Windows 10 wallpaper

[Alex955]

So I have just built my new computer and I'm using the free version of windows 10. So I shouldn't be able to personalise my wallpaper. However my wall paper recently changed so that it's the same as my wallpaper on my laptop. Can someone explain this

 

[Math Geek]

you must have a MS account. every pc you log into your MS account will bring those with it. MS does not tell you this but they upload and save all that stuff to their servers.

so despite not being able to change it manually on that pc, your account changed it for you. now you know how to change it. just change it on your laptop and it'll carry over to your pc.

 

[ARICH5]

you must have a MS account. every pc you log into your MS account will bring those with it. MS does not tell you this but they upload and save all that stuff to their servers.

so despite not being able to change it manually on that pc, your account changed it for you. now you know how to change it. just change it on your laptop and it'll carry over to your pc.

really? i didnt know that. i dont know if its that simplified though. so my naked pics of melania trump is on MS's server?

 

[USAFRet]

really? i didnt know that. i dont know if its that simplified though. so my naked pics of melania trump is on MS's server?

Yes.

 

[Math Geek]

i didn't know it either until i logged into a second pc as well. then my entire slideshow of wallpapers appeared!! they uploaded hundreds of pics i use as a wallpaper slideshow!!

 

[BFG-9000]

But they do tell you this, it's right in the EULA. Microsoft collects not only all of your pictures but your documents, emails, web browsing history and and streaming data such as voice chat and puts it into their cloud

we will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders...) In order to provide this computing experience, we collect data about you, your device, and the way you use Windows.)

This was advertised as a feature, because you never know when you may suddenly decide to edit that Word document on your X-Box, or have to suddenly leave home and want to continue web-browsing where you left off on your portable device.

In short, they have explicitly reserved the right to share your private data with just about everyone, and to use it for any reason except for Microsoft targeting ads to you based on the contents. And you agree to be denied legal recourse for disputes and to not even use a lawyer

you and we agree to try for 60 days to resolve it informally. If we can’t, you and we agree to binding individual arbitration... and not to sue in court in front of a judge or jury. Class action lawsuits, class-wide arbitrations, private attorney-general actions, and any other proceeding where someone acts in a representative capacity aren’t allowed

In short, they dare to do what even Google dares not, as the price of using their "free" OS. Is that really surprising for a company that puts ads right in Windows Explorer and the Lock Screen?

 

[Wolfshadw]

If this is the case, then it's just another instance of Microsoft thinking they know what you want better than you do. Man I hate it when companies do crap like that!

-Wolf sends

 

[ARICH5]

so, the OP says they have the free version. im assuming this is the neutered version until they pay for a key? if so then will it still be MS's property after they pay?

 

[USAFRet]

so, the OP says they have the free version. im assuming this is the neutered version until they pay for a key? if so then will it still be MS's property after they pay?

There is no "free version".
It is simply Win 10, unactivated.

Runs (almost) exactly the same as an activated OS. If you use your MS account to log in, it will link your desktop and all those other settings to your other hardware.

Laptop + MS account
Desktop + same MS account
= yes, your funky background shows up on the unactivated desktop.

 

[Wolfshadw]

so, the OP says they have the free version. im assuming this is the neutered version until they pay for a key? if so then will it still be MS's property after they pay?

It's always MS' property; even AFTER you pay. You pay to license and use the software, not own it. You can use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool and install Windows 10, un-activated. There are some minor limitations, but it seems to work without issue (for now).

-Wolf sends

 

[BFG-9000]

I hate to say this, but I even miss Steve Ballmer's Microsoft, and I think Microsoft peaked with Win2k.

The privacy issues with 10 are always in the news, and is even currently on the front page so should surprise nobody.

Windows 10 was intended to be free as Android did what other Linux derivatives could not--present an existential threat to Microsoft's business model. So they fired their entire QA division and made the consumers (which is everyone running Home or Pro) into the beta testers for paying customers (corporate Enterprise) using telemetry.

That said, telemetry has had its uses. For example we now know virtually everyone's overclock or undervolt isn't really stable, and even unoverclocked machines @ stock have a measurable error rate. I always wondered why I inevitably ended up with a lower overclock using a lot more voltage than other people--turns out I was just more thorough with the stability testing.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

If you disable OneDrive nothing is shared. It's not as easy as a single click but it's not hard either. Just google it.

 

[Colif]

There is an easy way to stop it

go to settings/accounts/sync your settings
you can turn it all off or be selective, if you disable theme sharing it won't change the desktop wallpaper.

I had this last year when i got a 4k monitor but the profile shared on MS servers thought I had a 1080p screen and would shrink wallpaper on every login.

 

[ARICH5]

If you disable OneDrive nothing is shared. It's not as easy as a single click but it's not hard either. Just google it.

i just disabled the process in task manager startup.