John runs Microsoft Windows 7 and Firefox,but pop-ups are driving him crazy – fortunately there are some free things he can do to design things clearMy question, tongue deep in cheek, or is this: will I ever be able to buy a Windows system with no pop-up ads of any kind whatsoever? (What I call pop-ups may include other intrusive ads.) I’d be willing to pay additional! What I have is Windows 7 final with Firefox as my browser,and I am being driven crazy.
Most likely I have add-ons of which I have lost track. I spend hours web surfing, which can, or I suppose,lead to inadvertent nefarious acquisitions. Is there a catch-all list of my add-ons? JohnR.
I was just going to say that there are no pop-up ads in Windows 7 – which is true unless you include the ones promoting Windows 10. Otherwise, ads and various pop-ups may advance directly from websites or from “nefarious acquisitions”. These include “potentially unwanted programs” (PUPs) and the malware that sometimes infects browsers.
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Source: theguardian.com