Windows 10 Tip: Turn Off File Explorer Advertising
I&#x27;m so frustrated with Microsoft. I want to like them -- I&#x27;m using (and loving) C# and Visual Studio, I&#x27;ve used Visual Studio Code with Go and Typescript, I&#x27;m using whatever they call their cloud version control system, and I&#x27;m really enjoying these things... but then they pull moves like this and make me question as to whether I really want to invest my skills and money in their tech. Say what you will about Google&#x27;s data mining, but I think that putting ads right in the OS is in a whole other league. And as many of us geeks know, this is inevitably going to lead to calls from friends and family trying to figure out what the heck this thing popping up is, and if it&#x27;s a virus. &quot;Nope, it&#x27;s just Microsoft.&quot;<p>I feel bad for the MS employees who are making awesome products but then have to deal with all the ridiculous fallout of Windows 10 decisions. Sorry for the rant, but these actions are honestly making me think about discontinuing my use and support of Microsoft&#x27;s products, and I hope that someone somewhere is listening to us geeks.