Finally they are actually using there brains. They need to make Windows 10 as bad as possible to get people to switch.
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On machines where I have to use windows I run start10 to replace the start menu with something a little more bearable. I imagine there's a FOSS equivalent but I bought a license years and years ago so I've never bothered to search.
Every time I see crap like this makes me even happier I ditched it a year and a half ago. If you switch to Linux and started with mint but don't like it, give PopOs a test drive. It's been flawless for me.
These ads are what finally got me to pull the trigger and move to Linux. Arch is great, zero issues to report.
If you're a person who prefers to type commands than click through menus then you should try the "run" program in the "powertoys" suite from Microsoft.
It a launcher program that's superior to Start in every way. You can type in plain English system commands like "shutdown"; a search that actually works; you can pass queries into your browser's search engine; and of course launch programs by typing in their names. You can even enter entire registry addresses to open regedit at the desired location.
This is a complete replacement for the Start Menu.
Anybody remember Litestep (http://litestep.net/)? It was an open source shell alternative to the default Windows shell.
If you MUST use windows for work or something, at least install OpenShell. Otherwise, use Linux. It's so easy to switch for most use cases. Even gaming on Linux has come a very long way.
Hold on let me check my start menu.
Oh this is gnome lolololol.
I can't believe they'll put this on windows 10 pro.
that's what's kicking me,why would a professional license used primarily for business need ANY kind of advertisement/popup/nag from their OS? fuck off Microsoft
Microsoft don't hold back from the ads and crapware in the Pro versions of Windows. The Enterprise versions tend to be where you get some control over it.
I'm not partitioning my system, I'm getting a clean slate.