• @xts@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Have you ever opened the start menu? There are ads there. Unless you’re using some release like LTSC or have a network-level Adblock there are ads in there. For TikTok, candy crush, Disney+, etc. it’s like the preinstalled bloat on some androids, they’re just ads you have to annoyingly remove from your start menu.

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      22 years ago

      I just did and I have no idea what you’re talking about. All I see are my pinned apps and recently used files.

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        2 years ago

        I’m sure you have the options disabled that show this kind of stuff but it doesn’t mean it’s not there. Anyone who is not tech savvy (99% of the population) will have no clue how to turn this stuff off or that it’s even an option.

        I guarantee any PC sold by any big box store or on Amazon will come with this stuff enabled by default.