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Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by Nextgrid »

bob1029 wrote: post #105

It is looking like I may be going back to windows server this year. Someone on HN helpfully reminded me that my VS/MSDN subscription includes access to this already. I am in a really uncomfortable spot of mostly disliking all flavors of operating system now. I don't really like to play games anymore and linux is something I can only enjoy with unlimited free time. MacOS is quickly becoming my favorite "around the hou…

I recently started a Windows Server VM in AWS to try something out. Upon first RDP login I got a laggy (because it's a web-based piece of shit and not actual native UI which RDP can accelerate) full-screen ad for Edge or something similar.

Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by Tommstein »

mostlysimilar wrote: post #34
AshamedCaptain wrote: post #3

Every couple of weeks Windows shows a FULL SCREEN advertisement during boot/login which requires several clicks to get rid of. They advertise everything starting from Microsoft Accounts, OneDrive, MS Edge ( https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/11/15/windows-10-is-now-n... ) , Windows 11 ( https://mspoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/167013949... ) , and a long etc. This is not a small advert in a small corner of…

It also infuriates me that they won't let you actually say no. It's always "remind me later" or "skip for now" or "try again in 3 days". What has gotten into the minds of these people? Why do they think this is at all acceptable?

They assume you will take it and continue using Windows. They appear to have assumed correctly.

Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by joshuaissac »

Mountain_Skies wrote: post #106
twawaaay wrote: post #53

It is death of an operating system. Before our eyes. Microsoft is trying desperately to squeeze a bit more cash out of it but the failing culture within Microsoft is unable to recognise they are driving users off their own product. I already got fed up enough that I basically banned Windows at home and I am impatiently waiting to kill one last Windows box. It is our gaming machine that is generally available to entir…

Microsoft is primarily a cloud services company now. Legacy products need to fund themselves and it's difficult to get much for a Windows consumer license these days, so the Windows group has to find revenue where they can. At least the people in the Office group have a nice revenue stream from Office 365. Consumer Windows just isn't a viable standalone product anymore, at least not one that can cover its own costs e…

> Legacy products need to fund themselves

> Windows Server still brings in revenue for licenses, so whatever development on Server that makes its way over to Consumer is probably a subsidy

Windows for desktop brought in almost $25 billion in revenues in 2022, which was more than SQL Server, Windows Server and Visual Studio put together.

https://www.kamilfranek.com/microsoft-revenue-breakdown/

Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by rad_gruchalski »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #49
max51 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>What on Earth could they possibly do now to top that ? Autoplaying videos with sound

That auto pause if your eyes look away.

Funny you say that. Have you noticed how yourube adverts now pause when you scroll into comments?

Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by falcolas »

reaperducer wrote: post #67
otikik wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Each one of those ads is a free ad for Apple and Linux. “If you had Apple, you wouldn’t have to endure this!”

Each one of those ads is a free ad for Apple and Linux. “If you had Apple, you wouldn’t have to endure this!” In an ideal world, it would push people toward real life. "Another ad on my computer? I don't need to Candy Crush that bad. I'll go outside."

Outside is boring and, compared to pc gaming, expensive. You have to drive to get anywhere interesting (expensive), there are parking and entrance and camping fees, tourists, and the view is mostly the same as the last twelve times.

Sports leagues are expensive, time consuming, and prone to serious injuries you’ll be feeling for decades (and expensive too).

And then there’s the short and long term costs associated with long term exposure to the sun.

Granted, I’m cherry picking negatives. But by that same token, so is equivocating PC gaming with Candy Crush.

No regrets.

Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by Osiris »

AshamedCaptain wrote: post #3

Every couple of weeks Windows shows a FULL SCREEN advertisement during boot/login which requires several clicks to get rid of. They advertise everything starting from Microsoft Accounts, OneDrive, MS Edge ( https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/11/15/windows-10-is-now-n... ) , Windows 11 ( https://mspoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/167013949... ) , and a long etc. This is not a small advert in a small corner of…

I’ve literally never seen this on any of the Windows machines in my household.

Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by Ruthalas »

btgeekboy wrote: post #11
capableweb wrote: post #8

Great, I just updated to Windows 11 in hope of getting WSL2 + Arch Linux + CUDA + Docker but it didn't pan out in the end, had to move back to proper Linux for that piece of work. But seems I'm stuck with Windows 11 now and additionally, the running applications that show up in the taskbar suddenly can only show icons, no text allowed. I started to regret my decision to upgrade, and this just adds insult to injury.

Didn’t applications used to be able to show their titles in the taskbar under W11 if you change the taskbar settings? Did that go away, or am I imagining that ability?

That was an option in windows 10, but is not present in windows 11 (last I checked anyway).

It's very important to me. :/

Re: Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

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Post by jsmith99 »

twawaaay wrote: post #53

It is death of an operating system. Before our eyes. Microsoft is trying desperately to squeeze a bit more cash out of it but the failing culture within Microsoft is unable to recognise they are driving users off their own product. I already got fed up enough that I basically banned Windows at home and I am impatiently waiting to kill one last Windows box. It is our gaming machine that is generally available to entir…

Do you feel Mac is better? The article is about windows suggesting OneDrive, but Mac also suggests iCloud if you haven't connected it.
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