Downsides to upgrading to Windows 11 26H2?

I got a notification in Windows 11 that the 26H2 update can now be downloaded and installed.

However I have become quite wary of updates from Microsoft after they started using them to insert ads into software applications that I already paid for (talking here about the seemingly unremovable "Upgrade your plan" ad that is now always displayed in all my Office applications).

So my question is: if I install the 26H2 update, will it introduce ads into my Windows 11 environment too? Or any other unpleasant surprises that I should know about?

tidozonoada said:

(talking here about the seemingly unremovable "Upgrade your plan" ad that is now always displayed in all my Office applications

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That has nothing to do with 25H2, or 26H2.

It's Office doing what it does...

I literally see no difference between the 25H2 and 26H2 builds. My 25H2 Betas still have more features that haven't migrated to 26H2 yet though lol. No surprise ads or any NEW bugs but some 25H2 bugs will carry over.

Banjoman301 said:

That has nothing to do with 25H2, or 26H2.

It's Office doing what it does...

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Yes, I know that this current ad in Office was not introduced through a Windows update.

However since Office and Windows are both products from the same company, I'm asking here to verify whether I should now expect something similar in Windows or not.

Same here, no difference to my everyday experience going from 25H2 to 26H2.

If you want to curb ads from MS, download O&O ShutUp10 and select all the recommended settings. It disables a whole raft of MS guff and telemetry. I don't get any ads at all on anything.