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" ...

Welcome back to Windows Wednesday, where we take a look at everything new in Windows 11 across all development and release channels. Here’s everything Microsoft rolled out in Windows this week. You ...

Microsoft is testing new ads in the Windows Start menu, or what it describes as "new treatments," for users logged into local accounts as part of a "badging" expansion. This "feature" has been under ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows' Start menu are nothing new, and it's no surprise that they're coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

The new Windows 11 Start menu is now rolling out to all users. The menu brings a more flexible layout to the Apps section. Don't like it? You can still turn to a Start menu replacement. The Windows 11 ...

The latest cumulative update preview for Windows 11 has introduced a change only a mother could love: Microsoft Account notifications in the Start menu. Many users agree that those notifications are ...

Several Outlook users have reported the error Cannot start Microsoft Outlook window, Invalid XML, which they encounter while trying to start Microsoft Outlook on ...

The Start menu is the gateway to everything on a Windows PC, from files to apps to settings, and it looks as though Microsoft is planning a substantial refresh for the menu's interface. Changes have ...

Update December 03, 08:39 EST: Microsoft has updated the support document to include Windows 11 25H2 to the list of affected OS versions. We have revised the title and story accordingly. Microsoft ...

Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to use their Microsoft Account. They don't have to. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Windows 11 has been out now for about two and a half years, but its ...