Windows 10 is installing Office web apps without asking permission

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Windows 10 is installing Office web apps without asking permission

Windows 10 is installing Office web apps without asking permission

engadget

Published 17 Oct 2020

Mandatory Windows 10 updates aren’t new, but the latest example is raising a few hackles. ZDNet, The Verge and users are reporting that Windows 10 is force-restarting PCs to install links to Office web apps that launch in Edge, including in the Start...

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