In my view, this is unacceptable…
They changed my background (previously there was a default blue window), placed an icon in the bottom corner of the screen that read “Learn more about this photo”, and re-added the search bar that I had previously removed.
Fortunately, I don’t have to deal with this on a daily basis.
Dont say it… dont say it… dont saaaayyyy iiiiitt!!!
Have you considered Linux Mint?
Damn… sorry… was I the first to suggest it this time?
You were, but it appears OP is running Windows in a VM on Linux.