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Not that I know of. I get the pretty pictures as well, but some times (not all the time) there are 2-3 links on top of the pretty picture to what appears to be commercial and/or gaming sites. 
Started December 21st for me...
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Are the "pretty pictures" the Windows Spotlight ones?
I always encountered links on top of those pictures, and sometimes they point to commercial links, related to the current picture itself (like "Forza" game).
Do you encounter totally unrelated links?
BTW, All the files related to Windows spotlight should be located into %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy sub-directories and you should be able to check and disable their usage from the "lock screen" settings.
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Yup, Windows Spotlight. It's a little different where the links point. One time it was to something in Windows Store, another time it was to some gaming site, etc.
But I found a registry solution so that I could keep Windows Spotlight, but not get the ads. There is a link in another post in this thread...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Johnny J. wrote: Gotta have a minimum of security on it...
a bit contradictory when using Windows 10  
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Now don't be like that. Play nice and pretend like the rest of us... 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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It is like at work for me...
GIT is not allowed due to security concerns, but we are moving to Office 365 and let our whole Email Traffic in hands of Microsoft, this way Enterprise Vault won't need that much Server space / capacity... [BIG FACEPALM]
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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Johnny J. wrote: My Windows 10 installation has suddenly started showing commercial links on the lock screen/login page!!!
Oh no! Which version are you running? I haven't seen this behavior yet and hope I never do.
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Win 10 Pro 1803 (17134.523) 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Thanks, I'm interested and I'll check mine when I get home. We are on an older Enterprise 1709 version at work.
As I looked at the version you posted and then looked up win10 versions (Windows 10 version history - Wikipedia[^]) I was struck by the fact that it was so much easier in the past to determine/differentiate which version of windows I had installed. Windows XP SP3, etc.
Now, I've seen these new versions 100 times and I still don't remember anything about which version is installed on my pc at home. It's really stupid.
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Johnny J. wrote: Does anybody know how to get rid of that cr*p?
and I thought everybody already knew how to get rid of win10.
linux is a good start,.... middle and finish.
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Lopatir wrote: linux is a good start
If that were actually true, Microsoft would have been gone long ago. 
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I recently migrated all the machines at home to Linux because I refuse to use Win10.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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But you are thinking about driving a Skoda, admit it 
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I tried linux years ago just to save money from buying a Win 7 license. Worst decision. I should have paid the $100 for Windows.
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I did it for different reasons. Money wasn't the root issue, but it is admittedly a secondary or tertiary factor.
When Win7 goes tits-up next year, my only alternative is to go Win10 or Linux. I refuse to infect my machine with Win10, so Linux got the nod. It hasn't been all roses, but for thwe most part, I have no issues. I still run a Win7 VM for as long as Visual Studio will run on it. Downside - I can't run any SQL server newer than 2014 because 20116 and up will not run on Win7. However, there's a version of SQL server for Linux, so it's all good.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I refuse to infect my machine with Win10
For me, it has been their best OS yet.
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For email and web home users, it is.
For basic office users, it is.
For specialist office work, CAD CAM, what we do with VS, it isnt.
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Quote: The drinking dens are spilling out
There's staggering in the square
There's lads and lasses falling about
And a crackling in the air
Down around the dungeon doors
The shelters and the queues
Everybody's looking for
Somebody's arms to fall into
And it's what it is
It's what it is now
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Munchies_Matt wrote: For email and web home users, it is.
For basic office users, it is.
No way. When I installed Linux I had to find crazy command lines just to get network drivers to work. Then other command lines to enable basic OS features. You're telling me that regular home and office users want to deal with that? No way.
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Did you try Ubuntu? It works right out of the box. In fact it is very stable, reliable and quick.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Did you try Ubuntu? It works right out of the box.
Ya, but it didn't work for me. So many command lines just to get it up and running.
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I had to install some additional software on top of ubuntu but it wasn't an oppressive task.
The reason the commandline is so pervasive on KLinux is the because of the number of possible GUIs taht are available. It's difficult to write a GUI tool that supports all the available desktop platforms, and commandline always works. Linux's flexibility is its biggest downfall.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Linux's flexibility is its biggest downfall.
True. But all someone had to do within the last 20 years was make a linux that worked out of the box and named their utilities with names that make sense and then promote it. It seems like they could have easily overtaken Microsoft.
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When you have this many people working on it independently, who do you think is in a position to enforce what you're suggesting? There isn't one company "in charge" of Linux.
One could claim it could all go through Linus Torvalds, but he only does the kernel, and it sounds like it's already a full-time job.
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I know. Hence Microsoft is still beating them.
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