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0 pointslozenge1y ago0 comments

You can use Windows Firewall to block outbound connections from the Start bar. It would be nice if some basic features like calculator would still work, but no luck.

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squarefoot1y ago

Wait... Windows calculator needs an internet connection to work?

anthk1y ago

Money exchange related maybe.

spartanatreyu1y ago

This, and it also sends diagnostics to microsoft so they can try to glean how people use it.

The calculator app is open source so you can see the code here: https://github.com/microsoft/calculator

jtriangle1y ago

If you have a w7 install the calc exe still works on 10/11

yonatan80701y ago

I think they mean calculation from the start menu search (on a default installation, it will Bing the calculation and show the search result, which I find absurd since it requires an internet connection to solve x+y). The calculator program still works fine offline, but is often overkill when you just want to quickly solve something

I'll note that Microsoft's PowerToys run solves this properly, just like MacOS's Spotlight and the built in search on most Linux desktops

ed_elliott_asc1y ago

But spotlight replaces alt+space so you can’t minimise or move a window from the command line :(

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