Microsoft now uses Windows 10's Start menu to display ads
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We've all become used to the idea of ads online -- it's something that has become part and parcel of using the internet -- but in Windows? If you've updated to build 10565 of Windows 10, you're in for something of a surprise: the Start menu is now being used to display ads.
Oh, great... ಠ_ಠ
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We've all become used to the idea of ads online -- it's something that has become part and parcel of using the internet -- but in Windows? If you've updated to build 10565 of Windows 10, you're in for something of a surprise: the Start menu is now being used to display ads.
Oh, great... ಠ_ಠ
I'm on that release and don't see any adverts. Do you think the author has the "Windows Store" live tile showing..?
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I'm on that release and don't see any adverts. Do you think the author has the "Windows Store" live tile showing..?
Upon closer inspection of the article I found this line. Looks like you're safe (for now).
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This is a 'feature' that's currently only being shown to Windows Insiders, but it could spread to everyone else.
Kevin Priddle Editor and Special Projects Manager - CodeProject
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We've all become used to the idea of ads online -- it's something that has become part and parcel of using the internet -- but in Windows? If you've updated to build 10565 of Windows 10, you're in for something of a surprise: the Start menu is now being used to display ads.
Oh, great... ಠ_ಠ
Reason #1 to not install W10. What bullshit. So, besides all the other things it does consuming bandwidth, it now also downloads ads. :mad: Marc
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We've all become used to the idea of ads online -- it's something that has become part and parcel of using the internet -- but in Windows? If you've updated to build 10565 of Windows 10, you're in for something of a surprise: the Start menu is now being used to display ads.
Oh, great... ಠ_ಠ
That's it: I'll download it only after is has been thoroughly cracked, AND I'll set up an external firewall.
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We've all become used to the idea of ads online -- it's something that has become part and parcel of using the internet -- but in Windows? If you've updated to build 10565 of Windows 10, you're in for something of a surprise: the Start menu is now being used to display ads.
Oh, great... ಠ_ಠ
OK, everyone using an insider build you know what you need to do. **DON'T** turn off the suggested app feature like the article is suggesting. 99.9% of sheeple won't bother if it's released; and MS will eventually use the 99.9% acceptance rate to justify removing the disable feature to shrink the code base. Instead what you need to do is to bomb every app that is advertised using it with 1 star reviews because the developer is a scumbag who is perfectly happy to violate your computer by taking a dump all over your start menu. IF every app that shows up in the program is nuked into 1.1 star oblivion the program will be ended because developers will refuse to participate.
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We've all become used to the idea of ads online -- it's something that has become part and parcel of using the internet -- but in Windows? If you've updated to build 10565 of Windows 10, you're in for something of a surprise: the Start menu is now being used to display ads.
Oh, great... ಠ_ಠ
Making people regret asking for the Start menu back. :)