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Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu (www.theverge.com)
submitted 8 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology
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The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store.

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[โ€“] deweydecibel 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

With Windows 10, you had much more control over the start menu. Windows 11 is further eroding control. That's why they absolutely refuse to allow you to disable the Recommended section.

The ability to disable it is present in the OS, but it's restricted to Enterprise versions. Disabling an unneeded and annoying UI element is a Premium feature now. And as everyone said when they made that clear a few months ago, "that's where the ads will go".

They'll probably let you disable them, at least for now. But the fact you can't disable the place for the ads is telling. We'll see how they feel about letting you disable those ads in a few years.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Microsoft recommends the recommended section.

I recommend Linux

(Sorry)