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[–] BudgieMania@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Straight up the same playbook that other entities used in the past to get your grandma to install unwanted search bars in internet explorer. No wonder Windows Defender is so advanced, Microsoft has a lot of experience as the developer of the most popular malware in the world.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

use a service like o&o shutup that'll cripple this among other bloat.

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[–] mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Step one -- install Linux

~~Step two -- install Firefox~~

Oh, I almost forgot that most Linux distos come with Firefox pre-installed!

[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

How about providing actual help instead of jerking of to your favourite OS?

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[–] spez@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

Wait, you had this WHILE using chrome on win10? Jesus

[–] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Switch to linux

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Write a complaint to the CMA about Microsoft’s anti-competitive and anti-consumer behavior.

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The comments are weird. How often do you even see this? I feel like I remember it once and hit don't switch and thats it. Not sure why you keep getting it, but I also don't use edge so maybe that is why. I would imagine if there is a way to stop it it's in settings somewhere or possibly a local group policy maybe.

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[–] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 11 points 1 year ago (14 children)
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[–] Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DoNotSpy is a tool that can disable all the Win10-11 bloatware.

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[–] luna@lemmy.catgirl.biz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

By clicking yes you will never see it again 🙃

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