We may call it junk, but a lot of users want those kinds of features.
It also isn’t an “unusable device” just because it shows if it is going to be cloudy. Stop being so pedantic.
And all of it can easily be disabled with a simple easy-to-find setting. But it is on by default because a majority of users don’t look into their settings and thus wouldn’t know it is available.
You have to remember that Windows was made for non-tech savvy users. Not for you and me.
Then just disable suggestions with a simple checkbox in the settings.
Windows only has ads if you let it.