There are some dark patterns in the setup experience that might cause that.

Turn off the "Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates..." and the "Suggest ways I can finish setting up..." options in settings.

I bet if you're having preferences change on you, it's because you're clicking ok or next without reading during these nag screens.

I almost feel like they listened. Was this you, Deiter?

I don't divulge my security practices publicly, online. That would be incredibly dumb.

If your aim is to convince the users still on the platform to leave the platform, then calling them morons is not a great strategy.