There are many good causes to make use of an official Microsoft account, linked not less than nominally to your on-line presence, in Windows 11. And there are at least as many good reasons not to, particularly when you’re by no means focused on downloading software program from the Microsoft Store. But Microsoft would actually, actually recognize it when you simply gave it a few of that candy private information and let it goal adverts at you, and upcoming builds of Windows 11 aren’t going to close up about it till you do.

Such is the case for Windows 11 dev build 23435, now obtainable to Windows Insider testers (and in addition notable for its new presence sensing toggle). Among different tweaks and changes, the Start menu will now preach the holy phrase of the Microsoft account in a minimum of 4 nagging pop-up messages: “Sign in to your Microsoft account,” “Use Microsoft 365 for free,” “Keep your account safer,” and “Access your files from anywhere,” highlighting 5GB of free OneDrive house.

These messages are an growth of the Start Menu notification system Microsoft introduced final month, and which were immediately criticized as solely “notifications” within the sense that that little cartoon lizard “notifies” you about automotive insurance coverage. Windows additions that seem in testing builds aren’t routinely slated for implementation within the full launch…however just like the preliminary announcement of Start Menu notifications, these adverts are getting delight of place within the weblog submit. They’re coming.