And after all, Microsoft added ads to the Windows 10 Start Menu way back in 2016. So, why am I so irked by the possibility of seeing ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu sometime in the future? It's because Microsoft wants to have it all — paid licenses, user data collection, and ...
Adverts can be seen on everything from the login screen, to the start menu and even the occasional notification. All these ads can be disabled, but Microsoft has a reputation for re-enabling them via updates periodically. Thankfully, there are some third party tools to the rescue that can ...
I recently succumb to the Microsoft bombarding of Windows 11 adverts and updated, huge mistake. I use my PC for work and need to access a lot of documents each day, which traditionally I would do via Start > Word/Excel > Jump Lists or via searching document name from search. ...
drlightmanI don't understand how anyone can use the new start menu. There's nothing in it but adverts and "suggestions" involving random documents you recently opened. To get a program, you either have to pin it or find it alphabetically. Where the hell is the most useful part, most re...
OS Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rubbish) Sep 27, 2023 #694 So Microsoft are doing what Sky TV does in the UK. Charge you for the service and also bombard you with adverts. I dislike being billed twice for the same service. My Computer Styphoryte Member Local time 5...
From a rejuvenated Start menu, to new ways to connect to your favorite people, news, games, and content—Windows 11 is the place to think, express, and create in a natural way.[6] Intel® Core™ 3 100 Performance for real-world multitasking, stunning graphics and more with Intel®...
One thing I have done is used a start menu layout file since I did not want all the adverts and games etc in the Windows 10 menu. I made the xml file below to make it look more like the Windows 7 start menu and to add File Explorer, Outlook and Internet Explorer to the task b...
A menu appears and F2 is used to run diagnostics. Do not update the BIOS if you fail disk or memory tests. If you are running windows 11 then no need to do that cloud restore. HP releases newer UEFI diagnostics periodically.When you select F2 during boot you are requesting ...
Click on the Start menu and choose Settings Click Network & Internet Select Wi-Fi, then click on your last connection to view its properties Switch “Metered connection” to the ON position 5. You can’t play DVD movies Windows 11 doesn’t have its own built-in DVD player anymore. Probab...
There's a very good reason why Alphabet / Google is valued at $1.75tn, and it ain't selling anonymous adverts. After leaving it 5 years too late to compete in the mobile sector, MS is doing the next best thing and getting everyone to pretend their PC is a 27" Windows Mobile Phone....