These are some tweaks that finally stopped the extra noise in Windows 11. Each one disables a small part of the system that ...

Microsoft has rolled out a new way to further mismanage the Windows 11 Start menu: displaying ads in the form of recommended apps. The ads are part of the KB5036980 update that rolled out to Windows ...

In 2016, Microsoft made a decision everyone had been dreading – serving ads directly to your Windows 10 operating system. At first, it was only a lockscreen advertisement for "Rise of the Tomb Raider" ...

Remember back when Windows 11 first came out and Microsoft gave everyone a free pass to upgrade? On the surface, it was a generous move; in actuality, it was a ploy to lure us away from Windows 10.

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 ...

Both Windows 11 and Windows 10 are full of advertisements and other Microsoft-provided messages that pop up seemingly everywhere and can get in the way of your day-to-day routines. And then there are ...

May 2024 Patch Tuesday updates are now rolling out, which means it is time to get the latest fixes and security updates. The good part is that this month's release contains some important changes and ...

Microsoft has an ongoing obsession with using its massive Windows install base to push products and services. If you're a realist, you'd call these ads, but Microsoft would prefer you call them ...

After a very brief trial period, Microsoft is bringing ads to the Start Menu for all Windows 11 users. Microsoft announced earlier this month that it would start to test out showing recommendations in ...

With next update KB5036980 Ads are coming to Windows for all users. As posted here https://www.techpowerup.com/321849/...are-as-microsoft-embeds-ads-in-the-start-menu ...

Windows is full of suggestions and recommendations to try out new apps and features, which we sometimes refer to as ads. But the Windows 11 Surface app is an actual nest of advertisements, pushing you ...