Microsoft Places Ads in Windows 11 Start Menu, Users Can Toggle Setting Off
• Microsoft is officially adding ads to the Windows 11 Start menu in the Recommended section • Leaker Phantom Ocean previously revealed leaked images showing ads in the Start menu labeled "Promoted" • Users can toggle the ads off in Settings by disabling "Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more" • Ads are increasingly encroaching into Windows despite users paying for the software • Author Mark Hachman argues that increased advertising in Windows "sucks" from a user perspective