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,...
Microsoft's 'recommendations' have arrived in your Start menu with the latest patch.
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.
In an update on its Windows 11 Release Health page, Microsoft announced that the latest Edge browser update (version 124.0.2478.67) removes the "Microsoft chat provider for Copilot in Windows" package from affected servers. Consequently, users will no longer see the Copilot app in their Installed Apps list following this update.Read Entire Article
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
Are you facing some issues with Windows 11 and want to fix it but fear data loss? Here's a simple trick that will help you reinstall Windows 11 with Windows Update without losing your data.
ExplorerPatcher has been updated to a new version with one important change: it no longer allows enabling the legacy Windows 10 taskbar on systems with Windows 11 version 24H2 (build 26002 and newer).
Recently, users discovered a simple one-click method to bypass the system requirements for Windows 11 on unsupported PCs. Another such way has been uncovered and it works on Windows 8.
This week's Microsoft news recap brings you the latest stories about more ads in Windows 11, Microsoft Account prompts in Windows 10, Start menu improvements, app updates, and more.
It used to be that you could pay for a retail version of Windows 11 and expect it to be ad-free, but those days are apparently finito. 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 of the OS. "The Recommended section of the Start menu will show some Microsoft Store apps," according to the release notes. "These apps come from a small set of curated developers." The app...
A new Windows 11 build 26100.2 has been quietly released to the Insider channels, Dev and Canary, under KB5037941. The build has no changelog as it is not meant for the regular branch.
The Arc browser is now publicly available on Windows 11, offering PC users a unique take on modern browsers. Its launch ad also cleverly dunks on Edge, suggesting sending it to Recycle Bin.