How did I use Notepad

I'm not usually concerned by Microsoft watching what I do, but I had
something unusual happen recently. I was playing a game of solitare
when my wife walked in and asked a question. To answer her question,
I had to open a text file where I record certain data. I did so,
answered her question, and then she left. When I looked back at the
screen, a window had popped up claiming to be from Microsoft asking
how I use Notepad while gaming. The choices were things like "to keep
scores", "to compare my scores with others" etc. Has anyone else had
this sort of thing happen? I'm feeling a little creeped out. (Using
Windows 10 Pro 1803).

Pat

On 10/27/2018 10:49 AM, Pat wrote:
I'm not usually concerned by Microsoft watching what I do, but I had
something unusual happen recently. I was playing a game of solitare
when my wife walked in and asked a question. To answer her question,
I had to open a text file where I record certain data. I did so,
answered her question, and then she left. When I looked back at the
screen, a window had popped up claiming to be from Microsoft asking
how I use Notepad while gaming. The choices were things like "to keep
scores", "to compare my scores with others" etc. Has anyone else had
this sort of thing happen? I'm feeling a little creeped out. (Using
Windows 10 Pro 1803).

Pat

Have you turned off all of the Privacy setting:
Genereal
Diagnostics

ETC.

There are a lot in various places.


AND you will probably have to reset them when the new update comes down.

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On 10/27/2018 10:49 PM, Pat wrote:
... and then she left. When I looked back at the
screen, a window had popped up claiming to be from Microsoft asking
how I use Notepad while gaming. The choices were things like "to keep
scores", "to compare my scores with others" etc. Has anyone else had
this sort of thing happen? I'm feeling a little creeped out. (Using
Windows 10 Pro 1803).

Never heard of this. Are you sure that it's not a joke left by your wife?

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On 10/27/18 10:49 AM, Pat wrote:
I'm not usually concerned by Microsoft watching what I do, but I had
something unusual happen recently. I was playing a game of solitare
when my wife walked in and asked a question. To answer her question,
I had to open a text file where I record certain data. I did so,
answered her question, and then she left. When I looked back at the
screen, a window had popped up claiming to be from Microsoft asking
how I use Notepad while gaming. The choices were things like "to keep
scores", "to compare my scores with others" etc. Has anyone else had
this sort of thing happen? I'm feeling a little creeped out. (Using
Windows 10 Pro 1803).

Pat

I used the magnifier the other day and after closing it, I got a pop up
that asked 'how was my experience using magnifier'. Popped up in the
notifications.

I guess MS is just trying to see how much you like a product you just
used. Maybe people aren't using the feedback hub and posting 'I love
your software' type of messages.

Pat wrote:

I'm not usually concerned by Microsoft watching what I do, but I had
something unusual happen recently. I was playing a game of solitare
when my wife walked in and asked a question. To answer her question,
I had to open a text file where I record certain data. I did so,
answered her question, and then she left. When I looked back at the
screen, a window had popped up claiming to be from Microsoft asking
how I use Notepad while gaming. The choices were things like "to keep
scores", "to compare my scores with others" etc. Has anyone else had
this sort of thing happen? I'm feeling a little creeped out. (Using
Windows 10 Pro 1803).


Microsoft laid off software testers four years ago (2014), as part of
its "reduction in force". Now Windows users like you are the testers.
Have you been filling in your quota of test reports? :^)

On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 12:29:48 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 10/27/2018 10:49 AM, Pat wrote:
I'm not usually concerned by Microsoft watching what I do, but I had
something unusual happen recently. I was playing a game of solitare
when my wife walked in and asked a question. To answer her question,
I had to open a text file where I record certain data. I did so,
answered her question, and then she left. When I looked back at the
screen, a window had popped up claiming to be from Microsoft asking
how I use Notepad while gaming. The choices were things like "to keep
scores", "to compare my scores with others" etc. Has anyone else had
this sort of thing happen? I'm feeling a little creeped out. (Using
Windows 10 Pro 1803).

Pat

Have you turned off all of the Privacy setting:
Genereal
Diagnostics

ETC.

There are a lot in various places.


AND you will probably have to reset them when the new update comes down.

Thanks. I didn't realize how many options they had added including
one that says something like "Let Windows track app launches...".

"Satay Nutella" wrote

| Microsoft laid off software testers four years ago (2014), as part of
| its "reduction in force". Now Windows users like you are the testers.
| Have you been filling in your quota of test reports? :^)
|

It's worth noting that this is a new field for them.
Some beta testing has been shifted to non-corporate
people on Win10, but what Pat is talking about is
not beta testing. It's market research for software-
as-a-service. They want your feedback because
they hope to milk you further.

Microsoft used to sell products people needed
and then hoped to never hear from you again.
With the service approach, profits are not in
sales but rather in usage. They're taking a page
from Facebook. As ads gradually get phased in,
and/or personal profiles are sold to marketers,
profits will be based on getting you to stick
around and use the product. Who knows? Maybe
they'll come up with a tier system, like cable TV.
Basic service gets you Windows, Edge, Cortana --
all the spyware posing as cutting edge technology.
For tiers they'll want to know what you like and
need. Should Notepad go with Basic or be part
of Bronze level? Is Media Player Silver tier? Or
is the ability to use something other than Media
Player Silver tier?

On 10/27/2018 9:49 AM, Pat wrote:
I'm not usually concerned by Microsoft watching what I do, but I had
something unusual happen recently. I was playing a game of solitare
when my wife walked in and asked a question. To answer her question,
I had to open a text file where I record certain data. I did so,
answered her question, and then she left. When I looked back at the
screen, a window had popped up claiming to be from Microsoft asking
how I use Notepad while gaming. The choices were things like "to keep
scores", "to compare my scores with others" etc. Has anyone else had
this sort of thing happen? I'm feeling a little creeped out. (Using
Windows 10 Pro 1803).

Pat


I frequently get phone calls " from Microsoft".
What they usually want is the router password so they can "check
my computer and solve the problem".

In article ,
Mathedman wrote:


I frequently get phone calls " from Microsoft".
What they usually want is the router password so they can "check
my computer and solve the problem".

there's no need to call anyone. many routers have not been changed from
their default password, and worse, with wan admin access enabled.

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...
In article ,
Mathedman wrote:

I frequently get phone calls " from Microsoft".
What they usually want is the router password so they can "check
my computer and solve the problem".

I wonder what they would do if you supplied a duff password - how long would
it take for them to discover this and prompt you for more info or a correct
password. Presumably they would need a public WAN address to be able to
access the router, and I wonder how they would instruct the innocent victim
of the scam to obtain that information. It's not listed on "ipconfig /all"
(I thought it was), but I have seen various third-party apps which give it,
so there are ways of a client computer on the LAN finding out the router's
public (WAN) address.

there's no need to call anyone. many routers have not been changed from
their default password, and worse, with wan admin access enabled.

Routers supplied by ISPs always (?) have a unique password which is printed
on the sticker. But routers which are sold in a shop or by Amazon have
default passwords and so are vulnerable unless you change the password.

I would have thought that many routers are supplied by ISPs, and that only
people with a reasonably knowledge of configuring a router will buy one off
the shelf, if they need something just as port-redirection from WAN to LAN
or fixed LAN IPs (supplied by DHCP address reservation) - and those people
are the ones who are probably better at spotting a scam.

One day if I have nothing better to do I'll have to string along a
"Microsoft" scammer, instead of saying " no you're not - I know you're
lying - bugger off". An air horn down the phone should give them a nice
headache :-)

I really wish legitimate companies would stop using cold-calling as a
supposedly valid way of doing business, so people could be trained that if
they receive an unsolicited call, it will definitely be a scam, without the
possibility that you may unintentionally be rude to a legitimate company
that you want to receive a call from.

I regard *any* unsolicited call as suspect, and would ban all such calls,
even if they are from a legitimate company (and not a scammer), unless the
call is in response to an enquiry that I have made - like a router's NAT
firewall rejects all incoming traffic unless it is in response to an enquiry
that a computer on the LAN has made.