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How to remove the 'recommended' section in the Windows 11 start menu

In Windows 11, the trusty Start menu features a selection of program shortcuts in the upper section under "Pinned". Additionally, there is a button labelled "All apps" in the top right corner, which ...
PCMag on MSN

These 5 Windows 11 features drive me nuts, but I figured out how to fix them

You don't have to put up with Windows 11's worst features. Here's how I replaced the Start menu, taskbar, widget panel, and ...
SlashGear

How To Remove Start Menu Ads In Windows 11 (And Other Annoying Settings To Fix While You're At It)

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" ...
Popular Science

How to customize (or replace) the Windows Start menu

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Neowin

Windows 11 may get a highly requested Start menu redesign, here is how to try it

Microsoft appears to be getting ready to deliver a highly requested change to the Start menu in Windows 11: a redesigned "All apps" list. Here is how to try it in the latest preview build. In October ...