Windows 11 has started displaying ads in the Start menu, a move many users find unwelcome. Ads disguised as app recommendations take up space, potentially leading to accidental purchases.

Windows 11 is awful in many ways. There is no denying it, and one of the main reasons is all the ads. Microsoft seems ...

Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows' Start menu are nothing new, and it's no surprise that they're coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

File Explorer later got ads, and Edge nags started appearing in the Start Menu. These decisions and more made Windows 10 what Slate called a "privacy nightmare." If users thought Windows 11 ...

Q: How can I purge Microsoft’s constant ads, pop-ups, and suggestions in Windows 11? A: If it seems like you’re seeing more suggestions from Microsoft creeping into your Windows experience ...

Microsoft looks like it’s forging ahead with its mission to put more ads in parts of the Windows 11 interface, with the latest move being an advert introduced to the Settings home page.

Microsoft is facing criticism for its latest ad promoting the upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, as the end-of-support ...

Microsoft keeps pumping more and more ads into Windows 11. In addition to self-advertising in the Start menu, app recommendations, and pop-ups for Game Pass games, there are now also pop-ups for ...

Here’s how it works. Unless you have a certain type of ad disabled, Microsoft may show a notification within Windows 11 that includes a "Buy Now" button for Black Ops 6: Vault Edition.

Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced a so-called "Account Manager" for Windows 11 that appears on the screen ... it displays Microsoft 365 ads. All the actually useful buttons are now hidden ...