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C0D4
7y

OK! all you windows haters.
This is why i totally love windows to death.
it has awesome features no other OS has...

like, installing updates to office and Skype when they are not even installed, there's not even a registry entry anywhere for them!!

now show me another OS that updates non existing software and ill be all over it!

On a serious note, does anyone know how windows would think office and Skype are installed since I can’t find a single trace of them anywhere?

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  • 12
    @theNSA help this guy out!
  • 9
    @linuxxx Why should @theNSA help him out if it obviously helped Windows out just before.
  • 8
    @romangraef
    I’m not a US citizen so I guess I’m even more concerned we are getting the @theNSA involved
  • 8
    @romangraef Well, instaling updates that don't exist on a windows machine.... shady stuff ;)
  • 6
    @linuxxx seems shady enough. Probably windows way of covering up backdoor installers....
    well it’s something I would do come to think of it ๐Ÿค”

    Ah shit now what am I installing ๐Ÿ˜‚
  • 6
    Spywares in disguise
  • 5
    Maybe you don't know what is installed in your computer? It clearly looks like you have office 365 installed because Skype for Business is part of that suite.
  • 4
    @tahnik
    Unless Microsoft have installed office, handed me a free license and at the same time failed to tell me, and not list office in the registry or program files then possibly.

    As for not knowing what’s on my machine, I keep a good eye on what’s installed so when I have to do the occasional wipe for one reason or another I know what to put back.

    Also it helps for when some random program decides to install “additional programs”
  • 2
    @C0D4 sorry, I think I was being a bit rude. But yeah, that will be very surprising to me. Check if you have an app called "Get Office". Remove that and see if it works.

    Also, is your laptop or computer under your work on university domain? That could be another reason behind this.
  • 2
    @tahnik
    All good, some people wouldn’t have a clue what’s on their machines.

    I remember seeing the get office app the day I installed win10 but removed it back then and no this laptop is mine, not domain based, but it would make a lot more sense if it was on a domain.
  • 3
    The only logical answer is that those are patches for the OS, not the mentioned softwares
  • 1
    Microsoft office install Skype for business.
  • 1
    @dontbeevil
    Not domain based, and running home
  • 4
    You probably have those "try out skype" and "get office" apps installed by default, try getting rid of them
  • 2
    @C0D4 I feel like it could be part of Microsoft security essentials? Just given confusing names so non-computer literate people say yes to the install?
    Other than that, Microsoft is weird?
  • 2
    @astro29 nope dont have those either.
    and just ran the office removal tools to see if it came up with anything and it cant find anything either.

    https://support.office.com/en-us/...

    @luper this is possible, as i said above i wouldn't be suprised if its MS shoving updates on under false like names.
  • 2
    @C0D4 when you say it like that it makes Microsoft sounds evil,which it totally isn't....
  • 2
    @luper maybe not totally but with windows 10 they are creeping up that ladder.
  • 1
    @theNSA , you would say that. Now where have you hidden office on my machine ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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  • 1
    These are security patches for the OS, in case you get the software I guessโ€‹.

    Microsoft is indeed weird.
  • 2
    @dontbeevil well Microsoft is still weird.
  • 0
    Or...
    It could just be that ms pushed the security patches for those software, system wide?
    Maybe? ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿค”
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