Windows 11 is now showing ads when you sign out
rodeoneerer
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Microsoft is now promoting some of its products in the sign-out flyout menu that shows up when clicking the user icon in the Windows 11 start menu.
This new Windows 11 "feature" was discovered by Windows enthusiast Albacore, who shared several screenshots of advertisement notifications in the Accounts flyout.
Microsoft pushing people to use its services is not a big deal, but the way in which it chooses to advertise to its users is baffling. Apple is currently finding new ways to flood the App Store with ads, but at least that’s actually a storefront. Meanwhile, if Apple told users to sign up for iCloud every time they powered off their iPhones, the internet would go ballistic. Why in the world does Microsoft think this is going to fly with Windows users?
This is far from the first time Microsoft has stuffed ads into its products. We have seen advertising in File Explorer, within WordPad, and in the Start menu in the "Recommended" section. Whenever new ads appear, there is always an outcry, but this seems to be one thing that Microsoft is unwilling to listen to feedback about, instead sticking doggedly to its self-promotion tactics.
Some said that Windows 11 is "getting worse in each and every update it gets," while others added that this is a weird choice given that "half of the Start Menu is for recommendations" anyway.
BleepingComputer has also tried replicating this on multiple Windows 11 systems, but we didn't get any ads.
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This new Windows 11 "feature" was discovered by Windows enthusiast Albacore, who shared several screenshots of advertisement notifications in the Accounts flyout.
Microsoft pushing people to use its services is not a big deal, but the way in which it chooses to advertise to its users is baffling. Apple is currently finding new ways to flood the App Store with ads, but at least that’s actually a storefront. Meanwhile, if Apple told users to sign up for iCloud every time they powered off their iPhones, the internet would go ballistic. Why in the world does Microsoft think this is going to fly with Windows users?
This is far from the first time Microsoft has stuffed ads into its products. We have seen advertising in File Explorer, within WordPad, and in the Start menu in the "Recommended" section. Whenever new ads appear, there is always an outcry, but this seems to be one thing that Microsoft is unwilling to listen to feedback about, instead sticking doggedly to its self-promotion tactics.
Some said that Windows 11 is "getting worse in each and every update it gets," while others added that this is a weird choice given that "half of the Start Menu is for recommendations" anyway.
BleepingComputer has also tried replicating this on multiple Windows 11 systems, but we didn't get any ads.
https://www.z2u.com/windows-software/accounts-5-18914 is a player-to-player online trading platform where players can buy and sell amongst themselves many different virtual gaming assets such as currency, accounts, and items,including Windows Software Accounts. Our buyers here get guaranteed delivery of the item or their money back, so rest assured that your money is safe with us. We also provide protection services to all of our users here.
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