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    I can't believe a paid OS needs a tool like this. Here's a GUI tool called OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) to remove all the ads in Windows 11. It's understandable if a free OS or app needs ad support, but this is just crazy github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB

    [Screenshot Of a GUI Tool To Removes Ads From Various Places Around Windows 11]

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    [–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    I have never seen an ad. I've not put any effort into debloat. It's this all just bs?

    Edit: Plenty of down votes for asking a question. Great community guys.

    [–] muhyb@programming.dev 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Not BS but you're probably from EU. Microsoft cannot do this shit there.

    [–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 7 points 1 year ago

    That may be it.

    [–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    Perhaps you just have a different view on what is or is not an ad. For example when I see a link in the start menu for an app that I did not install, I consider that to be an ad. The most common time this happens is for Office. (Or Microsoft 365 or whatever it is called now.) Also, when I see a 'suggestion' to sign into a Microsoft account to use OneDrive - I consider that an ad. Microsoft aren't telling me about OneDrive to improve my life. They are telling me to improve their profits. And when I type something in the start menu to launch an app, any result that comes up that is not something I put on my computer is an ad. It often will suggest particular websites for example.

    These are the kinds of thing that we're talking about. I'm sure if you're using Windows on a home computer you will have seen these things. (I assume you're talking about ads in Windows. It would be quite something else if you'd never seen any ad anywhere.)

    [–] MadBob@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    This is my start menu in Windows 11, so I'm also curious about all the hubbub. I will admit I had to get rid of a load of unwanted links when I first got the computer but I've never seen adverts beyond that and that it suggests Microsoft Edge in certain contexts.

    [–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 5 points 1 year ago

    Like muhyb says it's likely because EU don't allow this.

    [–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Perhaps you just have a different view on what is or is not an ad.

    Always fucks me up when I use someone else's computer and immediately get assaulted by the fucking candy crush ad in the start menu, start grumbling about it and/or ask if they want me to disable it, and the person goes "idk I never noticed it lol"

    [–] wildn0x@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

    I'm in the same boat. USA here and only the initial start menu tiles had junk but removed them long ago. Next time I go on my computer I'll look closer. Maybe my brain just auto filters ads out at this point.