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Windows 11 users may have seen an ad for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 recently.

A similar ad promotes Microsoft Defender as well.

Notifications on the Windows 11 desktop

Windows 11 can show ads for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 unless you disable a certain type of notification.

It’s not like the game is bad.

On the contrary, it’s one of thebest Xbox gamesto roll out this year.

But promoting the title on Windows 11 through a push notification has left a sour taste for many people.

Using Edge Game Assist on Xbox Game Bar while playing Avowed

Ads are nothing new on Windows 11.

I’velamented the rollout of ads to Windowsfor years, as have many others.

But since that game is in the headlines, an ad for it appearing within Windows 11 garnered attention.

Binary code displayed on a laptop screen and Guy Fawkes mask are seen in this illustration photo.

Seriously, Microsoft hasplaced ads inFile Explorer.

I’ll save you from a longer rant.

Unfortunately, you’ll have to jump through additional hoops to block all ads on Windows 11.

Bill Gates during the "I Could Jump It" sketch on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

Showroom ads and Dynamic filters in Copilot

Surface Pro 11

Windows 11 system features

Windows 11 Start menu

Windows 11 battery usage

Copilot Vision for Windows announcement

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 deal

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Image of the Keychron K4 HE Special Edition in white.