Microsoft forces Windows 10 Pro to have advertisements

[mavhc]

Microsoft removes policies from Windows 10 Pro - gHacks Tech News

[pete]

Like we didn't see that one coming. The new "Win 10 Education Pro" seems to be designed to avoid "stop advertising to kids" complaints.

 

It'll be interesting to see the response from people who paid for a copy (i.e: not a "free" upgrade) only to have adverts thrust at them.

[mavhc]

Pay even more to stop the ads, Windows 10 Kindle Edition

[6Foot2]

Relevant:

 

Link: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/173021-advertising-windows-10-lock-screen.html

[Michael]

I knew there were limitations on GPOs with Windows 10 Pro, but I suppose it's aimed at the SOHO kind of environment anyway; but as for enforcing Ads on a paid for product, it is questionable.

[Arthur]

In the Anniversary update you have to go to Start » Settings » Personalization » Start and then switch "Occasionally show suggestions in Start" to the off position to turn off the Start Menu adverts in Windows 10 Pro.

 

 

Note. It's greyed out in the screenshot above because I haven't activated Windows.

[localzuk]

This makes sense in the context of the subscription Enterprise edition scheme they've got now for SME's. They are basically saying that Pro isn't a business product now.

 

So the editions become

 

Home - average user at home

Pro - geeks at home, and professionals who want a bit more at home

Enterprise - businesses of all sizes

 

Education is separate of course.

[Arthur]

They are basically saying that Pro isn't a business product now.

Exactly!

 

Pro also doesn't have the App-V or UE-V clients built-in like Enterprise and Education do in the Anniversary update, so this may force some businesses to use Enterprise now (if they were previously using Pro with the App-V or UE-V clients from VLSC).

Edited August 1, 2016 by Arthur

[unixman_again]

Presumably the ads are coming from Microsoft servers. If so, block those servers at the firewall.

[Arthur]

Presumably the ads are coming from Microsoft servers. If so, block those servers at the firewall.

Apparently you can disable the adverts with the following registry settings.

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager]
"OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled"=dword:00000000
"PreInstalledAppsEnabled"=dword:00000000
"SoftLandingEnabled"=dword:00000000
"SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled"=dword:00000000

 

OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled = OEM apps

PreInstalledAppsEnabled = Promotional tiles such as Minecraft, Candy Crush, Flipboard etc.

SoftLandingEnabled = Tips

SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled = App suggestions

[Arthur]

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/173021-advertising-windows-10-lock-screen.html

block those servers at the firewall.

Preventing the ContentDeliveryManager package from accessing the Internet will also do the trick.

 

[mavhc]

Handy to know.

 

It's more the precedent that it sets though, why trust MS if they're just going to change something next year? Bet then never reduce the amount of ads because they're making too much money from them.