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How do i stop this kind of pop up from ever appearing again? Win10 (feddit.uk)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 133 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (13 children)

Got this via Mastodon which will not let me search for the source.

If you're in the US, when you set up Windows for the first time, select English (Europe) or English (World), not English (US). That will stop it installing all the bloatware that USians are not protected from but everyone else is.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago

    It's definitely a US thing, I'm on English (Singapore) and have not seen an ad, ever. I was perplexed by all the complaints of ads in the start menu and wherever, until someone pointed to me that it was a US thing.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    You must switch back to English (US) after installation if you want access to Microsoft Store (and even if you don't, you probably should because most apps are now there).

    I've seen a few tools to suppress most telemetry such as ChrisTitusTech's winutil or O&O ShutUp, maybe you could give that a try. Microsoft is really pushing hard Bing & Edge...

    Also, as a Linux user, I must obliged to the rules and say there's alternatives out there if you want to try something new. :-) !linux@lemmy.ml

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    What exactly are you getting from the Microsoft app store out of curiosity?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Windows Terminal + WSL, everything related to Xbox if you're using Gamepass or "Play anywhere" titles (Xbox/PC cross-buy).

    Most basics apps are from the Microsoft app store too; calculator, calendar, paint, etc.

    It's been a hot minute since I've used Windows, but you'd be surprise how much apps are now updated through that app store.

    If your device use Windows in S mode, all your apps must come from the store & you must use Edge.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Ah okay, I didn't know people used it that way and I don't do XBox game pass or anything like that. It makes sense. My only real experience with windows store apps has been my work computer trying to install a "personal use" version of Microsoft teams from there and apparently I had to get the professional version through M365 downloads.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    Would this work after you've already setup Windows?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    From what I've seen online, it must be done during installation. So short answer, no.

    As others have said, you could also backup your data and do a fresh installation (from a boot media, not from Windows itself just to be extra safe).

    ThioJoe also has a video talking about this English (Europe/World) thing and also provide a Powershell script to delete Windows bloatware. This option could be interesting if you don't want to reset your whole installation.

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