On: Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer

[winternett]

I'm pretty sure there will be a way to hack things... e.g. blocking the ad servers in your host file...

Not saying it will be great, but screw the system if it only works against us.

[tonyedgecombe → winternett]

The hosts file is ignored for Microsoft's own domains.

[winternett → tonyedgecombe]

There is always an answer...

You could even address it at router level if things went really sideways.