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Start menu ads are officially here with the latest Windows 11 optional update (www.xda-developers.com)
submitted 7 months ago by dvdnet62@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Literally 5 seconds in Google to find how to disable. No need to dig into Group Policy or the Registry.

Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more.”

Same setting that controls a lot of the anti consumer shit I've been seeing articles about lately, like it trying to force you onto a Microsoft Account when you have a local one. Do yourself a favor and just skim through the Settings menus and disable any settings related to reccomendations. They mean ads.

It's bullshit that Microsoft keeps pulling this shit, but the setting is straightforward as hell. Plus, I've never had this setting reset itself due to updates (yet).

[–] Senseless@feddit.de 15 points 7 months ago

That's you and me, somewhat tech savvy users. Your usual user won't find that.

[–] Midnitte 10 points 7 months ago

This plus the installation of bullshit games like Candy Crush (glares at Samsung)...

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 7 months ago

I still don't understand how this is any different from the "recomended" in the past? Nobody in these articles actually explains the change, they just say the same "It's here now" and don't even show a screenshot of it. Maybe if they're nice they say how to turn off "recommended".

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That is what everyone has been waiting and longing for!

I wonder how they decide what ads to put there

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago

wonder how they decide what ads to put there

Me too. I figure the answer will be incredibly invasive user behavior tracking, since lately that seems to always be what we learn has been happening, when we finally learn about it.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Linux Mint at home and Windows 11 Enterprise at the office.

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I still don't see a single actual advantage of W11 over 10. The OS drains more system resources so it's less performant, and every other "feature" I've seen looks like a double edged sword at best, or an anti-feature at worst.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago

I still don’t see a single actual advantage of W11 over 10.

From the user's perspective there really aren't any. MS could have stopped with W10, or even W7, and things would have been just fine.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

The OS drains more system resources so it’s less performant

I have had literally the exact opposite experience. Performance is better, "resource usage" is more or less the same, and most importantly battery life was like 50% better (still awful on my machine, but less bad).

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago

Use OpenShell

[–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is this for Home edition and Enterprise as well? 🤔

[–] dvdnet62@feddit.nl 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm really annoyed by this, thanks for verifying. Still bound to a employer laptop which uses Win11 in a Microsoft collaboration setting but eager to learn how to turn it off.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Still bound to a employer laptop which uses Win11 in a Microsoft collaboration setting

Ask for Windows 11 Enterprise. I know that it's got the same "recommended" thing going on but it can be completely disabled via Group Policy and / or the Registry.

[–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

No need, I am on Enterprise.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago

Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more.”

[–] IggyTheSmidge@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For Enterprise/Education you can disable the 'recommended' section entirely via group policy. Doesn't work for Pro/Home versions though, from what I remember.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That would be odd. Usually Pro supports all the same group policy settings, and group policy settings usually just mess with registry keys that also work on Home edition.

It's not 100%, but I've not run into any significant differences between Enterprise and Pro yet (besides the ability to centrally manage group policy etc).

Edit: On 10 Pro you can disable it entirely via Group Policy. It's how I have mine configured.

For all types you can easily manage it in the GUI too.

Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more.”