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 ...

Few have uninstalled the operating system in protest. But you don’t have to do that. Instead, you can disable the ads from the Windows 11 Start Menu. Fortunately, there is a setting in the ...

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 ...

or use the Start menu search bar to open the settings panel. Then, select the option to toggle off Show recommendations for tips, shortcuts, new apps, and more. This will turn off any extra ...

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 ...

Feel free to follow whichever method you feel more comfortable with: Disable / Enable Startup Sound on Windows 11 via the Sound Settings Disable / Enable Startup Sound on Windows 11 via the Registry ...

Microsoft is bringing app promotions to the Windows 11 Start Menu. The feature arrives alongside the currently optional KB5036980 update. Here's how to easily disable the option from the Settings app.

If you have already updated your Windows 11 version to KB5036980, chances are you have already seen an ad or two in your Start Menu. So, if you don’t want ads lingering there, keep reading. This guide ...

There's no easy way to turn the internet content in the start menu off, sadly, but it is possible with a registry tweak. We wrote about turning off this "feature" in Windows 10 back in 2020.

For the most part, users either turn these ads off or have tuned them out. Windows 10 also had advertising directly in its Start menu, so this is something Microsoft has done before. It was done ...

Windows 11's Start menu will soon feature more ads, as will the Settings app on your PC. (Image credit: Future) You shouldn't have to use a third-party piece of software to get an ad-free ...

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