Windows 10: Microsoft is testing ads in Windows 10’s default Mail app

Microsoft has always been showing useful ads in Windows 10 and the company now seems to advertise third-party apps and services in the default Mail app. Ads in Windows 10 Mail app is not a new thing as a little while ago the company displayed a small ad in the lower left corner that recommended users to Get Office 365 subscription.

Mail doesn’t show any banner on Windows 10 for us and it appears that the company is A/B testing these advertisements. The ads look a bit too much like legitimate emails, which could be a problem for some users.

When you open Windows 10 Mail, you’ll see useful ads at the top of the page and the process of showing ads is automated. It’s quite obvious that Microsoft does not scan or read your emails to show you ads.

It perfectly makes sense for Microsoft to show ads in its free apps and services. Google has been also showing personalized ads in its Gmail app on Android and other platforms.

There are many users who believe that a free app should remain a free app and this could be yet another controversial change that Microsoft makes in its Mail app.

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Can the Microsoft Mail App be added to Startup?

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Mail app will not open on 10041.


Hello Adam,

This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it. *Smile

In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)

 

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