Microsoft is rolling out new Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users despite backlash


by TechSpot

TechSpot— It was only a couple of weeks ago when Microsoft started testing more Start menu ads in Windows 11 – something it experimented with a year earlier – in the latest Windows Insider build.Read Entire Article

ExtremeTech—Microsoft Rolls Out Start Menu Ads to All Windows 11 Users. Microsoft's 'recommendations' have arrived in your Start menu with the latest patch.

Neowin—Microsoft rolls out Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users, here is how to turn them off. As expected, Microsoft started rolling out new Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users in the Stable Channel as part of the latest optional update. Fortunately, you can turn those ads off; here is how.

Trusted Reviews—Windows 11 Start menu ads now rolling out. Microsoft has started rolling out ads for recommended apps within the sacred Windows 11 Start Menu. Following a brief trial period during April, Microsoft has began rolling out a new Windows 11 update (KB5036980) that'll show apps from "curated developers". Earlier this month, Microsoft said it is designed to help you discover great apps from the Microsoft Store. Final Fanstay 16 now 57% off Final Fantasy 16, the latest installment of the iconic action RPG franchise,...