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One of the new features of the Windows 11 Start Menu is the recommended section. This section shows your recently added apps, as well as your recently opened items. If you want to personalize the ...

The fastest way to open something on Windows is to open the start menu and start typing the name of the app or file. The exact thing you're looking for will show up, at which point you can hit "enter.

After only two weeks of beta testing under its ‘Windows Insider Program,’ Microsoft has enabled ads on Windows 11’s Start Menu for all users. If you have already updated your Windows 11 version to ...

From Netflix to Amazon Prime, more and more online services are now beginning to fill up with pesky promotions. But now Windows users won't even be able to open their internet browser before ...

Microsoft's KB5036980 update for Windows 11 introduces ads in the start menu, allowing users to receive 'Recommendations' from curated developers. It offers the option to disable these ads and ...

I didn’t realize that Microsoft had pushed out the update that brought advertising to the Windows 11 Start menu until I started to read the news. I’ve had recommendations turned off this ...

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 ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. If you own a Windows 11 computer, you are about to start seeing ads for apps that you ...

If you own a Windows 11 computer, you are about to start seeing ads for apps that you haven't downloaded in the Start menu. Thankfully, there's an easy way to disable them. This week, Microsoft ...

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