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Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - y2zs - 03-14-2022
https://twitter.com/flobo09/status/1502645866204704773
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(They are testing this on the Windows 11 Insider build)
Article:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-testing-ads-in-the-windows-11-file-explorer/
RE: Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - mothered - 03-15-2022
Is there anything Microsoft Isn't doing, or attempting to do, with the Windows OS?
I wonder what's next.
RE: Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - y2zs - 03-15-2022
(03-15-2022, 01:32 AM)mothered Wrote: Is there anything Microsoft Isn't doing, or attempting to do, with the Windows OS?I hope there's a way to turn it off if they do actually put this in the stable versions.
I wonder what's next.
What's next is that there's gonna be ads in the calendar, you never know.
RE: Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - mothered - 03-15-2022
(03-15-2022, 10:06 AM)y2zs Wrote: I hope there's a way to turn it off if they do actually put this in the stable versions.I'm sure someone will release a tool to permanently disable It.
Or perhaps It can be done via the Registry or the Group Policy Editor.
(03-15-2022, 10:06 AM)y2zs Wrote: What's next is that there's gonna be ads in the calendar, you never know.Lol.
RE: Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - y2zs - 03-15-2022
(03-15-2022, 11:28 AM)mothered Wrote:Yeah true, it's good that we don't have to entirely rely on Microsoft.(03-15-2022, 10:06 AM)y2zs Wrote: I hope there's a way to turn it off if they do actually put this in the stable versions.I'm sure someone will release a tool to permanently disable It.
Or perhaps It can be done via the Registry or the Group Policy Editor.
(03-15-2022, 10:06 AM)y2zs Wrote: What's next is that there's gonna be ads in the calendar, you never know.Lol.
Turns out that Microsoft also added more bloat in the new context menus, they added some video editor called ClipChamp (a video editor that Microsoft acquired on 22nd November last year), looking at their website it looks like some random shitty free video editor.
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TF is this
https://twitter.com/flobo09/status/1503077895740219392
From the same article (in the comments): https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-testing-ads-in-the-windows-11-file-explorer/
EDIT: It looks like they are going to install this stupid video editor by default aswell: https://www.itpro.co.uk/operating-systems/microsoft-windows/366289/clipchamp-video-editor-to-be-pre-installed-on-windows-11
RE: Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - mothered - 03-15-2022
(03-15-2022, 12:06 PM)y2zs Wrote: Turns out that Microsoft also added more bloat in the new context menus, they added some video editor called ClipChamp (a video editor that Microsoft acquired on 22nd November last year), looking at their website it looks like some random shitty free video editor.Yet another piece of garbage added.
It's pretty simple - If you want a video editor, or any software for that matter, download and Install It yourself. We don't need Microsoft to make Implementations on what they believe would benefit users.
RE: Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - Oni - 03-16-2022
Title made me think 3rd party ads. OneDrive was already being pushed, but I could see this getting worse.
RE: Microsoft testing ads in Windows 11 File Explorer - hexexom - 03-18-2022
I can already see myself spamming the hell out of UserVoice / feedback portal if they push this crap into a final release.