Microsoft is known for promoting its various services through its own products; we have seen how it went on to persuade people into using its Edge browser and it seems like this self-promotion method is reaching File Explorer. It is now reported that Microsoft is showing ads to users in File Explorer on Windows 11 to promote its products. Here are the details.
A Windows Insider user (Florian on Twitter) shared a screenshot of a Microsoft Editor advert in Windows 11 File Explorer. The ad appears in the Documents folder and has apparently started showing up on the latest Windows 11 Insider Build 22572, which was recently released to the Dev Channel.
Some people will go mad if Microsoft starts adding ads in explorer. pic.twitter.com/rusnyrYyX2— Florian (@flobo09) March 12, 2022
It is also suggested that Microsoft Office users are also seeing ads for Powerpoint templates too. For those who don’t know, Microsoft shows pop-ups to users in the Mail app with an aim to force them into downloading Outlook on their smartphones. It also advertises many of its mobile apps in Office and other services. Plus, we can’t forget how it urges people to ditch Google Chrome and use its Edge browser.
