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Re:Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer by winternett on Monday March 14, 2022 @03:16PM (#30676885)
I'm pretty sure there will be a way to hack things... e.g. blocking the ad servers in your host file...

Not saying it will be great, but screw the system if it only works against us.

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Re:Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer by tonyedgecombe on Monday March 14, 2022 @03:33PM (#30677110)
The hosts file is ignored for Microsoft's own domains.
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Re:Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer by winternett on Monday March 14, 2022 @05:21PM (#30678503)
There is always an answer...

You could even address it at router level if things went really sideways.

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