Microsoft is Slowly Rolling Out Ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu

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Microsoft is Slowly Rolling Out Ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu
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The latest Windows 11 update adds promotional ‘notifications’ to bait users into using services like OneDrive.

These definitely-not-ads appear as a kind of promotion when users click on the Windows button on the desktop, asking them to, for instance, “Back up your files.” Clicking the “Start backup” button will open OneDrive, enticing users to sign up for Microsoft’s cloud backup service .

Microsoft shared a small screenshot of what the promotions look like, with the text appearing directly above a user’s sign out and account settings options.:Gizmodo was unable to test these new ads, though previous reports from beta users of Windows Insider confirmed the new feature. According to the

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