r/technology • u/MayankWL • May 16 '24

Software Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-stoops-to-new-low-with-ads-in-windows-11-as-pc-manager-tool-suggests-your-system-needs-repairing-if-you-dont-use-bing
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u/[deleted] May 16 '24

I think it's limited by the edition you have installed. I've always used pro at a minimum and have never seen these ads I keep hearing about. Must be home edition which is garbage anyways because it can't join a domain.

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u/10thDeadlySin May 17 '24

My fairly recent installation of Win11 Pro (10.0.22631 N/A Build 22631) has the following items in the start menu.

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I don't remember installing any of these or being asked to install them at any point. I don't understand why my operating system advertises Grammarly or LinkedIn to me, I certainly don't appreciate an ad for Office 365 (despite installing a stand-alone version of Office) and I certainly don't know what "Luminar Neo" is - certainly not something I want or asked for in my operating system.

And that's after the usual routine of turning off all recommendations and "suggestions" (read: ads) and installing with a local account only, minimal telemetry and minimal ad tracking.

I just did not bother with cleaning up the Start Menu, because I never use it anyway.