what the fuck is a gpo? Is it like a gmo?
Comment on Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 9 months agoI’m not sure tbh, but this should be deactivateable by gpos. Work machines should not be affected if the IT staff is on to it.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Group policy. They’re a windows feature for domain management that allows admins to make lots of changes to a potentially infinite amount of computers remotely.
CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I hope they are and the world will be forced to either make a law against it or goodbye windows because fu.
Imagine having to pay employees to watch ads that make microsoft money, what a fucking joke that would be.
AA5B@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Just like other enshittification, they don’t care if you turn off the ads because they have a captive audience in your grandmother. Think of all the non-techies who will just accept this. Or not even conceive of a way to turn it off. The question is how many will this push to give up Windows? So far it’s proven extremely “sticky”, they have freedom to abuse their customers, who have to come back for more.
So it’s at least somewhat of a losing proposition for Microsoft as well, if people follow through. There are more choices available everyday, but it means learning something new.
I do need to revisit Window’s myself. I consume media on iOS, work on OSX and Linux, do home projects on Linux, so a lot of my time is other platforms. However my laptop is still Windows, for one remaining game plus tax prep software. I should try these again