This third-party app blocks integrated Windows 11 advertising

VitalyT said:

Linux is the only proper fix.

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I'd LOVE to move to Linux, but it's still not ready for Prime-Time, at least not if you're a gamer. Every year or so I try out a variant or two that are supposed to be aimed at gaming...it's still not there. And I say this with a heavy heart, not to troll.

Skully said:

I'd LOVE to move to Linux, but it's still not ready for Prime-Time, at least not if you're a gamer. Every year or so I try out a variant or two that are supposed to be aimed at gaming...it's still not there. And I say this with a heavy heart, not to troll.

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Only reason it isn't ready for prime time is that devs make their DRM incompatible with it. There is no reason why every game made today can't run on Linux aside from the developers won't let it. Considering that I don't see being unable to play anything made by EA, Activision or Ubisoft as a loss, Linux gaming works flawless for me.

I really hope MS continues to push absolute trash ideas throughout windows. The more they push, the lower MS' marketshare goes. They're down to 70% now. Lowest level since the days of DOS and windows 2.0.

Skully said:

I'd LOVE to move to Linux, but it's still not ready for Prime-Time, at least not if you're a gamer. Every year or so I try out a variant or two that are supposed to be aimed at gaming...it's still not there. And I say this with a heavy heart, not to troll.

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That depends on what you are playing. You want the latest Ubishit or Actislop? Yeah, your kinda Shat Outta Luck. If you prefer single player games? It's on par with windows. Smaller studio multiplayer games also work. Deep Rock works 100%. Halo Infinite works outside of the graphical settings sometimes having a conniption.

We're also constantly getting new stuff too. I learned of the Heroic launcher recently, which melds Valves Proton with GoG. Works great!

From a tech service perspective, the biggest problem I have with Windows 11 is file transfer using Explorer. It's pathetically slow. My other workstation now runs Linux Mint 21.3, which allows me to copy files from pulled drives about ten times faster than Windows 11 does. This is when copying hundreds of gigabytes of data. Microsoft has seriously degraded File Explorer over the years. They should stop prolonging the Gates culture of rewarding software development, of new and shiny things, at the expense of fixing what's not working optimally.

seeprime said:

From a tech service perspective, the biggest problem I have with Windows 11 is file transfer using Explorer. It's pathetically slow. My other workstation now runs Linux Mint 21.3, which allows me to copy files from pulled drives about ten times faster than Windows 11 does. This is when copying hundreds of gigabytes of data. Microsoft has seriously degraded File Explorer over the years. They should stop prolonging the Gates culture of rewarding software development, of new and shiny things, at the expense of fixing what's not working optimally.

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Have you tried using the built in ZIP file extractor? MS screwed that up too. Lately, we have issues of workstations just refusing to open ZIPs correctly, missing much of the content inside.

Explorer is a dumpster fire of new and old code married together in unholy matrimony.

Theinsanegamer said:

Have you tried using the built in ZIP file extractor? MS screwed that up too. Lately, we have issues of workstations just refusing to open ZIPs correctly, missing much of the content inside.

Explorer is a dumpster fire of new and old code married together in unholy matrimony.

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The sloppiness is amazing. Maybe it's time for shareholders to eject Sayta.

seeprime said:

The sloppiness is amazing. Maybe it's time for shareholders to eject Sayta.

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Nah the shareholders wont do that. He keeps his nose out of trouble and has raised MS's value to over $3 TRILLION. They LOVE him.

M$ going to make Windows free to use and they prepare ads in return or what?
For a Home edition at $139 and Pro $199 adding ads is exactly what you paid for!!!

takaozo said:

M$ going to make Windows free to use and they prepare ads in return or what?
For a Home edition at $139 and Pro $199 adding ads is exactly what you paid for!!!

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Why make it free when they can keep selling you a copy with ads? I could see them going towards a subscription model in the future though.

Sure don't have this problem with my linux box ..... LOL

Use the app... or just don't install Win11. I vote for the second.

As Steam continues to improve proton moving over to Linux for gaming gets more an more attractive to me. I have a 50/50 split between Linux Mint and Win10 at the moment, and would love to go all in with Linux. My big Christmas wish is Valve releasing Steam OS as a full distro.

As a windows, linux and android user, I feel M$ is all about getting richer at my expense, giving second rate problem filled software and then screwing us with constant upgrades

All of this can be disabled without shady third party apps, I'm using Windows 11 since day one, never seen a single ad in the entire OS outside of the Microsoft Store... Loving the comments calling for useless Linux, that is even behind Windows XP in some terms of usability (no firewall), and loving Windows 10-4life comments, calling to roll back to that crappy OS

user478318 said:

All of this can be disabled without shady third party apps, I'm using Windows 11 since day one, never seen a single ad in the entire OS outside of the Microsoft Store... Loving the comments calling for useless Linux, that is even behind Windows XP in some terms of usability (no firewall), and loving Windows 10-4life comments, calling to roll back to that crappy OS

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so why not tell us how and what you use??
or you are a troll working for Micro$lop....

lazer said:

so why not tell us how and what you use??
or you are a troll working for Micro$lop....

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Sorry I have been busy, there is an option in explorer settings "snyc something" just unclick it, then in modern settings app disable start menu recommendations and under personalisation disable lock screen tips, those 3 should do the trick, instead trolling perfectly fine windows 11... also uninstall edge to further reduce ads, but widgets stop working then

user478318 said:

Sorry I have been busy, there is an option in explorer settings "snyc something" just unclick it, then in modern settings app disable start menu recommendations and under personalisation disable lock screen tips, those 3 should do the trick, instead trolling perfectly fine windows 11... also uninstall edge to further reduce ads, but widgets stop working then

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thanks.