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Windows 10 Now Showing Full Screen Ads On Lock Screen (consumerist.com)

Posted by yaelk on from the how-to-fix-it dept.

Striek writes: Several media outlets are reporting that Windows 10 has now started showing full screen ads on users' lock screens. They can be turned off, but how many people will actually bother with this? "Tips site How-To Geek discovered that Windows Spotlight, which normally rotates between a selection of photographs, was being used to display an ad for Square Enix's Rise of the Tomb Raider. Understandably, most people probably don't want to be hit in the face with a full-screen ad for a video game before they even unlock their computer. If you want to make sure you're not hit with these ads, follow these steps to disable Windows Spotlight: Open the Start Menu and search for "Lock Screen Settings."; Under "Background," select either Picture or Slideshow, instead of Windows Spotlight.; Scroll down to "Get fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen" and this toggle." Apparently the "and more" is where Microsoft hid the advertisements.

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  1. Time to write a Linux ad by penguinoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    How much would it cost to get a Linux ad placed there?

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    1. Re:Time to write a Linux ad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      You're thinking too small. How about a BSOD ad. How many people will curse MS and restart their computer losing some work they didn't need to lose? Or a phishing ad: "Virus detected, visit virus.com". Imagine the helicopter parents' lawsuits when some kid hacks in a pornographic ad for his school system (these ads are stored locally right?).

  2. Must... find.. way... by Rinikusu · · Score: 4, Funny

    to get into the MS ad network and display gape porn on their network...

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  3. Re:What do you say now, Microsoft shills? by tom229 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I run into the same thing, except in my case it's 1 in 5.

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  4. Microsoft can't innovate. They only copy. by ZeroZen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ubuntu is way ahead of the curve.
    http://yro.slashdot.org/story/...

    When will Apple catch up?

  5. Re:This is the price of "free" by Darinbob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally I block the ads by using electricians tape over the screen.

  6. Re:UFIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unsolicited Finger In the Anus. Popularized on the website Fark.com and is a cliche among TotalFarkers. Originated from a news story about a young man who poked his friends in the backdoor with his finger on a high school football bus trip. In the story, the judge is quoted as saying "an unsolicited finger in the anus, while crude, is not criminal".

  7. Great new feature by MrKaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is one of the really great things about Windows, how it introduces features to people that they really want and need. Having Windows constantly context aware insert product placements directly into peoples lives will really help them be aware of the things they need to spend money on.

    Ads are great and anyone who doesn't like this won't know what they are missing. I want to thank Microsoft for introducing this feature to computers. Anyone who doesn't like these features in windows is probably just really stupid.

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  8. Re:And so ... by execthis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not long ago those of us who warned against "upgrading" were being lambasted for being alarmists.

    Well. I have something I'd like to say:

    HA! HA! HA! HA!

    ROFL!