The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store.
People who use windows probably don’t mind even. Everyone who uses windows at my workplace just gets used to the shit and don’t think about it.
Ah yes….Linux!
Microsoft is the school bully who keeps shoving you and saying: “what are you gonna do about it?”
Risk toying in the registry to kill it, of course 🏴☠️
Linux never looked so good!
Or templeOS.
agreed. Now is the time to visit the linux community and figure out how to get started.
Linux Mint is a good distro to try out!
This. Then if you want to expand your horizons, OpenSUSE.
I miss Windows 3.11.
Do any windows users remember in like 2019 when they had the offline search in the start menu that was such a beast? It could find anything inside the contents of and document on the computer almost instantaneously, use booleans, search metadata and everything. We had no idea at the time that was peak start menu. It’s all been downhill.
How long until we get 10sec unskippable ad on bootup, please make it fast Micro$oft.
I already basically get that half the time I boot into windows after an update. They say “let’s finish setting up your PC” and try to get you to pay for one drive, office, even game pass.
I’m so glad gaming on Linux has gotten to such a good state. I barely ever boot into windows now. (The “ad” on boot up is probably only once every few months, but that’s about as often as I boot into windows).
lol windows
I’m ok with promoted spots in a store, but in the core OS UI, fuck that.
This actually touches on a major issue with digital content and software as a service compared to the old models, that people don’t seem to quite grasp.
It used to be you’d walk into a store, buy a thing, and leave. Businesses could only sell to you while you’re in the store. There was a clear delineation.
What we’ve seen over the last couple decades is the increasing invasion of the store into your home. These businesses don’t want you to ever leave the store. You are meant to be living in it, at all times. There can never be any true escape unless you disconnect from the internet and disengage with modern technology.
I agree in general, but would like to point out that it is possible to escape. Not completely, but I have managed to set up an environment where it’s mostly fine. And by mostly fine I mean not perferct, but using somebody else’s device makes my eye twitch.
Just moved away from Windows 11 to Nobara. Enough is enough.
How’s that fairing? I’ll be switching once the last few games I care about get support, but as someone new to Linux with a NVIDIA card I’m feeling a little lost.
Lemmy likes to say Nobara is great for gaming but Mint is great for newcomers, and I really don’t want to have to come home and tinker with my PC after work.
I did the install yesterday, I’ll know in time. I’m not the most extreme gamer, I am not interested in competitive gaming or bleeding edge tech spec games. I think that’s where you see the most backlash to Linux for gaming. I will definitely be chiming in with my experience here on Lemmy.
the next logical step is 10s ads before launching any program
Please pay $10 to skip the ads
That’s included with your gold tier Microsoft 365 subscription. Also there’s tiers now.
-Microsoft, probably
“Microsoft has been experimenting with ads inside Windows for more than 10 years.”
*sigh*
With Windows 10, you had much more control over the start menu. Windows 11 is further eroding control. That’s why they absolutely refuse to allow you to disable the Recommended section.
The ability to disable it is present in the OS, but it’s restricted to Enterprise versions. Disabling an unneeded and annoying UI element is a Premium feature now. And as everyone said when they made that clear a few months ago, “that’s where the ads will go”.
They’ll probably let you disable them, at least for now. But the fact you can’t disable the place for the ads is telling. We’ll see how they feel about letting you disable those ads in a few years.
Microsoft recommends the recommended section.
I recommend Linux
(Sorry)
Again?
It wasn’t real the first time, so I’m going to assume this isn’t real, either.
The Linux fans keep making shit up, so I no longer trust them.
Hail Corporate!
It was real the first time it just didn’t get past the test audience. Now MS is fine tuning the ads and trying to find a balance subtle enough to avoid a full on riot. They’ll get it worked out don’t worry just consume
i’ve been testing not using windows ever again. since 2004.
it’s great.
Windows is becoming more of a shit show everyday, comically so. Glad I finally installed Linux Mint today. I’ve used Windows exclusively up until now and just quit cold turkey, putting Mint on my daily driver. I was hesitant to upend my computer habits by swapping OS, but I should have done this ages ago. I’m sure I’ll run into some kind of issue sooner than later, but I’ll take a technical problem over one manufactured by a corporation’s greed any day.
One of uf, one of us!
