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I just don't get it. I genuinely don't see most of this. Yes, the solitaire etc issue is there, and the account sign-in, but my Windows 11 start menu is clear
by kcartlidge 4y ago
I just don't get it. I genuinely don't see most of this. Yes, the solitaire etc issue is there, and the account sign-in, but my Windows 11 start menu is clear, uncluttered, and ad-free - Windows just keeps out of my way.
I don't know if it is something to do with using my own retail Windows 11 license (which was a free upgrade from Windows 10, which was free from Windows 8, which was free from a purchase of Windows 7), but whenever I see these stories I genuinely do believe them but I just don't have the same negative experience.
(And to be clear I'm also a Linux and MacOS user so not a naïve defender of MS.)
- alex_ambarch 4y agoIf I remember correctly from when I installed Windows 11, none of those ads get put in the Start menu if you upgrade from Windows 10. They didn't want to scare off the users who actually had an easily accessible choice to downgrade. Installing a new copy of Windows 11 on a machine that didn't have anything on it previously was what resulted in ads being put in the start menu for me.
- kcartlidge 4y agoThank you - that distinction probably clears things up. I've read about loads of similar experiences over the last few years and had the same confusion. I think this is the first time somebody has pointed out the likely reason :)