AskWoody Free – 20.42.F – 2023-10-16

ISSUE 20.42.F • 2023-10-16 • Read online • Text Alerts! • Gift Certificates You're reading the FREE newsletter You'll immediately gain access to the longer, better version of the newsletter when you make a donation and become a Plus Member. You'll receive all the articles shown in the table of contents below, plus access to all our premium content for the next 12 months. And you'll have access to our complete newsletter archive! Upgrade to Plus membership today and enjoy all the Plus benefits!   In this issue PATCH WATCH: Copilot is here, sort of Additional articles in the PLUS issue PUBLIC DEFENDER: Can Microsoft Advertising just keep your money? LEGAL BRIEF: Tax simplification WINDOWS: Apps vs. applications ADVERTISEMENT We help teams move faster The first project management platform built for users by users. PATCH WATCH Copilot is here, sort of By Susan Bradley The October security updates include Copilot. As I have alerted you before, if you have Windows 11 22H2 and live in North America or certain South American and Asian countries, Microsoft will be "dribbling" the "Chat for the operating system" update. Never fear — you can disable this "feature." I didn't say remove or block, but rather disable. In the European Union (EU), Copilot for Windows will probably be installed — but you won't have the shortcut to it enabled, due to some EU digital rules. Expect Microsoft to make the changes necessary to bring it into compliance, at which point it will be enabled. ADVERTISEMENT Here are the other stories in this week's Plus Newsletter PUBLIC DEFENDER Can Microsoft Advertising just keep your money? By Brian Livingston Scores of legitimate business owners report that they were rejected by Microsoft for "egregious behavior" shortly after applying for an account to advertise in the Bing search engine. If Microsoft doesn't want to accept more advertising revenue, well, fine. But the new account holders say Microsoft failed to promptly refund hundreds of dollars that the potential new advertisers had deposited to fund their initial ad buys. LEGAL BRIEF Tax simplification By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq. The Inflation Reduction Act gave the U.S. Treasury Department billions of dollars to create a world-class customer experience for taxpayers. Let's put aside the question "Do we want a world-class customer experience, or do we deserve something better — maybe an Amazon-class customer experience?" Because I'm not really sure how customer-friendly the typical world tax system is. I mean, half the world's population is in India and China. Maybe they're great — I just don't know. WINDOWS Apps vs. applications By Ed Tittel In Windows 10 and 11, there are two parallel architectures for building executables. Let's call the older and more familiar architecture "applications." It uses traditional, more conventional development tools and frameworks and results in programs that typically run as .exe files. The newer alternative was introduced with the debut of Windows 8 in 2012 as "Metro-style apps," using tiles in the Windows Start menu with a variety of executable formats based on what is called .appx technology. Know anyone who would benefit from this information? Please share! Forward the email and encourage them to sign up via the online form — our public newsletter is free! Enjoying the newsletter? Become a PLUS member and get it all! Don't miss any of our great content about Windows, Microsoft, Office, 365, PCs, hardware, software, privacy, security, safety, useful and safe freeware, important news, analysis, and Susan Bradley's popular and sought-after patch advice. PLUS, these exclusive benefits: Every article, delivered to your inbox Four bonus issues per year, with original content MS-DEFCON Alerts, delivered to your inbox MS-DEFCON Alerts available via TEXT message Special Plus Alerts, delivered to your inbox Access to the complete archive of nearly two decades of newsletters Identification as a Plus member in our popular forums No ads We're supported by donations — choose any amount of $6 or more for a one-year membership.   The AskWoody Newsletters are published by AskWoody Tech LLC, Fresno, CA USA. Publisher: Susan Bradley (publisher@askwoody.com) Editor: Will Fastie (editor@askwoody.com) Your subscription: This email sent to manojdole1.copa@blogger.com To change your email address, view the instructions. Unsubscribe Subscription help: CustomerSupport@askwoody.com Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AskWoody, AskWoody.com, Windows Secrets Newsletter, WindowsSecrets.com, WinFind, Windows Gizmos, Security Baseline, Perimeter Scan, Wacky Web Week, the Windows Secrets Logo Design (W, S or road, and Star), and the slogan Everything Microsoft Forgot to Mention all are trademarks and service marks of AskWoody Tech LLC. All other marks are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Copyright ©2023 AskWoody Tech LLC. All rights reserved.