Leave Me Alone

 

I set up my computer the way I want it. Then I get updates that changes stuff. I don't want changes costing me time and frustration. In fact, I was thrilled with a number of Windows Number something way back and find the later editions just annoying. What used to take one step now can take several once I find those steps.

I hate popups. Don't interrupt my writing or even my game playing. 

Advertisements go away. Granted I worked in marketing for years, but if I want to buy something, which I usually don't want to do -- for me shopping is a little bit of hell -- I will go looking. It is especially annoying on Facebook, but I always check irrelevant because 99.9% of the time, it is. They must have dumb algorithms where I'm concerned. Sometimes I think there are spies in my house because I might say something about a river cruise in Norway and then ads pop up for a cruise.

I want to sit down at my computer and write without an update.

I want to check news or other sites such as Facebook without pop ups.

I want to check email without anything changing. The old versions have worked better.

Admittedly, I'm a COW, a Cranky Old Woman.