Editor's Pick: Windows 10 FUD Fades Fast

Windows 10 FUD Fades Fast

Richard Adhikari Aug 14, 2015 7:00 AM PT

Complaints about Windows 10 keep rolling in, but so far none appears to have stuck. The latest brouhaha is over certain privacy settings. Windows 10 gives users many options to disable certain data-gathering and reporting features, but it appears that some communications to Microsoft servers still slip through. So far, there doesn't seem to be anything shifty or harmful about those interactions. [More...]

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