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 ...

Microsoft's Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems are PCMag Editors' Choice picks, but there's always room for improvement. It's puzzling, for example, that the company includes annoying ...

Both Windows 11 and Windows 10 are full of advertisements and other Microsoft-provided messages that pop up seemingly everywhere and can get in the way of your day-to-day routines. And then there are ...

I recently upgraded my "unsupported" PC to Windows 11 and was immediately bombarded with banner alerts, ads, and current affairs news that I'd rather not be force fed by my operating system. Windows ...

I assumed Windows’ default settings were harmless. It turns out, several quietly track more than you’d expect—but they’re easy to fix.

In 2016, Microsoft made a decision everyone had been dreading – serving ads directly to your Windows 10 operating system. At first, it was only a lockscreen advertisement for "Rise of the Tomb Raider" ...

The latest Windows update adds a feature that's sure to make people cringe: ads directly on your computer. Fortunately, there's a way to disable them. Windows may be the world's most widely used ...

Facepalm: Microsoft introduced some dramatic UI changes with Windows 11. The company's latest PC operating system now includes ads and "recommendations" in various areas. As a result, software ...

Microsoft has begun updating all user’s PCs to start receiving the annoying ads in the Start menu people have been dreading. Fortunately, there is a way to get rid of them. Ads in the Start menu ...