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iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I have used Windows 10 for years and recently switched to Windows 11 and I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ad in my day to day OS use. I don’t do the registry edits or turn off the telemetry stuff, either. I don’t know what I’m doing differently but I’m not seeing these ads that apparently infected Windows.
Most of these reports are about preview builds of Windows.
That said, surely you have seen recommendations from Microsoft to try their Office package and such oil up. It’s like that, but more intrusive.
I can’t believe Microsoft is making me switch from Windows to Mac and Linux, but here we are.
Actually, no I’ve never seen an ad for office but that might be because I’m already a customer.
Are you running Home or a Pro-like version?
Codename_goose@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
The home edition of windows has these ads baked in, but the pro/enterprise editions seem to be able to avoid this for now.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I have home.
Codename_goose@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
If you also live in Europe or set up your computer in the US with European English then you can also skirt some of the ads as well
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Nope and nope.