The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store.
Well, of course. I mean it’s not like you paid for a Microsoft Windows license when you bought your computer, so obviously they have to advertise to financially support it. If you’re getting something for free, you’re the product.
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Wait, I’m being told that when people buy computers with Windows installed, they are, in fact, paying for a Windows license, too.
So this is actually Microsoft trying to turn products they’ve already sold into continuous revenue streams at the cost of usability and customer happiness.
In other news, apropos of nothing in particular, Steam on Linux is working really well these days, with lots of AAA titles running just fine via Proton. Make of that what you will…
Kernel level anticheat for a few games is the only real speedbump I’m aware of, and it’s only on a couple of game franchises like CoD I think. I would love it a ton of people made the switch and it hurt those games’ companies revenue noticeably enough that they look for a way to moderate cheating without just lazily requiring Windows in order to play online.
Linux is finally convenient enough to realistically steal swaths of customers from Microsoft, and it’s at the same time that Windows 11 is pissing a ton of people off. We’re in for some strange times.
There are way too many games out there for me to care anymore. Once i build my new PC, its Linux only. If it doesn’t run on Linux, I don’t need to play it.
This is the way.
I’m also looking forward to when game companies try to add kernel level anti cheat to Linux/s
Honestly, the big deal isnt Linux getting better (it has. Slowly.) But windows enshittifying so hard.
Love a windows feature you just can’t let go for Linux? Better find a way to prevent system updates, or it could vanish overnight!
that they look for a way to moderate cheating without just lazily requiring Windows in order to play online.
I would avoid those kernel level
malwaresanticheat anyways, whether they’re for Windows or if they port them to Linux (“to run this game, please load this kernel module”… no thanks).Rainbow six siege and valorsnt are other examples
Generally People don’t give a shit. Ive learned you gotta use the same tactics as windows and shove it in their face. My parents think they have been using windows for over a year now but I secretly installed Linux mint on their systems made it look like windows. They haven’t even fucking noticed they only use a browser for emails and Facebook. When my friends ask me to help build their PC and bring a windows os I bring a Linux os and say its all I will install and troubleshoot
That’s pretty valid. They can still defile their shit if they want.
I wish this was true…
…but there’s still a few technical issues that keep things from running smooth.
Also, VR.
I mean, yeah, a few, but there are plenty with Windows too, and the overwhelming majority of games I’ve tried it with work fine.
We’re not paying for the updates, though. I don’t recall paying Microsoft for anything in ages, and I have a legit copy of windows 10 installed.
To most people, now that windows is mostly stable, there’s no draw to upgrade when a new major version comes out. Why volunteer for new os growing pains when the last Gen works great? Even more so if you have to buy another license.
who would click that
who clicks ads in general
have you ever clicked an ad (on purpose)
I have never, not once in my life, clicked on an internet or electronic ad. Even for things I’m ostensibly interested in. Jury’s out on just how much manically SEO optimized retail web sites on Google count as “ads,” I guess. But other than that: Zilch.
But someone somewhere must be clicking on them because billions of dollars are spent every year pushing the fucking things.
I’m so skewed this direction that I’ll scroll past the sponsored version of the link in a Google search to click on the exact, unsponsored version. I don’t know why.
There’s been malware pretending to be legit links that get pushed to the top by being sponsored links. It’s a great idea to never click on sponsored links.
Same for me and Amazon results
Some marketers believe it doesn’t matter if someone clicks as brand recognition has its own value. On the other hand, who hasn’t heard of Tiktok by now?
Of course marketers believe that, because it’s their job to give their clients
hypehope.Middle management usually wants to hear about conversions this quarter and especially ROI, not mindshare.
I’ve seen Proton services mentioned so much here and in communities such as selfhosted that I went to their website today to check what they offer.
Proton is a linuxtool for game compatibility.nothing to do with the web company.
Which supposedly offers security but falls all over themselves sucking the dick of any security service willing to notice them.
I right click them and then in the drop down menu that appears I click “block element…”
Go into app or play store and sort by most downloaded. They’re pretty exclusively a list of games and apps that you find advertised.
I’m my circle, people are seeming to become more willing to admit they got something from an ad. I feel like there used to be shame behind it
The most frequent lately has been women buying their clothes from Instagram ads. The argument they have made is that they see SO MANY ads, the one they choose to spend money on was because they wanted it and that apparently is a solid vetting process. But this is people in my sphere, I dunno if it’s a thing.
I used a Google TV stick and for sick of the bullshit ads and switched to a simple launcher. In reddit and lemmy threads, there are always highly up voted people who are happy to get “popular recommendations”.
The generality, I feel like, is people are busy living their lives, don’t want to research and learn about everything in their life, and just go with what they see.
Tbh instagram is the only place I click all the ads. All because they’re so god damned weird.
I never buy anything though.
What they’re told to want. Wonderful. Won’t ever be nefarious.
If I found out, say, my partner or a close friend clicked on ads, I would lose some respect for them.
I’ve never clicked an ad on purpose. I use DNS to block all the common click thru domains for ads.
This move by Microsoft will undoubtedly result in more Windows PCs infected by malware as people find tools to remove the ads and some of those tools will turn out to be malware.
Windows is malware, they can’t turn off the keylogger or telemetry
That’s what they are testing. Hopefully you are just being silly. People click ads a lot, that’s why there are so many and it’s a multi billion dollar industry. They work.
I have on search results, but it was for something that I was already looking for. The ad had the same link to the web page as the result below. 🤷♂️
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Ads were already there for years - for Facebook, TikTok, Candy Crush, and who knows what else.
I would say this is embarrassingly unprofessional, but the truth is this is just normal these days - normalized by Facebook and Android - and I’m just old and used to better software.
I switched to Linux the same year they appeared.
Microsoft is the school bully who keeps shoving you and saying: “what are you gonna do about it?”
Risk toying in the registry to kill it, of course 🏴☠️
PC Master Race is fitting.
i’ve been testing not using windows ever again. since 2004.
it’s great.
How long until we get 10sec unskippable ad on bootup, please make it fast Micro$oft.
Ah finally, Windows and Cheap chinese android phone have something in common. Ads in their built in
bloatwaresapps.I’m ok with promoted spots in a store, but in the core OS UI, fuck that.
This actually touches on a major issue with digital content and software as a service compared to the old models, that people don’t seem to quite grasp.
It used to be you’d walk into a store, buy a thing, and leave. Businesses could only sell to you while you’re in the store. There was a clear delineation.
What we’ve seen over the last couple decades is the increasing invasion of the store into your home. These businesses don’t want you to ever leave the store. You are meant to be living in it, at all times. There can never be any true escape unless you disconnect from the internet and disengage with modern technology.
Don’t worry, I’m sure there will be “pro” version that you can pay extra for no ads.
How sure?
For how long?
Until there is a ‘pro max’ version
Unlimited teir, please give us full access to your bank account to stop seeing ads, sorry telemetry CAN NOT be turned off
thats been happening since win10
get linux if you are that bothered about this
And yet, I haven’t seen it once on any of my computers 🤷
That’s the magic of setting up a local account instead of a Microsoft account and actually turning shit off during the install sequence instead of just mindlessly clicking next. That said, I’m not sure you can do first time setup on Win11 with a local account. I know Win10 made it harder later on than on release. You can still set one up after the fact, but I’m not sure how useful it is on 11 since I refuse to install it.
You can skip the MS account, but it takes effort.
Do NOT connect to the internet, or you’re hosed and will have to start over.
SHIFT+F10 to get a command prompt.
cd oobe
bypassnro
It’ll reboot and now you’ll have options to skip the MS account for a “limited experience”. Once you get a desktop, connect to the internet.
Man windows sounds complicated. Why do you have to open a terminal and do weird hacky workarounds for things
Not even ‘for things’ just to kinda own your own computer that you paid for (til they patch that)
You also choose an English (international) as your language, to avoid the preinstalled crapware in the start menu.
You can, it’s just got a lot of hoops to jump through. Easier in the pro version for work, but I just set the email to [email protected] and then it errors out before letting you make a local account.
Also doing the setup as if your location is in Europe, you can still use the time zone and keyboard you want
its on any default windows 10 install. unless you modded it.
No mods, just setup as if I was a European
oooh i didnt know it was better in europe. i would guess win11 ads wont happen to you either.
its full of ads here in south america, and probably most of the planet.
recently reinstalled win10 pro, located in europe using a local account.
haven’t seen any yet.
My windows 10 doesn’t have ads. Can it be disabled in 11 as well I wonder?
they disabled the apps that did recently afaik.
i got tired of turning ads off on win10 and updates turning them on again.
That’s why I disabled updates in the registry after they updated me to windows 11. They can take my windows 10 when the sun dies and I will switch back to Linux, again.
Yeah, I had a recommendation to install the TikTok app in my Start Menu. It’s what moved me to Linux once and for all.
yeah especially since now they are blocking the apps that disable that stuff
the next logical step is 10s ads before launching any program
Please pay $10 to skip the ads
That’s included with your gold tier Microsoft 365 subscription. Also there’s tiers now.
-Microsoft, probably
Windows is becoming more of a shit show everyday, comically so. Glad I finally installed Linux Mint today. I’ve used Windows exclusively up until now and just quit cold turkey, putting Mint on my daily driver. I was hesitant to upend my computer habits by swapping OS, but I should have done this ages ago. I’m sure I’ll run into some kind of issue sooner than later, but I’ll take a technical problem over one manufactured by a corporation’s greed any day.
One of uf, one of us!
I made the transition to Linux Mint at the beginning of the year. I just booted into Windows the other day and saw that it had been six weeks since the last time.
“Drink verification can to unlock your PC”
Ah yes….Linux!
This is what computer brain interfaces are going to be used for.
Yes. Scary.
And before that, llms in many unexpected ways.
