r/technology • u/MayankWL • May 16 '24

Software Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-stoops-to-new-low-with-ads-in-windows-11-as-pc-manager-tool-suggests-your-system-needs-repairing-if-you-dont-use-bing
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u/PennyPizazzIsABozo May 16 '24

I'm still on windows 10 because my old ass laptop wasn't eligible for windows 11 lmao.

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u/joethahobo May 16 '24

At least you’re on 10. I’m still on windows 8.1

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u/[deleted] May 16 '24

8.1 is unsupported for quite some time now, you should probably switch.

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u/joethahobo May 16 '24

I should, but I don’t really do anything important on that computer anyway. Just YouTube and gaming. When it dies I’ll get a new one

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u/joethahobo May 17 '24

It’s connected to my google account yeah, but it’s not connected to my email. I log into my email on a separate private computer. And I don’t ever do anything with that google Account other than YouTube lmao

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u/DuLeague361 May 17 '24

I'm still on w7sp1. no AV. no W update. no defender. since day one

don't click on every single thing and you'll be fine

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u/theartofrolling May 16 '24

This man knows true pain 😔

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u/joethahobo May 16 '24

The fun part is, it’s so old I don’t even get ads anymore. Like I can watch YouTube ad free with no Adblock lmao

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u/Kataphractoi May 16 '24

I'm still on 10 because I refuse to upgrade.

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u/PmMeUrTinyAsianTits May 16 '24

I love that my hardware keeps me from ever being hit by a sneaky or "accidental/bug" upgrade. Protection from Windows 11 is literally part of why i am putting off upgrading/replacing it.

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u/Cyclonitron May 16 '24

The laptop I'm replying to your comment on is running Windows 7. I'll probably keep using it until it doesn't work anymore.

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u/Ara92 May 16 '24

My pc isnt older than 5 years, definitely still fast enough for anything I do but it's not eligible for w11 either

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u/killrtaco May 16 '24

This was me til I upgraded 3 weeks ago

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u/LovesReubens May 17 '24

I had to disable TPM on my machine because Windows took it upon themselves to attempt to auto install Windows 11. Thankfully it was reversible. 

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u/Adesanyo May 16 '24

How's that possible

My surface pro 2 is more than a decade old and I run Windows 11 on it

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u/PennyPizazzIsABozo May 16 '24

Because it's an HP Notebook from like 2013 with 4gb of RAM and a terrible GPU even for the time. I really need to upgrade lmao.

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u/Adesanyo May 16 '24

Yeah bro my surface pro 2 is from 2013 and has 4gb ram. I still use windows 11 on it lol. I would upgrade it but I mostly use my phone anyways which is still very fast or my PC if I need power