Disabling #Windows #AI features organization-wide using #GroupPolicy.

This will turn off #Recall (the periodic screenshot service) and #Copilot (the AI assistant service). You can do this pre-emptively even before any machines on your domain are running Windows 11 24H2.

1. Download and install the Windows 11 24H2 administrative template files: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=106254

2. Add the files from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy\Windows 11 Sep 2024 Update (24H2)\PolicyDefinitions to C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on the domain controller.

3. Start Group Policy Management on the domain controller.

4. Create a group policy object with these values:

User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows AI > Turn off Saving Snapshots for Windows = enabled

User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Copilot > Turn off Windows Copilot = enabled

5. Link the group policy object in at an appropriate level in your domain.

A family member has a broken #firefox installation on #windows. They have passwords, bookmarks, etc saved in that account. Is there any good tooling to export what's still readable before reinstalling Firefox, or the machine?

Edit: I will save away the user directory. I am still wondering if there's a plain text exporter.

#retoot appreciated. Explicit CC @tychotithonus

It’s only day 2 of the #HuntressCTF but I’ve been having a ball trying to complete the challenges before my work day starts. However the windows #malware challenged has got me stumped, also why is it so damn hard to spin up a #windows VM in2024 ?!

Welp. You know how there's that meme about #Windows apps failing with an error message saying “the operation completed successfully”? I just wrote some code that fails in exactly that way.

Not intentional, I swear.

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I'm using a #microsoft #windows computer, is there a decent terminal emulator available? Ideally one that doesn't mention AI in its change log.

I'm looking to ssh to a tmux on another computer. it's nothing fancy.

PowersHell is too blue.

The #WSL one seems to scroll to a random fucked up state whenever i touch my mouse (even near the wheel) and just has bizarre copy/paste behaviour. It just feels like a thing someone bashed out real quick to get it into a release