Fees, subscriptions, friction or worse defaults tilt the product toward extraction.

What you can do

Review Diagnostics & feedback, turn off Personalized offers and the advertising ID if you do not want commercial recommendations based on device use, and keep optional diagnostics off unless you choose otherwise.

The evidence

Case file 41 · 14 July 2026The operating system knows enough to sell you more operating system.Microsoft documents that Windows collects required diagnostic data and that, when personalised offers are enabled, it can use diagnostic data to show tips, ads and recommendations—including suggestions for OneDrive or more storage.6 sources · Read the case file →

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