Microsoft's Windows Reportedly Warns Users To Backup Their Data In The Cloud To Have 'Peace Of Mind' — But At What Price?
Microsoft's Windows Reportedly Warns Users To Backup Their Data In The Cloud To Have 'Peace Of Mind' — But At What Price?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has reportedly been issuing a warning to millions of Windows 11 users about the significance of data backup.
据报道，微软公司 (纳斯达克:MSFT) 向数百万Windows 11用户发出警告，强调数据备份的重要性。
What Happened: Microsoft has been displaying a full-screen pop-up message to its users, highlighting the need to back up their files using its cloud storage service, OneDrive, reported Forbes, citing Windows Latest.
发现微软向用户显示了全屏弹窗消息，强调使用其云存储服务OneDrive备份文件的必要性，引用自Windows Latest且被Forbes报道。
The full-screen popup promotes Windows 11's feature to "backup your desktop, documents and pictures folder in the cloud so you have peace of mind knowing they're protected, even if something happens to this PC."
全屏弹窗广告宣传Windows 11的功能，可以将“桌面、文档和图片文件夹备份到云端，这样您就可以放心，即使发生了什么，这些文件也受到了保护。”
However, the free storage limit on OneDrive is capped at 5GB. Depending on the amount of data included in the backup, which may vary between users, some might need to pay for additional storage.
但是，OneDrive的免费存储空间限制为5Gb。取决于备份中包含的数据量，这可能因用户而异，有些人可能需要支付额外的存储空间费用。
This move is seen as Microsoft capitalizing on its dominant position in the desktop OS market to push its other products and services. This new OneDrive campaign follows a series of similar initiatives for its browser, Edge, the report noted.
此举被视为微软利用其在桌面操作系统市场的主导地位，推广其其他产品和服务。据该报告指出，这项新的OneDrive宣传活动紧随其针对其浏览器Edge的一系列类似举措之后。
While data backup is indeed essential, users are advised to carefully evaluate which service to use. Despite OneDrive's seamless integration with Windows, changing and transferring files can be a complex process once committed.
虽然数据备份确实很重要，但用户应谨慎评估使用哪个服务。尽管OneDrive与Windows无缝集成，但一旦选择了该服务并开始传输文件，更改和传输文件可能会变得复杂。
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Why It Matters: This warning comes in the wake of a faulty update from CrowdStrike earlier this month that led to a global IT outage.
为何重要：在本月早些时候CrowdStrike发布了一个有缺陷的更新，导致全球IT服务中断之际，微软发出了此警告。
It was criticized by a leading U.S. cybersecurity official who said that while the outage "wasn't malicious, it was a serious mistake."
美国一位顶尖网络安全官员批评该事件说，在线路故障“并非恶意，但确实是一个严重的错误”。
Microsoft's inability to secure Windows like Apple Inc. secures MacOS due to a prior agreement with the European Commission has also been a point of contention.
微软未能像苹果一样保护Windows的安全性，这是因为其与欧洲委员会达成的先前协议，成为争议焦点。
Following the CrowdStrike incident, Microsoft stated that it is legally unable to adopt the same security measures as Apple due to this agreement.
在CrowdStrike事件之后，微软表示，由于该协议的原因，它法律上无法采取与苹果相同的安全措施。
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