Use software like shutupwin10 or various other open source debloat scripts to remove a shit-ton of annoying features in windows. Or, as lemmy galaxy-brains would have it, JuSt uSe LiNuX
I wanted to agree, but then they just had to add a load of bullshit invalidating everything else.
You can’t tell me that Linux isn’t easy in this day when the biggest hurdle is just the installation; that Windows is well designed (better than Linux, which isn’t really an apples to apples comparison, there’s so many distros, many of which are surely better than it anyway) when it very clearly isn’t, not only by being hostile to the user, but the layers of paint they have to stack on top of each other every major release because, god forbid, their enterprise users are gonna freak out if you rewrite the core apps from scratch and give them a coherent experience. Microsoft is a monopoly and acts like it, if you have the occasion to move away from it, then it’s the best decision you can make.
All that said, telling people to move to Linux when they ask a specific OS related question is stupid and doesn’t help the person in need. Give them the answer they’re looking for and let them figure out for themselves if the whole OS they’re using is bad and if they should switch out.
I think this is the biggest help they can get. We are selflessly sharing what is free and works the best for you. You have to admit that we have no bad intentions.
I get that the comment is almost surely circlejerk, but it is also honestly the only real answer to OP’s question, isn’t it? To switch OS?
So it’s kind of hard to get mad at their comment when it’s the only viable option. Is your problem with Linux or is it the fact that it brings you anxiety to know MS is in control of you? What if we substitute another OS for “Linux”? Does that make you feel any better?
I’m honestly not trying to be a jerk; these are honest questions. That’s probably saying more than for OP, though; they, of course, knew the answer before they asked.
So a new OS is the answer for a pop up OP gets? I use Linux professionally and I can definitely tell you are deluded cuz Linux is pretty shit from a user perspective
Well, you want to stop one pop up and there’s likely a Windows-based solution.
But as long as you are still on windows, there will always be another popup. Begging you to try a new service or buy a new product. When someone asks “ever again” the only answer in Linux.
Microsoft has made it clear they don’t give a shit about home users.
Why are you expecting obscure Windows advice (MS obscures it because they want to continue nagging people to use their shit) from people who gave up entirely on Windows?
MS is nagging people to use products they don’t want to and now you’re nagging someone who doesn’t use Windows for advice that they likely don’t know and probably don’t really care to find out.
There’s probably a way to prevent this specific pop-up from appearing, but that solution may or may not apply to future pop-ups. The only way to guarantee windows will never nag you is to not use it. Even giving in will just prevent this particular nag.
Bing has honestly been a lot better for me than google. I refused to use it for so long because it was just a joke when it first came out. But I started not being able to find any decent search results on google and the entire first page is now ads versus just the first few results. Bing also has an AI thing that will just give you a straight answer to a question and links to where it found it. I’d say to give it a try.
I really hate how results open in a new tab, if you change the option it’ll get reset eventually since it’s saved to a cookie instead of your account. The rewards system is cool though, I’ve gotten like 500k+ points lifetime
Chrome doesn’t have anything to do with it. The popup is an executable Microsoft installed and ran without asking. I use Firefox and it still popped up.
Ok , first switch to Linux. Wait wait here me out :) Do a dual boot system and switch in between until your ready to move. Your windows install should be windows ameliorated , i.e windows AME. This removes everything from Windows , included updates. Can’t use latest office and unsure about gaming issues. I got it since I had one corp software I was forced to use.
Only way to actually stop windows shit.
My suggestion is to download something like Windows Privacy Dashboard and disabling/uninstalling as much telemetry options as possible.
I’ve never got that kind of ad push, so i have to ask where you got it? Was it from using the search bar beside the start button? If so, maybe completely disabling and uninstalling Cortana might fix it.
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