I don't get ads in Windows 10 or 11 Pro. I don't think you need Enterprise. When I first install Windows, I turn off every single feature that you're presented with (advertising ID, the ink workspace/writing recognition, safe search suggestions in the browser, etc.) and I haven't had any ads pop up on me (or software installed that I didn't specifically install myself). I turn off Cortana and don't use it, I have the search set to only search my local machine and not use Bing. I really don't feel like I go out of my way to turn these "features" off, I can get a Windows machine running in under an hour, and then it's hours of updates. The original screen that asks you for advertising ID and everything I posted previously does come back with a major Windows update, but I just turn off everything again, and I'm back to no ads. I work in Windows and .NET development, but I still don't deal with any of these annoying issues.

Same thing here, and I'm running Home (22631.3737). I turn most "things" off, but nothing insane and I don't see any ads.

> Are these ads only bundled with a certain versions of Windows?

Yes. Enterprise customers can get builds without them, but home users can't.

I keep hearing that, but I still see plenty of ads (and other dark patterns like data collection you can't turn off) in Enterprise builds.

I heard Win10 LTSC was somewhat better so I'm hoping there will be a Win11 LTSC coming out at some time with longer support.

You can absolutely turn off everything, but you don’t change those settings on the Win10 enterprise machines themselves. You can, technically, but it’s registry stuff. You put the machines in an Active Directory domain and you configure group policy to turn those things off, and you push those policies to the workstations in the domain.

This is 100% normal everyday stuff for enterprise customers, and an enormous pain in the ass for someone who pirates Windows Enterprise.

I'm running Windows 11 Home 23H2 22631.3737

No ads - like anywhere.