TOTAL WIPEOUT Microsoft warns new Windows update will force you to WIPE your entire PC if you want the Smart App Control feature enabled

Wonder if this is just tabloid FUD.

Porthos said:

Wonder if this is just tabloid FUD.

New Windows update will force you to WIPE your entire PC for 'security reasons'

MICROSOFT’S latest version of Windows is about to be a massive pain for users who value their security. The tech giant has announced that some will have to annoyingly wipe their entire PC in …

www.thesun.co.uk

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It's fairly old news.

Well that's pretty nice of Microsoft.
They come out with another over the top, useless thing in Windows 11 and they are nice enough to make it so, if you wisely, turn it off, then you won't be able to turn it back on. I wish they would do that with a few other things in Windows 11.


Things like the new START Menu, the new context menus, the new File Explorer missing ribbon bar, etc.
I wish they'd give those things a perma-OFF switch too.


Seriously though... this Smart App Control is just their newest way to attempt to control 3rd party software.
If the 3rd party software devs don't pay off MS... their programs won't get "signed" (approved), by Microsoft,
and will then be blocked by Smart App Control.


They already tried something similar with Windows Defender, but people saw through that. :)

Chicken Little : "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"

idgat said:

Chicken Little : "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"

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Exactly!
That's the excuse MS is giving in order to convince us that we need this... Smart App Control. :)

What a smart user would need is Macrium Reflect. Is Smart App Control in the latest Beta?

Smart App Control

Interesting

From what I have read, you only need to do a fresh install if your want to use smart app control. I expect it probably doesn't add much so no big deal. Stupid approach though in denying you a protection feature for downloading apps if you might already have vulnerable apps. Brilliant thinking.

Interesting.

As it’s reported in the Sun I wouldn’t believe it at all.
The official link on the site doesn’t seem to mention needing to clean install Windows.

I have my own brains to decide which app is dangerous for my system and which is not. I don't want any automatic blocking of apps or drivers or whatever they might think of to stop me running Windows 11 on my unsupported PC (see 2nd system specs).

Just saw this Subject on MSN News:

As I mentioned it's old news

Bastet said:

As it’s reported in the Sun I wouldn’t believe it at all.
The official link on the site doesn’t seem to mention needing to clean install Windows.

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Yes it does.

Thanks @Josey Wales I must’ve missed that.

Bastet said:

The official link on the site doesn’t seem to mention needing to clean install Windows.

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It does if you scroll down to near the bottom of the page.....

Microsoft said:

"Why is Smart App Control turned off?"​

Smart App Control is only available on clean installs of Windows 11.....

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Thanks @Bree. I need stronger glasses it seems.

I usually disable and not mess with features I don't need. Especially if they compromise compatibility! I hate "legacy free" tricks, I prefer all my old devices and apps still work.

Just saying, I upgraded my eligible Dell laptop to Win 11 several months ago and I can't even access Smart App Control. I'm fine with it. Now for the other system still on Windows 10, it's staying there as long as the PC is still running.

As I understand Smart App Control is not available in standard release v21H2. It will be available in v22H2 in October 2022. It is available in the Insider's Preview builds only at the moment. Nothing important for me, I don't feel like I miss it.