Windows 10 users are getting pushy upgrade ads from Microsoft
It seems Microsoft has really upped the ante on advertising its own products recently(opens in new tab). We've seen so many test builds in Windows 11 and a surprising amount of them seem to feature ads for other Microsoft products(opens in new tab) like Office or One Drive. For those who haven't upgraded to Windows 11 yet, never fear because you can still experience intrusive advertising. Microsoft will make sure of it with these full screen ads encouraging users to upgrade to the newer system.
Hardware Info(opens in new tab) is getting reports from Windows 10 users of a full screen advert that's been doing the rounds after a recent update. It grabbed my attention because I'd just finished a conversation with a friend who was complaining about having to update to Windows 11 recently. When I told them I was pretty sure they could decline, they said they didn't see the option, and after looking at the ad I can understand why.
The ad appears just after boot up, and at first glance only looks to have the option to either get it or schedule the update. You'd have to look for the smaller text at the bottom that says «Keep Windows 10» to avoid the update.
Of course choosing that option isn't quite the end of it. Microsoft will then show you another splash screen outlining the benefits of Windows 11 over 10. It does give the helpful information of how to upgrade later from the settings menu, but generally speaking Microsoft is laying it on a bit thick here.
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