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Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu (www.theverge.com)
submitted 7 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store.

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not to worry MS is coming for shell customizations, too. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-blocking-windows-11-build-upgrades-on-systems-with-startallback/

Start11 will probably last a bit longer because it uses only documented APIs but I don't trust em

Edit: there's also the possibility these ads get injected straight into the official APIs, in which case start11 would just show them as well.