Microsoft advertising / pushing the envelope even more aggressively

[mikeymikec]

Microsoft has been more aggressive than ever for a while now with regard to advertising / pushing the envelope in Windows, but this message I just got on my Win11 (23H2) Home lock screen takes the cake:



Bear in mind that I'm not logged in with a Microsoft account, nor is there any MS account linkage on my computer including OneDrive (no accounts listed in Settings > Accounts > Email and accounts), so this message is straight-up scammy.

I'll click on the link next and see where it takes me. - edit - after login, it fires up an Edge window asking me to sign in to an MS account so I won't go any further than that.

- edit 2 - There's an extra notification in the top-left corner of the screen that says this on mouseover:



The first notifcation says this on mouseover:

 

[WelshBloke]

Microsoft has been more aggressive than ever for a while now with regard to advertising / pushing the envelope in Windows, but this message I just got on my Win11 (23H2) Home lock screen takes the cake:

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Bear in mind that I'm not logged in with a Microsoft account, nor is there any MS account linkage on my computer including OneDrive (no accounts listed in Settings > Accounts > Email and accounts), so this message is straight-up scammy.

I'll click on the link next and see where it takes me. - edit - after login, it fires up an Edge window asking me to sign in to an MS account so I won't go any further than that.

Uninstall Edge and Copilot!

I mean it won't make the ads go away but it feels good!

 

[WilliamM2]

You could always disable the lock screen. I've never had any need for it.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization]
"NoLockScreen"=dword:00000001

 

[C1]

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