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> I got a Windows Notification the other day while playing a game telling me about a "Grand prize giveaway" By my exp, I'd wager it was a third party using Win
by WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
> I got a Windows Notification the other day while playing a game telling me about a "Grand prize giveaway"
By my exp, I'd wager it was a third party using Windows' baked-in nag system, via Chrome.
That is, you've got a bit of crapware in Chrome that is sending notifications and Chrome cheerfully forwards them to Windows. I see this on customer systems with some regularity.
Degrading a user's experience seems to be one place where MS and Google are happy to cooperate.
- stetrain 3y agoNo, it was a Microsoft Rewards promotion. Something I don’t recall opting into. https://promos.microsoftrewards.com/US/en/SS/88/rules https://promos.microsoftrewards.com/US/en/SS/88/rules Edit: Chrome isn’t even installed, I use Firefox.
- nightski 3y agoYeah Microsoft Rewards is super annoying, and I'm not sure who even actually engages with it. But if you want to use windows you can remove MS rewards from your account and the notifications stop [1]. [1] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-opt-out-of-microsoft-rewards-ff4eb882-ad54-aa47-1f84-dc9c45a0bd20 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-opt-out-of-...
- matkoniecz 3y agoHow often this setting is reset by Windows to default value?
- nightski 3y agoIt’s not a windows setting.
- ketralnis 3y agoIMO "you can turn that off" is absolutely not an acceptable answer to this stuff. It's my computer and it shouldn't be doing anything that I didn't specifically tell it to do. And that's not even to mention how often these setting are reset, or new "settings" added
- nightski 3y agoIt’s not an answer, I was just letting them know it exists.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> No, it was a Microsoft Rewards promotion. Something I don’t recall opting into. Cool. I appreciate you solving the mystery.