Windows 11's built-in ads slow PC performance through background services that consume RAM and CPU, even on high-end systems ...

Four quick ways to restore lost functionality and make the operating system less onerous With just a few clicks, you can restore functionality and halt the ads on Windows 11. By Nicholas De Leon While ...

The latest Windows 11 update – KB5036980 – is rolling out now, and it will display advertisements for apps in the Microsoft Store alongside other apps in the Start Menu. The ads are quite subtle, ...

With the recent rollout of the optional update KB5036980 for Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2, Microsoft has introduced a new feature that embeds ads for various programs and services on the ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. If you own a Windows 11 computer, you are about to start seeing ads for apps that you haven ...

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 ...

PC Manager was noticed by Windows Latest and the tech site explains that it was first launched in January 2024, but as of this month, it has been more widely rolled out to other regions including the ...

Working subtle advertisements into products seems to be the way of the future, with platforms like Discord testing the ad waters now as well. However, Microsoft has been well ahead of the curve and ...

If you recall, when Windows 11 was released (in 2021), Skype was dropped as a default (pre-installed) app from the roster (replaced by Microsoft Teams instead). However, the Skype client is still ...

Microsoft started testing a new way to alert Windows 11 users about their expired Microsoft 365 subscriptions, and you are ...

While researching a recent Consumer Reports article, I had to create a brand-new Windows 11 user account on my gaming PC. Hoo boy. Within seconds, I had ads on the lock screen, random app ...