I just want to set a timer for MY FOOD WINDOWS WHY?

times have changed

they're probably patching a security flaw, because we live in the future now and it is perfectly normal for a simple clock to have backdoors that can read your bank accounts

They are just getting you ready for Time 2.

Its faster and greener, with advertisements tailored to your interests!

That update is going to take some time.

Incoming the switch to Linux tribe...

We have altered the Clock app. Pray we do not alter it further.

Any app that chooses to update or ask you a bunch of questions when you just want to use it CAN GET FUCKED. Open a loyalty app: would you like to rate our app? No. Would you like to see nearby deals? NO. Notifications for nearby deals would be useful.. NOOO! Earn double points tomorrow... MOther F*)(&^*&(%!!1

It's a smart clock

And once again the community proves that it needs renamed to c/MicrosoftSucks because that's the only type of content you'll find here.

I would like to move into a paradigm of no software updates for things software updates are not appropriate for.

Duh, obviously you need to create a windows account to use the clock app 🙄

little things like this that would have only gotten updates for one version of windows to another, for ui changes or sumsuch, now get updates frequently, and since they're 'store' updates now, you have even less control over them. it's rather annoying.

Just yesterday it requested me to verify my account (with a full UAC dialog) before opening the clock app. I guess it was trying to sync (?) the custom alarms/timers (??) between my devices (???) but... WTF, Microsoft.

For your food windows?

For some reason windows will update their own app from their own app store, and then immediately apply another update when you open the app.

Their whole system is so hacked together.

I get updating the clock app, what I don't get is why update it like this and why would it take so long that the user felt the need to complain? Also we are getting the update ready for you? So they're stopping the user use the clock app while they download and prepare the update? Has updating the app even started yet?

What are "food windows"?

Microsoft is so successful that they turned windows into a meme.

Windows

there's your problem

Image Transcription: Windows Software Dialog Box

Clock

Clock needs an update. We are getting the update ready for you...

A stopwatch icon is shown.

Ah yes I need to update my lock so I can get the latest ads and spyware.

I got you OP. Pull up YouTube. The microwave time for 12 pizza rolls is exactly the length of the song "Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel" by Frank Hudson.

The most annoying thing with these updates is the way they don't give you any kind of indication of what's happening on your system during an update.

Have had cases where an application was 'updating' and looking in task manager/networking tab I can see no network traffic and no disk usage, seemingly hung up for 15 minutes or longer.

It seems you opened clock for the first time, that's why it's updating

Finally, clock 2

Whenever my dad's tablet gets an OS update it takes about five minutes to "optimize your apps". I don't know if it's effective because the tablet is slow as hell despite being pretty new.

JUST USE LINUX

What's wrong with a old fashioned physical timer?

It's an msix application. (98% certain) For some reason Microsoft set it to upgrade from any Version and prompt or rather forcefully updated to latest version on launch. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/app-installer/update-settings

Windows usually does this the first time you open a pre-installed app in an installation.

At some point we need to develop the steps to help people out of these abusive relationships.

They need to add a 3 back to the clock. That 3 bug is a big problem.

New calendar system incoming lol

Legit, why do simple apps like timers need updates? Makes me wonder what kind of bloat features (or spyware??) they're adding.

I feel like there’s been a growing number of “shit windows does” posts on lemmy recently. It makes me glad I dropped that OS long ago.

BloatyNosy, thank me later