Comment on Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 6 months ago
I'm just here waiting for my wife to finally snap and ask about getting Linux on her gaming PC. I've been using it for 20 years now.
Comment on Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 6 months ago
I'm just here waiting for my wife to finally snap and ask about getting Linux on her gaming PC. I've been using it for 20 years now.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
You could also disable all this shit pretty easily too, for about the same amount of effort as getting someone acclimated to a new OS.
Every single bullshit thing these articles bring up, there’s simple controls built into Windows to handle. Most easily through Group Policy with a Pro license, easily bought from an OEM license seller for $20 or just spoofed.
For this bullshit in particular: Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more.”
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 6 months ago
That's the thing, she's getting tired of having to do all that bullshit and then getting a lot of it reverted during an update. The annoyances are starting to outweigh the convenience. She's not dumb, she knows her way around computers and is well aware of methods to disable this crap.
ares35@kbin.social 6 months ago
for every person that figures out how to disable this, there are many thousands of others who don't... which is why they pull this shit in the first place--and (usually) get away with it.