Microsoft launched Windows 11 in 2021. This new operating system has brought important innovations that users will like a lot and still continues to receive updates. Because Microsoft continues its development work. Within the scope of these studies, the company released an update for Windows 11 in the past hours, but users started seeing ads after this update. Fortunately, the company took a step back after the reactions.
Advertising was shown with QR code on Windows 11 Lock Screen!
It was already known that Microsoft had a plan to show ads for Windows for a long time. Of course, this was not official information, but a leak. However, it was also said that such a thing would not be possible because it would not be welcomed by users. According to the latest developments, Microsoft has taken the pulse of users.
A user on the social media platform Reddit claimed that when he started his Windows 11 PC, he encountered a QR code on the lock screen. When this QR code is scanned, Microsoft’s artificial intelligence-powered chatbot Copilot’s pages in the app stores are opened.
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At first, it was thought that this QR code was shown as a result of a bug. However, according to the information shared by the source, Microsoft added an image containing the QR code to the computer’s file directory with the update. It is said that there is no error in this direction.
Various sources suggest that Microsoft wanted to gauge how users would respond to the ad with this move. However, it seems that the company has not received much positive feedback. We will see what the company will do in the coming days.
