[[the next update, Microsoft puts it all back and negates your settings so the process starts all over again.]]
That’s one of the biggest complaints I had with 10- when i set something, I want it to remain that way- I don’t want my OS deciding for me that I ‘really want something else’- It was like all of a sudden we not only had to guard against things like viruses and malware constantly, now we have to constantly be on the lookout for changes made to our computer by MS after we get it set up the way we like? No thanks
They took a lot of control away from the user- you mentioned several areas- there are more areas- but sadly giant corporations simply don’t care what the end user wants- and then they start resorting to forcing- such as forcing full purchase of enterprise in order to strong-arm those that wish for more control over their system- We used to have most of that control in previous versions and for a lot less $$-
My solution is a little unorthodox and probably expensive for others but...
I need to use RDP to access one of our apps via the WAN. Since I have to buy the RDP licenses anyhow, I’m just going to convert all the non-laptop machines to dedicated terminal clients and move all the desktops to the server. At least for now, MS isn’t pulling as many shenanigans on the server products.
It simplifies control and app deployment as another benefit. I’ll probably use a linux-based terminal client emulator, so Windows 10 will be the last in a long line of MS desktop products (except for laptops) in my organization.
But if I didn’t already need to purchase the RDP licenses, it would cost a fair amount (although I’m not sure if it would be less than Enterprise, to be honest, since pricing on Enterprise isn’t easy to find).
I expect I won’t be the only one going this route, so I also expect MS to jack up the cost of RDP licensing in the future. I’m at the point where, if my main application didn’t require Windows, I’d bail on the whole company and switch to Linux. I could accomplish everything I can with Windows at a fraction of the cost and complexity.