Microsoft has rolled out a new way to further mismanage the Windows 11 Start menu: displaying ads in the form of recommended apps. The ads are part of the KB5036980 update that rolled out to Windows ...

A few weeks after rolling out a beta test of a feature that displays “recommendations to help you discover great apps from the Microsoft Store” in the Windows 11 Start Menu, Microsoft has announced ...

Sometimes, after you update Windows on your PC, it is possible for some of the Microsoft Store apps to stop working and displayed greyed-out icons in the Start Menu. This bug is primarily found to ...

Microsoft's Windows Store launched with Windows 8 in 2012 offering only apps and games. Windows 10 in 2015 added music, movies, and TV shows, and April's Creators Update added books. But how can you ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows' Start menu are nothing new, and it's no surprise that they're coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

If you’ve upgraded to Windows 11/10 and are having problems with the Start Menu, then in today’s post, we show you what to do to attempt to resolve the issue if your Windows 11/10 Start menu grayed ...

Something to look forward to: Microsoft offered a first look at Windows 11 today, and it looks like it's more than a beautified Windows 10. The new OS does sport a redesigned UI, but it will also come ...

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