Microsoft solitaire and casual games hijacks my browser for ads

Stoxguy · Mar 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM

While using Microsoft Solitaire and Games, something that should not be occurring, but is. Windows 10, while using Microsoft Solitaire and Casual Games, hijacks my Brave browser, opens the browser, redirects it to an advertisement then dumps something that uBlock origin immediately halted and sent me a blocked site notice. I did not know that Microsoft, Windows 10 was permitted, without my knowledge, to open my personal browser, hijack it and send it to an advertising site of their sponsorship. When I do get a response back from the community, if there is anything being done that is not permissible of this occurrence, because this is not malware, this is Windows 10 Solitaire and casual games doing this and I will do further investigating on the FTC.gov website and the FCC.gov website if warranted.

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Logan.G - MSFT

Hi， Stoxguy

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

According to your description, your browser was hijacked and opened ads when you were playing Microsoft Solitaire and casual games.

Are you playing this game in the web version or in the Xbox/Microsoft Store program? The hijacking problem may be caused by third-party ads or other reasons.

And if you have not opened the relevant subscription, you may indeed be pushed ads, but your browser should not be hijacked. You can refer to the relevant introduction:

How do I purchase an ad free (Premium) subscription? – Microsoft Casual Games

Best Regards,

Logan | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Logan.G - MSFT

Hi， Stoxguy

You can submit your views and suggestions on this issue on this page：

Submit a request – Microsoft Casual Games

Best Regards,

Logan | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Stoxguy

It is NOT a third party advertiser. I am playing Xbox, Microsoft Store on the web, on my laptop. I get redirected to either the Microsoft Store site or games. I watched the webpage being created and the header was www.microsoft.com/game /whatever, or another Microsoft webpage via my hijacked browser or to another site with, not making this up, at least 200-300 lines of script that uBlock origin captured and stopped the loading so the advert was blocked. Occasionally, the Microsoft box does pop up with an ad. Third party advertisers need you to, via a mouse click, on their ads to redirect you to the Microsoft site for a download of the advertisers product. I'm getting very aggravated with this. I realize that Win 10 is nearing the end of it's service and I'll be getting Win 11 soon. Either way, I do not want Microsoft hijacking my web browser so they can send me advertising for products and games that I'm not interested in. I remember way back when I first started playing Microsoft solitaire back on Windows 98. For FREE, no ads, nothing but calming solitaire. Not anymore with those intrusive ads. I am not paying Microsoft a penny for playing ad free. I've spent thousands and thousands of hours trying to fix Microsoft problems since Windows 95 all the way up to and including Windows 10 which I am having problem after problem with. If anything, Microsoft owes me money for trying to fix a product that continues to have multiple problems and Windows never, ever runs smoothly. There's always something that goes wrong. Ask Bill on that.

XBF Leonzo G

Hello AnnGissel,

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. Microsoft Solitaire is a Microsoft casual game. Therefore, the

Microsoft Casual Games Community will be able to assist with any issues or questions about Microsoft Solitaire. Be sure to let us know the results!

QUEENMISFITS

There should be no ads in Microsoft Solitaire Collection, but if you're online then that would be up to the browser. Have you disabled popups?

Microsoft solitaire and casual games hijacks my browser for ads