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Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone (www.theverge.com)
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Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu.

Luckily you can disable these ads, or “recommendations” as Microsoft calls them. If you’ve installed the latest KB5036980 update then head into Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more.” While KB5036980 is optional right now, Microsoft will push this to all Windows 11 machines in the coming weeks.

Microsoft’s move to enable ads in the Windows 11 Start menu follows similar promotional spots in the Windows 10 lock screen and Start menu. Microsoft also started testing ads inside the File Explorer of Windows 11 last year before disabling the experiment and saying the test was “not intended to be published externally.” Hopefully that experiment remains very much an experiment.

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[-] nytrixus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I'm not even on Windows 11, lol. Dodging so many bullets from that shithole OS.

The only things preventing me from going full on Linux is driver support/compatibility, full gaming (we're talking, things from GOG more than Steam) and using the same utilities that run better on Windows.

[-] Bulletdust@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

GOG Galaxy runs perfectly on Linux via Lutris. I use it all the time.

[-] Bahnd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I made the switch from W10 to Pop_OS for my gaming rig about 2 months ago. Beyond some hiccups with the experimental branch of proton and just getting used to the new UI its been great. Come on in, they water is fine.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I use Garuda, but generally recommend kubuntu or mint for most people switching. Switching is so much less painful than I expected it to be

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My current full-stop is lack of support for a lot of peripherals, particularly music equipment.

[-] Bahnd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thats fair, I was worried about my discontinued corsiar stuff but was suprised to find that the support was even better than the old driver and managment app I had on my old OS.

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