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> laden with ads, "Rewards" Points Serious question: Where do you see ads? I’ve used Windows 11 since it came out, and have never experienced a single advertis

> laden with ads, "Rewards" Points Serious question: Where do you see ads? I’ve used Windows 11 since it came out, and have never experienced a single advertisement.

neogodless 3y ago
Did you install it? They advertise cloud storage, office software, and gaming in the setup process.
- halfcat 3y ago
  Maybe that’s it. I untick all of the boxes during install and use a local account instead of a Microsoft account.
  - gertop 3y ago
    You had to fight the install process to get that local account, though.
    - pests 3y ago
      It was like three clicks
  - OkGoDoIt 3y ago
    The hoops you have to jump through to use a local account are a prime example of user hostility. Sure it’s technically possible, but only if you are power user that searches online and figures out how. That’s the general feeling I have with Windows these days, it is technically possible to get it to work the way I want, but it generally feels like I’m fighting an adversary. Sure it’s currently possible to win, but it’s definitely not a good feeling, and not moving in the right direction.
  - jeroenhd 3y ago
    Note if you installed with a local account and expect Bitlocker to work: make sure to actually enable it. With a local account. Bitlocker may state that it's on, but by default, it doesn't encrypt the drive unless you log in to a Microsoft account or manually add a key protector. This is documented on a Microsoft site somewhere, but it's shit like this that make me wary of the "bypass Microsoft's shit" approach; the bypass methods often lead to behaviour that Microsoft never bothered to test and has side effects they don't bother to warn you about.
pyrophane 3y ago
What comes to mind are the Office subscription prompts that come up frequently with updates and the OneDrive, basically, ad that is in the settings app. I think there are others, but I believe I've figured out how to turn most of it off.
kiwijamo 3y ago
They push lots of MS when setting up Windows. My most recent install had them try to bribe me to sign up for a gaming service with a free month. That was only one example I saw during the install process alone. Doesn't include the shit I find actually using Windows itself. My first few days using Windows was spent working out how to uninstall or disable so much crap.

> laden with ads, "Rewards" Points Serious question: Where do you see ads? I’ve used Windows 11 since it came out, and have never experienced a single advertisement.

neogodless 3y ago

Did you install it? They advertise cloud storage, office software, and gaming in the setup process.

halfcat 3y ago
Maybe that’s it. I untick all of the boxes during install and use a local account instead of a Microsoft account.
- gertop 3y ago
  You had to fight the install process to get that local account, though.
  - pests 3y ago
    It was like three clicks
- OkGoDoIt 3y ago
  The hoops you have to jump through to use a local account are a prime example of user hostility. Sure it’s technically possible, but only if you are power user that searches online and figures out how. That’s the general feeling I have with Windows these days, it is technically possible to get it to work the way I want, but it generally feels like I’m fighting an adversary. Sure it’s currently possible to win, but it’s definitely not a good feeling, and not moving in the right direction.
- jeroenhd 3y ago
  Note if you installed with a local account and expect Bitlocker to work: make sure to actually enable it. With a local account. Bitlocker may state that it's on, but by default, it doesn't encrypt the drive unless you log in to a Microsoft account or manually add a key protector. This is documented on a Microsoft site somewhere, but it's shit like this that make me wary of the "bypass Microsoft's shit" approach; the bypass methods often lead to behaviour that Microsoft never bothered to test and has side effects they don't bother to warn you about.

pyrophane 3y ago

What comes to mind are the Office subscription prompts that come up frequently with updates and the OneDrive, basically, ad that is in the settings app. I think there are others, but I believe I've figured out how to turn most of it off.

kiwijamo 3y ago

They push lots of MS when setting up Windows. My most recent install had them try to bribe me to sign up for a gaming service with a free month. That was only one example I saw during the install process alone. Doesn't include the shit I find actually using Windows itself. My first few days using Windows was spent working out how to uninstall or disable so much crap.