There is a setting that turns off many of the notifications that irritate people.
replySettings -> System -> Notifications. Scroll to the bottom, expand Additional settings. Uncheck "Suggest ways to get the most out of Windows and finish setting up this device" and "Get tips and suggestions when using Windows".
I get more prompts from macOS about Apple products than I get from Windows about Microsoft products after unchecking those two settings.
Your Windows 11 experience strongly, strongly depends on where you are. Are you inside the EU? 90% of the crap people complain about is simply illegal and you don't see any of it.
replyIn the US, of course, our government loves to let citizens be the product for corporations. America: by the corporations for the corporations.
replyEven more true now than it has been in maybe 100 years.
I've also never seen an ad in windows 11.
replyI did uninstall all of the weird apps like "News" "Weather" etc.