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Today, Microsoft installed a new malware update on my PC which forcefully changes my background.
Not only that but they added an icon to my desktop which is not able to be deleted, and it opens bing with a singular click (not double-click like any other normal icon)
I could complain endlessly about Microsoft installing unwanted software (malware) on the computers of people who did not ask for it.
But right now I just really want a way to remove it.
I am sorry if this question came off as passive-aggressive. But I am just so not happy with how Microsoft handles this, and I need to let my frustrations be known.
[Original Title: How do I remove Microsoft's latest malware?]
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This is not a malware and this is new feature in Windows which update background and you may disable it and add your own background.
Right click on desktop and click Personalize, it should open settings and make sure click on Background (normally it shows background by default) and under Background it should be Windows spotlight and you may change it your own background or something else and this will remove the icon from the desktop and you may customize your background. ****
Thank you for the assistance!
I do believe Microsoft should make changes like these be known, and tell how to turn it off.
Or better yet, not do them at all.
You're welcome.
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