i've been testing not using windows ever again. since 2004.
it's great.
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thats been happening since win10
get linux if you are that bothered about this
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.
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And yet, I haven't seen it once on any of my computers 🤷
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.
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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.
Also doing the setup as if your location is in Europe, you can still use the time zone and keyboard you want
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.
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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
This is why I use Start11
Not to worry MS is coming for shell customizations, too. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-blocking-windows-11-build-upgrades-on-systems-with-startallback/
Start11 will probably last a bit longer because it uses only documented APIs but I don't trust em
Edit: there's also the possibility these ads get injected straight into the official APIs, in which case start11 would just show them as well.
People who use windows probably don't mind even. Everyone who uses windows at my workplace just gets used to the shit and don't think about it.
The tech savvy find or develop workarounds, at least, and we share our findings with the people we love
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.