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The advertisement tag on WindowsForum.com covers a mix of humorous and spam-like image posts, often featuring exaggerated or surreal ad parodies, as well as user reports of unwanted audio ads in Windows 10. One thread describes persistent advertisement sounds playing in the background, even with no browser open, traced to a process called WindowsFormsApplication1. Another thread discusses a Cortana advertisement featuring the band Clean Bandit, critiqued as cringe-worthy. The tag also includes posts about TV licensing adverts and other promotional content. Overall, the tag reflects both spammy image posts and genuine troubleshooting of intrusive advertising in Windows.
  1. whoosh

    ART Cooky Chips

    :razz:
    • whoosh
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    • advertisement caption chip cooky chips food humor funny ad humor image macro meme penny snack speech bubble two women viral meme
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  2. whoosh

    ART Special Sale. Only To Happy To Return

    :razz:
    • whoosh
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    • advertisement city street creepy eerie family-scene haunted horror horror movie mummy sale-poster
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  3. whoosh

    ART Lol

    :razz:
    • whoosh
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    • advertisement british comedy british politics funny image licence fee media licensing meme meme caption meme humor promotional public broadcasting tv licensing uk tv license
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. whoosh

    ART Mr Smug

    :razz:
    • whoosh
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    • advertisement cartoon chicken cartoon illustration character design cheerful image attachment mr smug shopfronts street scene two chickens urban illustration visual content
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  5. whoosh

    ART Spam takes A Break

    :D
  6. whoosh

    VIDEO TV Licensing 2016 Advert "TV Licence Hitman"

    Contains scene of a violent graphic nature 🇬🇧 :eek:
    • whoosh
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    • advertisement graphic violence hitman tv licensing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  7. Vandk

    Windows 10 Background Sounds in Windows 10

    Sounds of an advertisement start playing in the background in Windows 10. I just can't shut it off. When I am watching a video, or playing music or skyping, I hear other sounds (from an advertisement, from the sound of it). I hear it even if I have no internet browser running. I can't...
  8. News

    The new Cortana advert: watch Clean Bandit’s career die before your eyes

    ‘“What are you wearing, Cortana?” he asks, like he’s in a shit version of the film Her’. Cortana replies: “A phone. Like it?” Clean Bandit, the Cambridge-educated group who looked at dance music and thought, “What this needs is more violins”, redefine cringe-worthy in this new ad for Cortana. In...
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    • advertisement assistant brit awards clean bandit commercial cortana critique music technology windows phone
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  9. L

    VIDEO Kindle Fire Advert Sketch

    Hope you like. The guys who did iPaper just released this. Ha ha.
    • lcmr2014
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    • advertisement humor ipaper kindle media sketch youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  10. badrobot

    VIDEO iPad vs RT advertisement

    (Sorry the title should say "Surface RT vs iPad") What a very desperate marketing move by Microsoft. Tsk! Tsk! It's apple and orange. People have reasons for their choice. Tablets are not about doing everyday tasks. I don't think my 2 year old will dig a Surface RT! Just for apps alone, you...
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    • advertisement app apple comparison ipad marketing microsoft surface rt tablet user choice
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  11. News

    Windows Vista Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Involving Acer Notebook Computers Pre-installed with Microsoft® Window

    SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Settlement Administrator for the Acer notebook settlement:The parties have reached a settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging that Acer America Corporation ("Acer") advertised and sold...
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    • acer advertisement class action computer lawsuit notebook ram settlement technology windows
    • Replies: 0
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  12. kemical

    VIDEO IE9 Advert

    This advert for IE9 has recently started showing on UK TV. Looks pretty cool IMO...
    • kemical
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    • advertisement advertising browser ie9 media technology video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  13. whoosh

    VIDEO Mel Gibson Franklin Mint Commercial Parody

    :p
  14. whoosh

    VIDEO Totally Random Repo Commercial!!

    :razz:
    • whoosh
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    • advertisement commercial random repo youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  15. News

    Microsoft's new Windows 7 ad: A copy of a copy?

    A new Microsoft ad for Windows 7 and Windows Live seems like an ingenious message of hope for the future. Unfortunately, it's also very similar to two previous messages of hope for the future. Link Removed
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    • advertisement copycat future hope marketing microsoft similarities windows 7 windows live
    • Replies: 0
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  16. News

    Microsoft ad shows Mac envious of Windows 7's Blu-ray

    Microsoft last night posted a video (below) taking a mild jab at Apple for the lack of Blu-ray on Macs. The roughly minute-long spot personifies a MacBook and a Windows 7 notebook on a flight and has the Windows system play a Blu-ray copy of Avatar that the both of them enjoy. The Mac isn't...
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    • advertisement apple blu-ray competition envy macbook media microsoft technology video windows 7
    • Replies: 0
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  17. News

    Windows 7 Ad Highlights Mac's Lack Of Blu-ray

    That cute little notebook doesn't look like he's hauling around a bag of hurt at all! Link Removed - Invalid URL
    • News
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    • advertisement blu-ray mac notebook windows 7
    • Replies: 0
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  18. News

    Windows 7 Just Wants to Hold Mac's Hand [Video]

    # ads There's so much going on in this new Windows 7 ad that I'm still haven't decided how I feel about it yet. Whimsical animation! Avatar played with PC Na'vi! A Mac in desperate need of ginger ale! Actually, it's great. More » More...
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    • advertisement animation computer gizmodo humor mac technology video windows 7
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  19. News

    Microsoft ad jabs Apple; shows Mac envious of Windows 7’s Blu-ray

    Microsoft last night posted a video taking a jab at Apple... More...
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    • advertisement apple blu-ray competition mac microsoft tech industry user experience video windows 7
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  20. News

    Microsoft's adorable new Windows 7 ad touts Blu-ray, shows Macs and PCs really just want to be frien

    With the holiday buying season descending upon us, fancy new commercials are naturally ramping up in tandem. Microsoft has a new spin on its Windows 7 promotional efforts with its latest ad, which shows a Mac and a PC bonding over a Blu-ray copy of Avatar during a long flight. Naturally, the PC...
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    • advertisement avatar blu-ray commercial holiday mac microsoft promotion windows 7
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