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Got this popup ad on my work machine today. This is why I use Linux on my personal machines.
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this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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whenever people post about issues like these with annoying popups, strangely i never seem to experience them... dgmw i have my gripes with windows im just curious if its maybe a us specific thing or something lmao
you probably turned off the annoying crap, but OP's workplace evidently did not.
doesn't excuse microsoft for what they've done to windows, but this one is easy to turn off in notifications (or click the gear on the toast to get there).
I live in the US, and I haven't experienced a lot of these as well. But I also don't use a Microsoft Account and only use the MS store minimally for things the system requires to function decently. I am pretty sure it hits you with more ads if you're logged in to your machine with a Microsoft Account instead of a Local Account. It's part of why they're pushing so hard for people to stop using local accounts. It's easier to advertise to someone who can be strictly identified by their user account.
Me neither, the only nagging notifications I get are from Malwarebytes which I should uninstall soon anyways. Am from Germany though so that's that.
I just got one two weeks ago on my home computer. My first reaction was to figure out how to turn it off. Turns out I already have all windows notifications turned off. This took me from angry to furious. Bullshit like this is exactly what I feared from the changes they made with Windows 10. It took longer than I expected, but they laid the groundwork there and finally followed through.
One big reason might be Windows Home vs Professional licenses. I don't see 80% of the crap Home license users complain about. The other 20% might be settings (I've turned everything off).
Even so Windows is getting plenty annoying nowadays, but it has been this way since Windows Vista. No, Windows 7 wasn't all sunshine and roses either. And Windows 10 had the same issues (for those Windows 11 deniers).
I'd love to permanently switch to Linux, but it's not there for me yet. At least in the areas of gaming (especially multiplayer) and part of my work (Software development in .NET, can't beat a full fledged Visual Studio application so far. Rider has a subscription even for personal use, blegh).
This is on Windows 10 Enterprise
and you have an update ready to install on reboot? holy fucking fuck, that is not even remotely acceptable for an enterprise level operating system.
Sheesh. Then maybe it's a US vs EU topic? A lot of things that fly in the US wouldn't fly inside the EU without huge fines.
Someone didn’t dig far enough into the Settings Catalog (can’t say I blame them, there’s a lot there) and turn those off up the ladder. https://www.anoopcnair.com/disable-windows-spotlight-suggested-content-in-settings-using-intune/ This was one of the first policies I pushed out through Intune. Not one Suggested notification on our Windows machines since!
Me neither, located in Canada
I usually have notifications off so I don't get popups, instead any notifs will pile up in there. We were required to turn notifications off during exams for school, and I just left it like that since then.
i just got one the other day asking me to answer some questions for 'rewards'. i fuckin hate windows sometimes man
Yeah nah mate. I very concertedly ripped every inch of shitware i could find out of windows, started with tweaker and debloater and scaling up from there. GPO restrictions, the whole kaboodle
Termserving into a workbox the other day I absently mutter to myself 'Oh you're running slow, is that why you're reporting offline baby?' and fucking w10 popped up a 'slow machine? Try this!' notification. I just about set the fucking thing on fire.
This shit is insidious.