Microsoft is testing a new feature to show Copilot-related ads inside the 'Recommended' section of Windows 11's Start menu.

Microsoft is adding Copilot recommendations to Windows 11's Start menu. The company is trying to push Copilot as its next big subscription service. Microsoft is heavily promoting Copilot across its ...

In a move that surprises no one, Microsoft continues to annoy its users with more pop-up windows that present various offers ...

Microsoft also experimented with ads in the Windows 11 Start menu in November 2022, promoting some of its products, including OneDrive, in the Start menu's sign-out flyout menu and expanding the ...

Windows 11's Start menu repeatedly shows banners for OneDrive with an alert icon that says you need to back up everything to ...

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store.

Build 26120.961 has introduced a redesign to the Start Menu, as users will be able to easily navigate to their Microsoft products, such as Microsoft 365, Xbox Game Pass, and OneDrive cloud storage.

Either way, the product placement is taking place in the “Recommendations” section of the Windows 11 Start Menu, where Microsoft normally tries to show recent or frequently used apps and files.

In addition, the Start Menu also lets you hide recommendations entirely if you’d like it that way. The idea is to seemingly give Windows 11 users more control over the menu’s usability.

Fresh Windows 11 preview builds with the redesigned Start menu and Windows Vista flashbacks, the long-anticipated Xbox handheld, Patch Tuesday updates, gaming news, and more. Quick links: ...

Microsoft may be adding the ability to display widgets next to the Start menu on Windows 11. The latest Windows 11 preview build includes early plumbing work for showing "Adaptive Cards" in Start.

Sometimes, Windows' Start Menu can get a little finnicky, even if you've never had an issue before. Luckily, there's plenty of things you can do to fix it.