Today, we discovered with surprise that Microsoft has secretly changed the availability of some strategy options group in Windows 07. Windows 10 version 10 version 07 "anniversary update" reduced control via group policy you have in Pro edition. Pro edition users have less options available compared to 1511 version both behaviors of the OS can not be controlled.
If you open the group policy management console and read the description of some policy settings in Windows 10 build 14393 you will find that the options mentioned below are no longer available for Windows 10 users Pro They locked the Enterprise editions and education.
- the ability to disable lock screen
in Windows 10, the lock screen displays fancy backgrounds and useful information such as time, date and notifications. He appears before you can choose a user account to log on. When you lock your computer, once you see the lock screen. Once you reject the lock screen, you get the logon screen where you authenticate. As the lock screen is gradually merged with the logon screen, Microsoft removed the option for Pro users to disable it. In Version 10 Windows 1511, you can disable it with a simple registry tweak. Now, if the user runs the Home or Pro editions of Windows 10, this option is not available.
- Do not display tips for Windows
The same applies to Group Policy "Do not display Windows tips" that could be used to disable the boards of assistance and initiation toast notifications for windows 10. This can be very annoying for experienced users.
- Turn off the Microsoft consumer experience
Using this option, you can prevent Windows 10 to download and install applications promoted as Candy Crush Soda Saga automatically, Flipper, Twitter, Netflix, Pandora, MSN News and other potentially unwanted applications and games. Now, you can not prevent these applications from being downloaded and installed automatically if you use Windows 10 or Pro editions Home. The policy setting (or registry setting) has no effect in these editions.
From Windows 10 update birthday, you can control unwanted applications in Enterprise editions of Educations and Windows 10. This behavior was confirmed when I updated my Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10 unwanted applications Pro and many automatically installed from the store.
It is unfortunate that Microsoft has decided to make Windows 10 Pro behave unprofessionally. These changes make the Pro edition much less attractive for business users. Those who rely on Windows for professional use will tolerate random applications and games store being installed on their work PCs. In making these changes, Microsoft requires these customers directly for business or education more expensive editions that are only available through volume licensing. Volume licensing is not only costly, complicated, but requires you to purchase a minimum number of licenses.
Microsoft causes those who can not afford to volume licensing to hack Enterprise editions or education of Windows 10. These issues now appear to be the only editions that still offer full control over the installation unwanted applications, in addition to telemetry and privacy intrusion features. All other editions of Windows 10 acting like malware.
What do you think of these changes? Do they affect your opinion of Windows 10? Did you expect these changes to features across editions now that Windows is a service?
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