cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3405817

Have to use Windows for work (I’ve asked), the ads have been getting worse and worse on my work laptop. Today got a game ad notification… That’s clearly too far, right? Like I have to clear notifications, so I have to see it

  • @speaker_hat@lemmy.oneEnglish
    5•1 year ago

    If you can Install Ubuntu and use Windows on a VirtualBox as a guest.

    Non-techy colleagues cannot tell whether it’s a virtualized OS or not.

    Microsoft as a company profit over its users obsessively

    • Chozo
      21•1 year ago

      Chances are OP’s IT department wouldn’t be too keen on that.

    • @Zeth0s@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      One can directly install ubuntu on hyper-v, without any additional 3rd party tools. They just need hyper-v enabled (it’s installed by default). It’s not user friendly, it’s the usual gui mess as one could expect from a ms product. But at least it’s preinstalled, which is convenient for a work laptop.

      Whether IT security department would allow this… It’s another story

      Edit. Fixed typo