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Microsoft Is Spamming Windows 10 File Explorer With Ads For OneDrive Storage (digitaltrends.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Digital Trends: While Microsoft is addressing some other complaints about Windows 10 in the upcoming Creators Update -- such as privacy concerns over the data that's being transmitted and issues regarding how the operating system updates itself -- the company seems intent on retaining Windows 10's advertising functionality. In fact, it has apparently been adding OneDrive commercials to File Explorer, ExtremeTech reports. Basically, you might start seeing a new promotion for OneDrive when you're perusing your file structure in Windows 10. OneDrive is baked into Windows 10 and can't easily be uninstalled, and Microsoft wants to make sure you know that the 5GB of free OneDrive storage can be easily upgraded to significantly more space. Turning off the OneDrive advertising isn't without consequences. You can go to the View menu in File Explorer, then Options, and select "Change folder and search options." In the next window, select the View menu, then scroll down to and uncheck the "Show sync provider notifications" option. Note that while this should disable the OneDrive ads, it will also stop you from seeing potentially important notifications from OneDrive. The report notes that, while these OneDrive ads aren't new, "they seem to be showing up more often for more people."
Windows 7.
"Note that while this should disable the OneDrive ads, it will also stop you from seeing potentially important notifications from OneDrive."
Who the hell uses OneDrive and why should anyone care about "potentially important notifications" from a spammer?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Say what you want about Apple, but they would never do shit like this.
You mean like Apple Music constantly asking me to subscribe when I just want to play a local music file on my phone? Or the constant nagging to enable icloud services?
When you're given an OS or OS update for free, expect upselling.
"Oh, but it's only 'suggested' apps in the Start Menu", they said.
"Microsoft will NEVER put ads in the rest of the OS", they said.
Windows fanboys LIED.
If you are a power user this is not a shills advice. Linux is a shit desktop OS. The productivity apps are crap and VB used in Office (excel/access) are used daily.
Linux offers no benefits over Windows in an office environment... unless you want to spend your time figuring out how to get an excel sheet with formulas to work correctly in the garbage that is libreoffice.
If you have a bubble job where you never need to interact with the world at large then great. Enjoy your bubble.
The rest of us interact with people regularly.