Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader

Re:Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader by widowlark on Friday December 16, 2016 @03:24PM (#13196444)

>ads on the lock screen

You understand that you approved these ads when you set up windows initially, and that they can be removed with the flick of a switch in the lock screen settings?

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Re:Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader by KirinDave on Friday December 16, 2016 @03:25PM (#13196453)

They aren't even the default now, right?

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Re:Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader by yummyfajitas on Friday December 16, 2016 @03:36PM (#13196546)

My windows machine does not display them, and I don't remember even being asked.

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Re:Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader by jandrese on Friday December 16, 2016 @06:54PM (#13197993)

IIRC the wording wasn't "let us display ads", it was cloaked in some deceptive language.

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Re:Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader by KirinDave on Saturday December 17, 2016 @02:31AM (#13199750)

I don't remember the exact wording, but it was something akin to, "Show Microsoft's images on my lockscreen" or somesuch similar.

It wasn't clear there might be ads there.

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Re:Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader by jandrese on Monday December 19, 2016 @02:52PM (#13214476)

I actually have that option turned on, and it's exactly what it says on the tin. Pictures of landscapes/buildings/etc... that you might see in some mid tier gallery and a link to a short description. It's bland, but marginally more interesting than the basic lock screen.

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