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| Microsoft will display ads in Windows Explorer 10. How to avoid it? |
That Microsoft shows ads on Windows 10 is nothing new. It has been doing it for a long time in different parts of the system, offering its own services and third party 'apps'. Luckily, there is way to deactivate them. The problem now is that the company plans to include them also in Windows Explorer, something that many consider excessively intrusive. The announcements have begun to appear to several users who are testing the previous version of the next major Windows update, the Creators Update, which will arrive in April. Luckily, they can also be disabled.
Several users have begun to complain in different forums, such as Reddit, of the new ads that Microsoft plans to include in Windows Explorer. The ads are from OneDrive, Microsoft's cloud storage service, and the worst of it is that both those who have previously purchased an Office license and those who do not.
In the face of the turmoil, Microsoft has been forced to explain its plans. In a statement sent to the media, he explained that the "new notifications within the Windows Explorer 10 were designed to help users with quick and easy information to improve the experience of storing and managing files in the cloud. Windows 10 customers can easily choose not to receive these notifications. "
How to do it? It's very simple. You can disable them right now on your computer to prevent them from appearing when the Windows update is officially released. To do this, you have to go to the Explorer and, once there, to the 'Vista' tab and then to 'Options'. Within that window, in the 'View' tab you will have multiple options. Just uncheck the "Show notifications from sync provider". Translated: Microsoft announcements. Unchecking this box ensures that no ads will appear for the company's products.
Microsoft's decision to showcase advertising of its own is controversial not only because its users have already paid for Windows and, in many cases, also for having Office installed. But also, as Paul Thurrott points out, because it is unclear whether Microsoft will also show ads from rivals in online storage, such as Dropbox. By similar practices the European Union has already fined the giant of Redmond in the past. We will see what happens this time.
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