Microsoft is pushing out a Windows 11 software update that advertises "recommended" software in your device's Start menu to encourage you to download more apps on your PC and tablet. Earlier this ...

The app recommendations from Windows 10 are coming to Windows 11 soon. The app recommendations from Windows 10 are coming to Windows 11 soon. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

Improved access to your Android smartphone photos is also on the way. Improved access to your Android smartphone photos is also on the way. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

In a Microsoft Support blog post, the software giant announced the end of a helpful feature called Smart Lookup available in Word. It appears like an attempt to get users to use Microsoft’s Copilot AI ...

Microsoft has an ongoing obsession with using its massive Windows install base to push products and services. If you're a realist, you'd call these ads, but Microsoft would prefer you call them ...

Microsoft has rolled out a new way to further mismanage the Windows 11 Start menu: displaying ads in the form of recommended apps. The ads are part of the KB5036980 update that rolled out to Windows ...

Windows 11 has become so synonymous with Microsoft’s push into generative AI that it’s easy to forget that it originally launched as a mostly cosmetic overhaul of Windows 10. But Microsoft continues ...

In a move that surprises no one, Microsoft continues to annoy its users with more pop-up windows that present various offers and subscriptions that users didn’t ask for. Most recently, Windows 11 is ...

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 ...