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coolnewyorker · 10 May 2022

First time I opened Neat office, I saw again nag screen from Microsoft promoting MS365. Then I installed Easy Office. Same thing ... nag screen. And same thing with Libre. So, I uninstalled all and downloaded Libre from desktop (thanks to Denis). Customized Option. Libre recommended to uncheck all boxes with Microsoft options. Voila! No nag screen. So, it seems , . unless you already have MS365, stay away from MS Store, or pay up $100.00 for MS 365...or put up with nag screens.

Speaking of MS365...its ads are ubiquitous in Manhattan... in train stations, bus stops, subway trains, buses, taxis, free Wi-Fi and charging posts on sidewalks, etc..

Try3 · 10 May 2022

coolnewyorker said:

Libre recommended to uncheck all boxes with Microsoft options.

Can you post a screenshot of the dialog you are referring to? It would help others who might be afflicted in the future and might also help to identify the source of the nags.

Denis

Compumind · 13 May 2022

Try3 said:

Can you post a screenshot of the dialog you are referring to? It would help others who might be afflicted in the future and might also help to identify the source of the nags.

Agreed! It's good to give back.

coolnewyorker · 13 May 2022

Try3 said:

Can you post a screenshot of the dialog you are referring to? It would help others who might be afflicted in the future and might also help to identify the source of the nags.

Denis

I uninstalled MS 365 from Control Panel. It solved the nags. But my Admin user was malfunctioning (I don't know if it was consequent to MS 365 uninstallation). So, I deleted the account and recreated another, which rectified the Admin acct. probs except that the nags were back. So, I went back to Control Panel, and once more, uninstalled the MS 365 (note: there are two listed one on top of the other. I uninstalled only the top one). Luckily, that did it .I got rid of nag screens without a malfunctioning user account. So far, I am back to normal.

While researching online the OUTLOOK issue, I found out many users have same problems because, like I ... they do not want to pay for MS 365, citing that they are not using PC for business. Like I.

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Try3 said:

Can you post a screenshot of the dialog you are referring to? It would help others who might be afflicted in the future and might also help to identify the source of the nags.

Microsoft Store-screenshot-2022-05-13-175330libre.png

Denis

Oh, the dialog. I got it downloading Libre . You will not see it if you download Libre because you already paid for MS 365. There were three boxes, each with connection to MS 365. Oddly, Libre recommended to uncheck the boxes. Which I did, but every time I used it, MS 365 reminder pops out. Which was annoying. So I just got rid of it. I found something similar online which I downloaded from its website (avoiding MS Store) and it works. It appears any app provided by MS store has string attached. I had to install Whatsup from Whatsup.com, for instance
This screenshot allows you to downloadLibre. But to go to the dialog, choose "custom"

Wait, the screen shot is the dialog. And there are more than 3 boxes, I misrecalled