5. The Damn Ads in Every Menu are Awful and Need to Stop
If I had one thing that I would change to make Windows 11 a better, more user-friendly OS, I would squash every ad that floats its way into Windows’ ecosystem. Microsoft has done not-so-subtle test after test probing for an opportunity to stick ads on its platforms for its own services, and the only thing that’s kept it from truly becoming unusable is user feedback.
Microsoft has tried sticking ads in the Start Menu in small batches, though these “badges” are still in development. But try going into the Home page of Settings, and you’ll find “badges,” AKA ads, for Microsoft 365, Game Pass, and more. They’re intrusive, awful, annoying, and they need to end.
