Microsoft admits issues with Windows 10 patch almost 2 months after release Microsoft is confirming that an issue with update KB5032278, which brought Copilot to Windows 10 machines at the end of 2023, could throw up a system preparation tool error. The issue is not related to the Copilot preview but is instead caused by a problematic Microsoft Edge package. It only affects Windows 10 22H2 systems, …
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......and then there's today's press release.........................I could have written it myself........years of experience............
After patching, it ran slow. As an any IT person would do, task manager. Where did all this AI stuff come from? I did not install any new apps, so why would MS without authorization install new software and call it a patch? Weren’t they getting enough data from me already and if it is a feature, ask for my permission and a check box to stop it.
Ok, screw them. Delete the DLL and app - and bang it reappears. At least with roaches you can eventually kill them.
Fine, replace the offending files with a few bites of junk data, remove all rights and make the owner a disabled account.
I will see just how long that last.
I found a "simple", effective method to rid me of copilot.
1) Run UltraFileSearch Lite (or similar) and search for any edge*.* files.
2) Delete the edge*.* files, especially with a mod date after November 2023.
3) Run CCleaner, BleachBit, Advanced Uninstaller or the like to search the registry for edge entries. Delete them.
4) Searching for copilot files or registry entries returned zero results.
5) Reboot if you want. I just waited for the next time I started my computer.
6) Result: No edge (yay!), and no copilot (yippee!).
The January crappy coding, what's-a-CVE patch did not return any of the deleted files (yippee-ki-yay!).
