In the patch notes for Windows 11 update KB5036980, Microsoft noted that the start menu in Windows 11 will now display recommended apps from the Windows app store. In other words, they put ads in the ...

Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.

Microsoft has started rolling out a Windows 11 update that includes ads for Microsoft Store apps in the Start menu. The Start menu’s Recommended section will display ads for a “small set of curated ...

The Recommended section of the Start menu will show some Microsoft Store apps,” says Microsoft in the update notes of its latest public Windows 11 release. “These apps come from a small set of curated ...

For some users, having advertisements or recommendations appear in the Start Menu, a central hub for accessing applications and features, can ... t the first time Microsoft has tried ads in its ...

Microsoft is exploring the idea of putting ads in your Windows 11 Start menu. To be specific, it's looking to place advertisements for apps you can find in the Microsoft Store in the menu's ...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview build for the Beta Channel is introducing something that many Insiders probably won’t like ... may remember that the Windows 10 Start Menu has similar app ...

I didn’t realize that Microsoft had ... s been toying with advertising in the Start menu since Windows 10. I want to believe the company has caught on that plenty of users are on my wavelength. It put ...

Microsoft has expressed openness to feedback regarding these changes, and may modify or remove ads based on user reactions. Critics ...

As any Windows 10 ... the Start Menu, which normally suggests files and frequently used apps. Now, as depicted in a screenshot shared by the company, the menu will also recommend apps from the ...

Microsoft just rolled out an update for Windows 11 shockingly fast, and it includes a change most users won't be happy about.

The latest update to Windows 11 (KB5036980) comes out this week and includes ads for apps in the "recommended" section of the Start Menu, one of the most oft-used parts ... Microsoft can implement ...