Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoWindows Copilot's is showing third-party Ads to Windows userswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down18cross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1501arrow-down1external-linkWindows Copilot's is showing third-party Ads to Windows userswww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square85fedilinkcross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareFish [Indiana]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoI was finally able to get rid of the ads in Windows. I’m sure that it doesn’t block everything, but editing the ‘hosts’ file helps. At least I don’t see any ads in Windows anymore. Here is an simple tutorial that I found on how to do so: youtu.be/IJr2DcffquI
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minus-squareFish [Indiana]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down12·9 months agoNo, it was included when I bought my laptop.
minus-squareLilac_miku@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·9 months agoyou did actually pay for it as you can get a refund for windows that comes preinstalled on computers
minus-squarejayandp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoWhere can you do such a thing? Microsoft definitely isn’t doing it, at least in the US. Can’t speak on if the EU mandates such a thing by law.
I was finally able to get rid of the ads in Windows. I’m sure that it doesn’t block everything, but editing the ‘hosts’ file helps. At least I don’t see any ads in Windows anymore. Here is an simple tutorial that I found on how to do so:
youtu.be/IJr2DcffquI
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No, it was included when I bought my laptop.
you did actually pay for it as you can get a refund for windows that comes preinstalled on computers
Where can you do such a thing? Microsoft definitely isn’t doing it, at least in the US. Can’t speak on if the EU mandates such a thing by law.
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