This is being offered in the USA, too, you know. You have to submit to logging in with a Microsoft account and allowing them to back up your system preferences to the cloud.
Source? My understanding has been that the EU is forcing Microsoft to allow this option, but only if EU users submit to the requirements you mentioned. I have not heard about this being extended to US users. I was able to sub to Extended Security Updates, but I have been assuming this is because my VPN shows me in Europe.
EDIT: Okay I pulled it up myself. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updates
Sure enough, they are allowing it for everyone. I guess I already had the syncing set up? I’ve always just used Win10 with an account and manually turned off all of the OneDrive stuff, I guess Windows has still been backing up settings without my knowledge?
but I have been assuming this is because my VPN shows me in Europe.
Glad you found the info yourself, but your version of Windows will still register as a US version. Being behind a VPN doesn’t change your OS fingerprints, especially since a VPN is layered on top of your OS, and MS essentially has direct access to your OS underneath that VPN layer. Unless you’re running your VPN on your router and all your traffic in and out of your router is pushed through the VPN, then it might make a bit of a difference.
Source? My understanding has been that the EU is forcing Microsoft to allow this option, but only if EU users submit to the requirements you mentioned. I have not heard about this being extended to US users. I was able to sub to Extended Security Updates, but I have been assuming this is because my VPN shows me in Europe.
EDIT: Okay I pulled it up myself. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updates Sure enough, they are allowing it for everyone. I guess I already had the syncing set up? I’ve always just used Win10 with an account and manually turned off all of the OneDrive stuff, I guess Windows has still been backing up settings without my knowledge?
Glad you found the info yourself, but your version of Windows will still register as a US version. Being behind a VPN doesn’t change your OS fingerprints, especially since a VPN is layered on top of your OS, and MS essentially has direct access to your OS underneath that VPN layer. Unless you’re running your VPN on your router and all your traffic in and out of your router is pushed through the VPN, then it might make a bit of a difference.