keep your ads away from my paid OS!

there's a reason I'm not subscribed to game pass and an unprompted ad will not change my mind. I thought I had all notifications turned off, this was the first one I got in literal years.

if I didn't need windows for work, I'd be fully on linux by now.

37 Comments

  1. Reaver75x

    Ads and not being able to control key settings. Every OS after windows 7 feels like a phone you have to jailbreak.

  2. ExoticSterby42

    There is a fix, it’s called “bazzite” just simply install and it works.

  3. Swifty_Swift57

    Just turn the setting off for recommendations

  4. WillianJohnam92

    Wrong subrredit.
    This was supposed to be on r/linux_gaming 😀

  5. I hate that almost anything you click now has a delay as windows polls the internet. I just need a decent Linux autohdr solution and I’m gone.

  6. It’s so out of touch to think that ad will appeal to any random Windows user. Weird

  7. SinkRegular207

    I love this trend of people being bad at using computers and blaming the OS. Never change pcloserrace.

  8. PlayfulSurprise5237

    Windows 11 IOT LTSC BABYYYYYYYYYY

    Higher 1% lows on average than Windows 10 too, to boot

  9. FlyingFistFuck

    Cannot fucking wait for SteamOS to take over

  10. SannusFatAlt

    and i swear all y’all do is complain but not fix it on your end

    either turn it off in the settings, or if you think it’ll be re-enabled then get a debloater, or use a different OS. you have multiple options yet complaining on reddit will not make anyone else fix it for you

  11. RuneRavenXZ

    You can download a debloat tool and completely wipe all bloat from the system. I did it on my ROG Strix G18 and it greatly increased responsiveness and stability. It will wipe out those ads, too. It’s truly an amazing tool.

  12. El_Taita_Salsa

    Rant on reddit > disable notifications

  13. IsThereASwarley

    Ppl shitting on OP but Win11 shouldnt be trying to force ads by default in the first place. Fuck Win11

  14. quajeraz-got-banned

    Turn them off if you hate them so much. It’ll take 30 seconds.

  15. BrandHeck

    I’m subbed to Gamepass and still get this popup. Fucking stupid.

  16. Yeah its bullshit they turned this shit on by default because they know most people wont work out how to turn the adverts off or even can be bothered to click the cog and work it out

  17. FSB_Phantasm

    I had this pop up on my device a single time, and didn’t even think about it again until now. If you have time to complain about an easily fixable problem, you need to reevaluate how you use that time.

  18. just use the ameliorated windows atlas playbook, works like a charm

  19. cosaboladh

    Turn them off. They’re optional. This is what happens when you bang through every Next button without reading what you’re agreeing to.

  20. volsavious22

    Dudes bitching about something that takes 30 seconds to turn off.

    Love it.

  21. Kougeru-Sama

    Just turn it off? I’ve never seen this shit and I’ve been on the same w10 install since 2015. You left the setting on/turned it on and thus it was prompted

  22. theloudestlion

    Same. It’s preventing me from getting a gaming PC. I essentially want an extensible Xbox that I can plug pc parts into. All of that to say I want an OS strictly dedicated to gaming only that allows me to make it as powerful as I want.

  23. smoldicguy

    Just waiting for a premium version of windows with no add s

  24. Scroto_Saggin

    I was with a client the other day showing him something on my Windows 11 work laptop, when a fucking Call of Duty notification pop up appeared.

    I looked VERY professional…

    I despise Windows and Microsoft

  25. Excellent-Tour6831

    I’d love to switch to Linux but all my work software only runs on Windows and with how job critical it is I can’t deal with any issues with WINE or something while on site. Maybe I’ll attempt it when steamos fully comes out.

  26. Very funny Microsoft, but my lightweight fold laptop for uni with a 12th gen I7 with integrated graphics is not running that.

    Did not get it on my main rig only on the way underpowered laptop

  27. TONKAHANAH

    This is why I had a separate computer for work and and my personal stuff. 

  28. Jason_Sasha_Acoiners

    Same. I only boot into it for VR (because VR absolutely REFUSES to work for me on Linux. And I’ve tried multiple applications) and a few other games that aren’t compatible with Linux.

    But every time I boot into Windows, it reminds me why I don’t boot into Windows. Is it unusable? Of course not. Is it pleasant? Hell no.

  29. oo7demonkiller

    just turn the ads off. it’s literally in settings.

  30. Key_Caramel_8317

    Entitled Americans and their very important concerns lol same type of person to pay cheap and expect their butt kissed

  31. 2d_blackhole

    Paid OS? What are you on about my friend.

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