TLDR:
Windows 11 v24H2 and beyond will have Recall installed on every system. Attempting to remove Recall will now break some file explorer features such as tabs.

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  • @[email protected]
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    14711 hours ago

    how the fuck could they have possibly done things in a way that makes explorer tabs depend on recall?

    if they can’t even separate out recall from the rest of the operating system then i have absolutely no faith it will be secure.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 hour ago

      how the fuck could they have possibly done things in a way that makes explorer tabs depend on recall?

      It’s very clearly an intentional move to keep it installed.

    • @[email protected]
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      779 hours ago

      It’s so you can’t rip Recall out without ruining Explorer, and possibly other things

      • @[email protected]
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        7 hours ago

        Internet explorer did similar things, try to remove it and the OS would just crash.

        Edit: just remembered it also had direct memory access to make it faster (well, less slow) which was so insanely unsecure on so many levels.

        • @[email protected]
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          296 hours ago

          A browser, which is like the prime attack vector for malware and other nasty stuff, having direct memory access is so hilarious in hindsight

          These days you try to sandbox everything as much as possible in the browser since the internet is like the least trusted environment there is