After briefly testing the ads, Microsoft is adding them in an update for all Windows 11 devices. Here’s how to turn off Start menu ads.
Microsoft is pushing out a Windows 11 software update that advertises « recommended » software in your device’s Start menu to encourage you to download more apps on your PC and tablet.
Earlier this month, Microsoft tested out Start menu ads with selected Windows Insiders in its Beta Channel. Now, it’s making those ads visible to all Windows 11 users by default.
The update that includes the ads is the KB5036980 update released Tuesday. Microsoft calls the Windows 11 Start menu ads a « recommended section. »
« These apps come from a small set of curated developers, » Microsoft writes in the post detailing the update.
