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Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising (www.techradar.com)

submitted 5 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the Settings app.

This will likely arrive in the July update for Windows 11, or at least it’s almost certain to do so. It was present in the latest preview update Microsoft just released for the OS (and quickly paused due to a bug, but that’s another story). It’s also worth noting that the ad has been present in earlier test versions of Windows 11.

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[–] Ibuthyr@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

I never get any of these things in my install. Is this a home edition thing only maybe? Genuine question, not trying to be a smartass.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

You will take it and you will like it.

[–] thejml@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So, does PiHole work against this threat? I don’t believe I’ve seen an ad on Windows 11 yet on my desktop, but it’s firmly behind a PiHole and never leaves the house (because desktop)… so either I’m lucky, missing something, or it’s working.

I mean, I basically just boot it up to game and backup CDs to FLAC and such, so maybe I’m just missing things.

And Yes, as someone who has used linux since 1995, I know I can probably do those things in Linux at this point, but I couldn’t when I set it up and since it’s working I’ve got other things higher on my list to do.

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[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago (8 children)

I think this community exists only to complain about Microsoft. Not sure I ever see anything else.

[–] Abdoanmes@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I read the title and thought, "Oh is this another ad for Linux?"

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