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Windows users are getting Harry Potter ads as their Bing Wallpaper, and they aren't happy

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WTF?! You might assume that Microsoft has learned its lessons when it comes to pushing ads into Windows, but you'd be wrong. The Redmond firm is back to its old tricks, and this time it isn't even an ad for its own services: it's for a Harry Potter movie collection, which was inserted into the Bing Wallpaper app.

For those unfamiliar, the optional Bing Wallpaper app gives users a new wallpaper each day and lets them browse previous Bing images and themed collections. It usually consists of nature photos, animals, space, gaming, sports, and seasonal wallpapers.

But some users got an unwelcome surprise recently when they turned on their PCs and found an ad for Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts 11-film collection as their wallpaper. It included a simple graphic of Hogwarts Castle and an...

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