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I keep seeing headlines about Microsoft adding adverts to Windows and whatnot but none of it ever appears infront of me. Is that because I'm on Windows Pro?

skyyler 3y ago
Was Disney+ not there when you booted Windows 11 for the first time?
andromaton 3y ago
Pro has all the annoyances the article mentions plus more. Maybe your PC has a genetic mutation like people that can't get COVID.
wildrhythms 3y ago
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- thousand_nights 3y ago
  what is a 'super key'?
  - translucyd 3y ago
    Its Linux for ‘Windows’ key.
  - owenmarshall 3y ago
    windows to lisp machine/emacs/Unix keyboard decoder chart: Control = control Alt = meta Windows flag key = super
  - adishy 3y ago
    the windows key, in this context
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  Poor Tori
- codeulike 3y ago
  Oh yeah, Windows key + A = Quick Actions I dont really ever go into Quick Actions or use notifications in windows Genuinely had not noticed there are ads in there. But there are, you are right. Well, I see a single 'suggested app' advert for a game. Also I disabled web results in Windows Search a while back, maybe that helped
0xcde4c3db 3y ago
I'm not aware that anyone's properly reverse-engineered it, but based on what I've heard anecdotally I suspect some of it is eliminated by not using a Microsoft account, and some of it is eliminated by operating in certain regions or languages (perhaps due to not having a localized version of the campaign, or due to compliance concerns around advertising regulations and consumer protection laws in jurisdictions where that sort of thing is actually taken seriously).
- codeulike 3y ago
  Right. I use a microsoft account buit I'm in Europe so maybe that helps

skyyler 3y ago

Was Disney+ not there when you booted Windows 11 for the first time?

andromaton 3y ago

Pro has all the annoyances the article mentions plus more. Maybe your PC has a genetic mutation like people that can't get COVID.

wildrhythms 3y ago

Hit the Super key Type a letter 'a' Backspace Your AI Powered Copilot. Say goodbye to endless search results! Try the New Bing. NCAA Footaball Set To Return. Ask Bing about NCAA Football. Top Football Tailgating Spots. Ranking The Best College Rivalries. Today's News Weather And More. Trending News From The Web. Djokovic wins W&S Open. Confronted by Contestant. Meme dog Cheems dies. Yankees lose 8 in a row. Dentist Guilty of Killing Wife. Criticized for Kissing Player. Spain's Hero Loses Father. Tori Spelling hospitalized. Games For You. Amazing Spider Solitaire. Bricks Breaker Deluxe Crusher. Farm Merge Valley. Bubble Shooter HD. ... (If this gets flagged for spam I don't blame it)

thousand_nights 3y ago
what is a 'super key'?
- translucyd 3y ago
  Its Linux for ‘Windows’ key.
- owenmarshall 3y ago
  windows to lisp machine/emacs/Unix keyboard decoder chart: Control = control Alt = meta Windows flag key = super
- adishy 3y ago
  the windows key, in this context
NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Poor Tori
codeulike 3y ago
Oh yeah, Windows key + A = Quick Actions I dont really ever go into Quick Actions or use notifications in windows Genuinely had not noticed there are ads in there. But there are, you are right. Well, I see a single 'suggested app' advert for a game. Also I disabled web results in Windows Search a while back, maybe that helped

0xcde4c3db 3y ago

I'm not aware that anyone's properly reverse-engineered it, but based on what I've heard anecdotally I suspect some of it is eliminated by not using a Microsoft account, and some of it is eliminated by operating in certain regions or languages (perhaps due to not having a localized version of the campaign, or due to compliance concerns around advertising regulations and consumer protection laws in jurisdictions where that sort of thing is actually taken seriously).

codeulike 3y ago
Right. I use a microsoft account buit I'm in Europe so maybe that helps