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HP Smart app mysteriously appears on non-HP Windows PCs | Microsoft is investigating
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Anddd this is why I run LTSC on my gaming desktop, with automatic driver installation OFF π and Linux on my laptop + everything else that doesn't have peripherals that only work fully under Windows.
I went to my Makerspace a few days ago to print something (both of mine are dead) and they only have HP printers... which weren't working. The HP Smart app would freeze on the logo. Eventually got it sorted, but I've never had that issue when at my parents, or at my partners parents who both have Brother laser printers
How does one even get a copy of LTSC to install?
Here
If you want to be legal because MS is stupid and doesn't sell LTSC to consumers, buy Windows Server Essentials for $300.
You get even longer support than the current LTSC ( because 10 is already nearing the end of support.) and absolutely none of the garbage pre installed. Patches are real patches and not an excuse to add advertising disguised as features.
There's this song from Lazy Town. It goes something like "yarr harr fiddle dee dee".
Either that or got a key off an admin (school, work, etc.)
There's also a chance it was bought through less legitimate means.
In any case, it is harder to obtain than even the regular Enterprise version, but not impossible.
E: oh I completely misread the question. To obtain it, I believe it can be obtained via UUPdump or something like that directly off of MS.
I'm using LTSC too and found the app on there. I don't have a single printer in my house. So, this is happening to a lot of people in a lot of circumstances for absolutely no reason.
Same! 99% of the problems people have with Windows goes away when you use the no-bullshit enterprise edition and disable automatic updates.
Also +1 for Brother
Just don't buy the loss printers and buy proper office/business class printers.
Not that hard.
Our main printer at work is HP and has no HP apps (besides the driver) associated on our workstations to print on the bloddy thing.
Surprised they don't force upon business some shitty cloud service to use their enterprise printers
We wouldnβt buy them if so. There are plenty of other enterprise printer suppliers (using Konica currently but not loving it) that we IT departments would contract instead. I probably wonβt look at Konica for my next contract but it definitely wonβt be HP.
Ah but if Samsung adds the notch then everyone gets the notch.
Just saying if there's money to be made they'll stop at nothing
It's an older model so my information may be outdated in regards to current models.
We sell brother to our customers but no printer is every your friend anyway.