Windows 11 is starting to show ads in the Start menu, so you can turn them off

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Microsoft likes to sell advertising in places where you wouldn’t expect to see advertising. For example, he already does this with Xbox, where he reserves part dashboard to display various advertisements. While raising torches may not be a big deal, The truth is that the user should be able to choose freely. whether your device receives advertising or not.

Today we know that in the insider version of 22635.3495 for beta channel participants, Redmond residents began to show ads in the start menu. Initially, this advertising will be targeted only to members of this channel and in the United States.

Luckily, if we don’t need these ads, we can still easily turn them off.

It is not very clear what the real and final scope of all this will be, what is known is that business organizations will not see this kind of advertising. Thus, it seems to be aimed more at the general public rather than the private and public business sector.

As with Xbox, the ads shown are “Recommendations” of apps from its store, and It’s unclear whether developers are paying for the site.. Luckily, if you are among the select users who are already testing this feature, or if you are reading this now that it has reached all users, I will tell you how you can disable it:

1. Press the Win + I keys on your keyboard to open the Settings app.
2. Select “Personalization” in the left pane.
3. Scroll down and click “Get Started.”
4. Turn off Show Recommendations to receive tips, app ads, and more.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time Microsoft has decided to display ads on its operating system. You’ve already had to step back from time to time when it showed ads in the settings menu, when it advertised 365 or OneDrive promotions, or when Edge started showing ads as soon as you opened it.