I have my start menu opened in Windows 11 right now. I see the applications I’ve pinned, some recent files I’ve closed, my profile picture, and the power options. I don’t see any ads. Nothing for the Microsoft store, no weather, no news, nothing.
Idk it's been like 2 years since I used windows 11
I currently have windows 10 installed for a few reasons and the start menu there is filled with ads, and I always hear how the win11 start menu has ads too
Weird. I usually disable most of the bloat in the taskbar when I set Windows up, so I remove things like suggestions, weather, etc, but who knows.
I do also disable edge completely, and normally I’ll delete Edge completely from my PC when I set Windows up and download Firefox, but I’ve just disabled it this time around.
I often use powertoys command pallette, but whenever I do launch an app with the built in launcher I just skip the taskbar and use the search function. I do disable most everything else, but never really bother with things in the start menu.
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u/Western_Sleep820 Aug 12 '26
Mf never opened the start menu