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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Infinitus@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

I just got this popup while playing New vegas. I don't even use chrome, i've switched to firefox. How can this be allowed? Also, this is Win10

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[-] AuthorityClassError@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Since everybody on this comm seem to be circlejerking, let me how to tell you how to get rid of this POS. Shit's called BGAupsell and resides in Windows\Temp\MUBSTemp, set yourself as owner of the file via your admin account and then delete it and replace it with an an empty EXE file that you assign ownership to yourself with. Then you write protect it and you're done. If you just delete the dir or the file, it'll come back next major update.

NOW, to really give MS a punch in the dick, you're also going to want to disable the search menu ad as well:

https://www.howtogeek.com/826967/how-to-disable-bing-in-the-windows-11-start-menu/

And all of you fucking *nux newfargs, grow up. Also, don't fucking drink and root you lusers.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Or you just install Linux and be done with it.

Yes, I am THAT guy. It looks and feels like windows, but prettier, nicer, and better. No more corporate rules bullshit, no more anti virus bullshit, no more bullshit.

Yes, most games do work now.

Yes, most windows software has equal or better alternatives, or run natively through wine.

You don't have to put up with Microsoft bullshit.

Get rid of office, Hotmail and teams while you're at it and get working software.

[-] AuthorityClassError@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

*facepalms in having told the newbie not to drink and root*

You're the reason most of us don't really tell others that we run Linux.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Because...? I've used Linux on desktop for over 20 years now. Yes. I have a multi monitor (3 monitors) setup with a cool looking 3d desktop (bling mostly to show off, make people come for the bling, stay for the awesome computer experience) and I've loved every minute of it.

Every single time I see another one of these posts I tell people to come to Linux, we got cookies

[-] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

And then again, next update. Cat. And. Mouse.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Meaning? That you need to update software? Of course you do. Even on Linux. But when you do you don't have to reboot, for example. Minor difference caused by a smart filesystem versus whatever the fuck windows uses these days.

[-] Morphit@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

They mean Microsoft will keep sneaking things like this into updates. We can stop them installing misfeatures if we know they're coming but Microsoft can at any time just roll out a new update with different adverts in. Unless we stop updating there's no way for us to select between legit updates and unwanted ads.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Install Linux, problem solved.

[-] AuthorityClassError@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It'll work until they do something else. It's the same old shit as always, update and pray that it holds together and that by the Torvalds none of your fucking repos are deprecated or out of date.

Edit: Hit a fucking nerve with that one haha. Rage harder n00bs. Downvotes don't mean shit here. Go back to Reddit you fucking losers.

[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The internet needs more people like you.

Excellent instructions, nice clear and to the point.

[-] Rakn@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago

Nah it doesn’t. He is being a dick. You probably can Google that. He missed the point of the entire topic. Nobody was positing how to remove it because this topic wasn’t about that. If someone would have asked about it in the first place people would probably have provided solutions.

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