc load the game before i start spamming alt f4, i can just click no

[@dongurudebro4579]

Widgets were actually pretty awesome, especially if you used custom ones! :)

[@shayan-gg]

Ever heard of Rainmeter?

[@dongurudebro4579]

@@shayan-gg yeah its great too!

[@ParasiteQueen1]

@@shayan-gg Used it all the time!

[@tzuyd]

Still use Gadgets to this day. Fuck the haters.

[@haffexo]

Still using gadgets on my Windows 7 - HwMonitor that displays most important info about current state of my hardware :)
i.imgur.com/sxfa4WI.png

[@meligarcia]

Always remember Widgets
2007-2012
RIP

[@nem64]

Still have them on my glorious KDE Desktop

[@abdulmasaiev9024]

1:57 "The most obvious benefit of UAC is that if a malicious program tries to mess with your system, you'll get a popup before it can make any changes, a popup you'll be trained to just click 'yes' on by reflex, so it'll be your fault when those changes happen"

[@akallio9000]

I've read that the UAC thing was to discourage developers from taking the easy way out and going for administrative privileges when it was unnecessary.

[@The_Nerd_King]

*"Looks like your hosting a video, would you like some help?"*

[@cheshirefoxxx]

lmg is the new clippy

[@Draven.G]

Most annoying feature? Windows Update service (svchost or something) taking up to 1.3 gb RAM.

[@Butterscott_NJ]

Seriously. My laptop was downloading a Windows 10 build update in class the other day and it ate a gig and a half of RAM, and 100% of the CPU. My ultrabook sounded like a train

[@edwardhett4381]

microsoft call's it feature we call it malware!

[@CaveyMoth]

Windows AntiMalware Executable

[@TheXextreem]

wow 1.3gb ram imaging that you have 128gb ram? I do and its way more than that its 10gb atleast. The more ram the more it use svchost (ram) to speed up your windows.. 1 google search had give you the answer already. You can however reduce it to turn off some systems but this will decrease performance and don't worry your svchost will go to disk load if needing so the actual ram is open for your application or games.
*the more you know.

[@fhddhdhk9319]

I think this is BS

[@bonciutalentadv7599]

The UAC:
Weaponizing demons for a better tommorow

[@Alexander-us7og]

I don’t get the joke

[@bonciutalentadv7599]

@@Alexander-us7og The program is named UAC, and in the game Doom, the UAC's motto is "Weaponizing demons for a better tommorow". The annoying program is, metaphorically, a demon, because of it's annoyance, and the UAC is Microsoft

[@drescherjm]

To me the most annoying feature is when I go to safely remove a USB stick and it tells me that the stick is in use and can't be removed now but won't tell me what application is using it or help me in any way to resolve the problem. For whatever reason this happens to me almost all the time on every PC that I use (dozens as I am a programmer and network admin). I rarely get the box saying its safe to remove and its not that I have a file open on the stick that is never the case. Depending on my level of frustration I either retry the removal or just pull the stick out because I am removing because I have to go somewhere.

[@snaj9989]

The most annoying thing in Windows is: When you click a program and it doesn't do anything so you click it multiple more times than thousand pages open in same time.

[@bepbep7418]

That's just called being impatient.... 56k taught me alot of things being patient was one of them.

[@jamesmnguyen]

@@bepbep7418 I've become patient with computers ever since I understood what they do everytime you run something.

[@bradleypariah]

1:51 - I don't have to "remember" widgets. I run Kubuntu and I still have them. :)

[@fleefie]

Ayyyyyyy !
i use Arch btw

[@rutherfordhayes7790]

openSUSE here

[@Insanitation420]

Everyone who has a Android phone has them... Do you have a point or did you just have to announce to everyone you run Kubuntu like some kind of Vegan?

[@Kamel419]

linux mint, checking in :)

[@Kamel419]

@@Insanitation420 merely flexing about how much better linux is than windows

[@drayko-okamidirewytch5542]

I remember suggesting this feature to a MS tech back in win XP while I was on the phone getting my OS authorized after a mobo upgrade and something like 2 months later the program access control was added in an update I got on XP. Great feature and I bet its slowed alot of viruses since its implementation.

[@vinson3725]

YOU suggested it??
You saved us all.

[@drayko-okamidirewytch5542]

@@vinson3725 yes but i doubt i was the only one suggesting it

[@vinson3725]

@@drayko-okamidirewytch5542 ok

[@berkkarsi]

1:50 I love it when Linus does those things 😂

[@MourningdovePlayerh412YT]

u mean linux

[@berkkarsi]

@@MourningdovePlayerh412YT His name is Linus. He has a channel named Linus Tech Tips. Linux is an operating system.

[@OrangeC7]

Huh, I've always wondered what "UAC Virtualization" meant in the task manager. Interesting!

[@rabbytca]

No the most annoying aspect is that Windows does not store and recall that you have said YES to that work related software every workday for the past 2 years.

[@rabbytca]

@@OverbiteGames That security is not very ingenious or useful if all it ever does is pass the buck to me every day to decide whether or not my work related program has or has not be altered. The system programs have much better resources, time and access, along with hundreds of more intelligent minds behind it than me to discern whether of not my drafting software is about to do something nefarious because it has administrator permissions.

[@ValentinoNicko]

UAc is actually important. I remember back in XP days, non-IT users around me got hit by viruses more frequently .
it is annoying, but it's almost equivalent to linux asking password for every sudo / program install, but in more user-friendly manner

[@LooperEpic]

I used to be a non IT user, and literally didn't even know what a CPU was but I knew my way around computers. Others were suffering from unknowingly downloading viruses. Kinda makes me angry. I grew up with Windows Vista and then Windows 10, and I love them both.

[@ThatSilentGuy]

When I got back home in my last vacation I was shocked to find my father get his colleagues installed a pirated Windows 7 on my family PC, in which log-in as Administrator was set as default so no UAC will pop up even if the UAC dialogue window was *not* disabled. Plus the system update was disabled by default.

[@vadnegru]

updates caused 90% CPU utilisation and high ram usages on pirated 7. Maybe this is some kind of kill switch.

[@Tomago9387]

At the beginning i thought they were actually starting to do dark mode videos that everyone asks for, but nope.

[@suborgtfo.4433]

_Most Annoying Windows feature_
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_Updates take forever_

[@CaveyMoth]

I fear that updates will never finish

[@Sam-xn2ie]

And sometimes they crash your programs 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@romainsavioz5466]

Or forced reboot

[@i_critique_your_vanity7216]

Dang you guys never had to deal with windows prior to 7 did you?

[@romainsavioz5466]

@@i_critique_your_vanity7216 why ?

[@NoneRain_]

This is actually an awesome tip for general users. A lot of ppl love to disable UAC ...

[@_DannyNewton]

Linus: Isn’t it soooo annoying
Also Linus: Don’t stop it

[@minelelol13244]

yeah do you want virus or a rat program?

[@Karv3r]

​@@minelelol13244 How often do you get UAC prompts asking you whether or not you want to run a virus, exactly?

[@IkeFoxbrush]

I wonder why he didn't recommend to use an administrator account to set up a new PC, then you don't get the UAC confirmation dialogs when installing software and drivers. I mean, that's what administrator accounts are for, after all?

[@mizuki4002]

@@Karv3r I don't know how often it normally is, but I know that you only need to let one slip past to wreck your whole computer.
And then you will wish you have left UAC on...
It's like buying insurance really
It's annoying
You don't wanna use it cause let's be real you probably don't wanna be crushed under a truck
but if you did get crushed under a truck you would be glad you have it

[@GunnerRA155]

The most annoying windows 'feature' is the 2 control panel entries in the taskbar Desktop toolbar!

[@cyangalaxy]

i just looked if this is true and is it.
what happens when i delete one of them?

[@jnic2003]

who uses toolbars

[@kikkasluca]

Totally agreed!

[@GunnerRA155]

@@kikkasluca I found a fix(ish)
i.imgur.com/b10h5Im.jpg
You make a new folder call it "Desk" (or whatever you want), and bung all the desktop icons in it apart from the second control panel entry. Then r/click on taskbar and click new toolbar, then select the "Desk" folder. Then just use that toolbar instead of the usual desktop one.
Not a fix just a workaround, but it looks better for my minor OCDisms.

[@name-ic3vo]

@@Maxtraxv3 i don't bother anymore looking after it, i just use run and type in control

[@Anton-V]

I have it on max settings, it even promts for the task manager, also run consent.exe to have it ask for privileges for itself

[@jamesmnguyen]

That's hilarious.

[@Azure70]

UAC at Max + SUA(standard usted account)
Doesn't prompt for task manager. So, perhaps consider using it if the prompt bothers you.

[@motazfawzi2504]

1:51
That hitted hard on my nostalgia.

[@apefish2266]

download winaero tweaker it unlocks all the secret features widgets are on there btw

[@mustafajusuf4572]

First thing i imagined when linus said UAC was: "You cant just shoot a haloe into the surface of mars"

[@harpyproductions6771]

now with all the windows update fiasco if people start migrating to linux they better know this feature is important. so important in fact, if you go to linux you see that linux does not just ask if you wanna run it. you are also required to input your password each time

[@dongurudebro4579]

The most annyoing Windows Feature are those Chrases -Blue Screens- !

[@AlexChama]

Don Guru de Bro They can help prevent damage to expensive hardware components.
I'll take the reboot, thanks.

[@dongurudebro4579]

@@AlexChama Yeah i know - i love them too, but it dosent sound as funny if you just say crashes. :)

[@CanaldoZenny]

BSoDs are a import part of Windows. They prevent actual damage to your hardware and system by stopping the OS and the buggy code. They also present useful information to help the user find the location of the crash and why it crashed. Many systems have they own crash/exception handling methot, with similar type of screens. Even videogame consoles have those screens.

[@dongurudebro4579]

@@CanaldoZenny pls read my comment above

[@insanitylol]

Best feature: needing your permission to run programs
It’s good since if you download something you don’t want anymore or feel suspicious just deny it

[@Alaska-mk4ok]

I am glad that windows now had between security. When I tried to down load the C# calculator I made to make sure the download was working properly, Windows auto deleted it saying it is a virus

[@zachb1706]

Windows doesn’t auto delete stuff, it will quarantine it and prompt you to delete it or whitelist it

[@pawanyadav9854]

4:11
That is the time I *cut away*

[@CEKROM]

1:52 Salute to windows widgets =D

[@Cyber_One]

No, the most annoying is *(Not responding)* and the window turning white

[@dallase1]

The most annoying feature of Windows is the one that started in Windows 10 that is the "this App has Been Blocked for Your Protection" and "An administrator has blocked you from running this app. For more information, contact administrator" where it completely prevents you from running a program at all with No option to say Yes I accept the possible risks or run program anyway.

[@rohanathilakasiri280]

If you did a clean installation of windows, disable user account control until you install drivers and software. Re-enable it after you're done.

[@SnowyRVulpix]

Best advice is to leave it disabled and use your own judgement.

[@P1utia]

AussieEevee If you are in 8.1 or 10, There is a Windows SmartScreen that prevent unknown programs from allowing any changes.

[@NoneRain_]

@@SnowyRVulpix i think you didn't get how UAC works... if a process of any kind try to escalate privileges, UAC will show you: "look, this little dude is trying to execute scripts, do u wanna?".
UAC is about giving the judgement TO YOU, and not to whatever is running/trying to start in your machine.

[@sdushdiu]

Why does Windows not automatically create a restore/recovery point prior to ANY system change????

[@TheXr4tz]

Actually does from xp and forth.
Sometimes works some mess up your pc.

[@sdushdiu]

@@TheXr4tz Nope, such prompts DO NOT automatically create restore points

[@sanghamithrans]

UAC: I'm the most annoying feature
Windows 10 Updates: Hold my 🍺

[@robertbutcher222]

What if a UAC message comes up, and you hit yes thinking it’s safe, but it’s not? Will windows stop it, or is hitting yes all it takes to stop or let free a potential virus/malware?

[@VladiSSius]

Check your privilege first.
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Then go install some software.

[@Jonathan.mp4]

I never really had an issue with this lmaooooo never minded it 😂😂

[@shyftrr]

Jonathan Moyetones I know, you just click once that’s it

[@bananya6020]

Personal Testimony: I once had a virus that got on my computer by an infected image file. When I opened it, I had UAC disabled, but my antivirus detected it and asked me "Should you let this app access the network and your file system?". Inadvertently, because I was installing a program at the same time as downloading the infected file, I clicked "yes".
The next day, I was having some strange issues with turning my computer on...
After that, I had to boot from an antivirus software (like the downloadable images you put on your USB stick so you can avoid using your operating system to actually scan and fix issues) and I had to wait literally 10 hours for it to fix everything. TEN HOURS!
So yeah, don't disable UAC.

[@beatprodigy1287]

1:26 my audio legit gliched I went back and it did not do it again lol

[@netiosys4677]

i've turned that off. Simple.
I fear no man... But that thing! (windows update) ...it scares me!

[@gunner75171]

I've been disabling UAC for years, and have never had a problem, but all i run is steam, chrome, and vmware workstation.

[@Playerz714]

Bs games also sometimes all for this

[@qwedschy8285]

Enjoy that crypto miner

[@SnowyRVulpix]

@@citycultivator2101 Don't need it. Computers are perfectly secure if people just use their brains.

[@multiverseone8115]

I had a Windows Vista laptop, and the admin account was non existence, meaning UAC won't let me in. Plus, in safe mode, the administrator account is charged from " ".

[@jsphto]

Malicious file:
"Hey, can I corrupt all these files and software?''
Windows:
''You bet!"

[@macdaniel6029]

UAC - the first thing disabled after a fresh installation...

[@lilkittygirl]

The dumbest thing you can do. Your computer has an irreparable STD

[@macdaniel6029]

@@lilkittygirl Nope. brain.exe is working fine.

[@Locutus494]

@@macdaniel6029 Exactly; don't be a complete tech-illiterate idiot and you won't have a problem. UAC is completely useless and way too intrusive.

[@SnowyRVulpix]

First thing to do on a fresh install is to go into regedit.exe and break autoupdate.
Second thing on a fresh install is disable UAC.
Third thing on a fresh install is install chrome/firefox/opera/etc.

[@Max1996YT]

@@SnowyRVulpix So much for security...

[@Jack-yz6yp]

That sponsor transition would have been so much better with dollar shave club

[@ScottJPowers]

Android does something like this too. The problem with this approach is that most users don't know if the app would need access to what ever it's asking for or not and if you want to program to run, you must say yes. So it's really a useless feature.

[@cloweee__]

Me: plays minecraft
Windows: wANnA tUrn oN sTicKy kEyS????????????

[@Clyde6790pYoutube]

Windows: would you want to run microsoft store
Me: it's safe to run microsoft made it

[@noahpiatt3139]

Hey, I saw that 1602 A.D in there... Such a great game. XD

[@Charlesb88]

As a long time Mac and Linux user (in addition to Windows), I'm used to having the enter an admin password or use the sudo command on the command line to install certain programs or perform certain tasks that only admins should be performing. It was nice to see Windows finally get on board with at leastvarifying certain system changes via UA, even if eskew the admin password part witch means it not quit as safe but still better then before.. I can understand why long time Windows Users would find UAC annoying especially as programs in the Vista days didn't take it into account so you'd get lots of UAC popups. Mac programs, at least from OS X on, never expected users to have full access to system folders the way Windows XP and earlier allowed. So they only made system folder changes if absolutely required. Yes, unless you install an app in your users app folder (over the systemwide app folder) then you'll need an admin password. But installing program doesn't happen that often.
Linux can be much more of a pain in this area but not Linux users are used to it and understand it better vs many Windows users.
My view is that you should stick with UAC because in the default setting on Windows 7 and 10 you don't generally need to enter a password unlike on Mac and Linux. I've gotten used to the UAC on Win 7 and 10 so they are not that big any more. Just one extra click in most cases.

[@ShadowHolder748]

The thing is almost every single virus finds a way around UAC now. It's extremely easy to get around. It would be the equivalent of a virus saying "Hi can i come and infect your system" if it used UAC so I just disable it.

[@RAYDEEY17]

UAC saved me from installing a malware. Thanks windows 👍

[@fv6876]

Can you give more details ? I'm actually really wondering of what UAC can really protect you from.

[@doodachacha8334]

@@fv6876 It acts as a confirmation before actually running the program, that's what he meant, he had a piece of malware that he ran, but thanks to UAC prompting him before actually running it, he realised that it could be malware and clicked no.

[@thecommenter578]

@@fv6876 it gives you details about the so5ft5 and the developer, if that developer is not trusted it will recommend you not to install the software

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I am personally glad, Windows started doing this. Although it didn’t help me when I was downloading a lot. :(

[@darkpixlz]

Uh, You know there's a checkbox at the bottom saying "Don't Show This On This Program"

[@arnox4554]

There is not.

[@mandelbro777]

> speaking of knives
**cuts to unrelated sponsor**
I appreciate the seriousness with which you approach the ancient and most venerable art of the segue :P

[@nikeboy69er]

How dare you disparage my widgets! You have no respect for the dead!
Oh, I miss those widgets.

[@rmpll]

1:54 guess who still uses them xD

[@question4552]

The thumbnail is just a Windows feature just to keep us safe from risky apps.

[@SuperSight]

These videos are honestly so interesting. I’m so happy I found your channel a week or so back when researching CPU. Also, I remember and loved the Windows Vista Gadgets, especially the customisable clocks (or was that Windows 7!) and the 16 tile puzzles.