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Where are all the ads in Windows? I have Windows on most my computers and Ubuntu on one. The only place I see ads are in Ubuntu when connecting through ssh. Rig

Where are all the ads in Windows? I have Windows on most my computers and Ubuntu on one. The only place I see ads are in Ubuntu when connecting through ssh. Right now there are ads for MicroK8s and Canonical Livepatch.

wokkel 6y ago
I get Spotify, Candy crush and Office buttons in my start menu that I didn't install. It's not the same, but pretty close in terms of the OS doing things I didn't ask it to.
- adolfojp 6y ago
  A bare installation option would be nice but bundling software with operating systems isn't new. As sad as it may sound Candy Crush is the new 3D Pinball, which you could argue was an "ad" for the full version of Full Tilt! Pinball.
- vocatus_gate 6y ago
  Tron's stage 2 debloat script will remove all the bloat apps. https://github.com/bmrf/tron/tree/master/resources/stage_2_de-bloat/metro https://github.com/bmrf/tron/tree/master/resources/stage_2_d... I run the Tron project, it's open-source and these scripts are updated frequently based on community input.
DanBC 6y ago
Windows 10 has a bunch of different versions. I'd be interested to know if ads appear in each of them at the same rate. Here's an article talking about where ads appear: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3039827/7-ways-windows-10-pushes-ads-at-you-and-how-to-stop-them.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/3039827/7-ways-windows-10-pu...
m0xte 6y ago
Yep only thing I see is in powershell: "Try the new cross-platform PowerShell https://aka.ms/pscore6" https://aka.ms/pscore6" There were a few pre-installed apps but that's completely normal to be honest. If you go in a shop and buy a PC then it's usually full of that shit. If you remove it, it doesn't come back. They're not really ads but things the average user will want (I want office!!!)
flohofwoe 6y ago
Win10 ads depend on region, if you're in Europe you'll most likely won't see them, probably because they're illegal, or because Microsoft is testing the waters in other regions first. In Germany I have only ever seen OneDrive popups in Win10, which can be considered either a "suggestion" or an "advertisement".

wokkel 6y ago

I get Spotify, Candy crush and Office buttons in my start menu that I didn't install. It's not the same, but pretty close in terms of the OS doing things I didn't ask it to.

adolfojp 6y ago
A bare installation option would be nice but bundling software with operating systems isn't new. As sad as it may sound Candy Crush is the new 3D Pinball, which you could argue was an "ad" for the full version of Full Tilt! Pinball.
vocatus_gate 6y ago
Tron's stage 2 debloat script will remove all the bloat apps. https://github.com/bmrf/tron/tree/master/resources/stage_2_de-bloat/metro https://github.com/bmrf/tron/tree/master/resources/stage_2_d... I run the Tron project, it's open-source and these scripts are updated frequently based on community input.

DanBC 6y ago

Windows 10 has a bunch of different versions. I'd be interested to know if ads appear in each of them at the same rate. Here's an article talking about where ads appear: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3039827/7-ways-windows-10-pushes-ads-at-you-and-how-to-stop-them.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/3039827/7-ways-windows-10-pu...

m0xte 6y ago

Yep only thing I see is in powershell: "Try the new cross-platform PowerShell https://aka.ms/pscore6" https://aka.ms/pscore6" There were a few pre-installed apps but that's completely normal to be honest. If you go in a shop and buy a PC then it's usually full of that shit. If you remove it, it doesn't come back. They're not really ads but things the average user will want (I want office!!!)

flohofwoe 6y ago

Win10 ads depend on region, if you're in Europe you'll most likely won't see them, probably because they're illegal, or because Microsoft is testing the waters in other regions first. In Germany I have only ever seen OneDrive popups in Win10, which can be considered either a "suggestion" or an "advertisement".