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

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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Re:What do you say now, Microsoft shills?

[Mitreya]

I'm sure if it came with Linux Mint preinstalled an awful lot of people wouldn't even notice, because Gmail would work fine.

Not until they want wireless to work -- and are then told on all discussion forums that they have to recompile the kernel for that. I am sure they will notice the difference then

I know it will cost me some karma (and that everyone's grandma uses Linux now). I also do not know Linux Mint, but I run into things like this all the time with other flavors.
"For X to work, need to install these 15 libraries, some of which have to be compiled from source or installed from custom repositories that have to be identified and configured first" (CentOS).
"Wireless USB card will not work unless you follow these instructions to recompile the kernel" (Debian, a couple of years ago).

Ok, now you can downmod me and pretend that what I say isn't true. But these are my actual experiences.