Microsoft quietly started putting weird ads for Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word in the Start menu of Windows 10 PCs without giving users advance warning. These apps are actually links that open ...

Microsoft likes to promote its own services in Windows 10 and 11. Tweak these settings to stop the irritating tips, suggestions, and pop-ups.

One of the most annoying aspects of Spotify's free tier is the ads. Every half hour or so, the service injects a bunch of ads that interrupt your listening. There are two ways to get rid of the ads: ...

I think we can all agree that streaming services have gone too far. In case you missed it, Amazon recently implemented ads across Prime video. And no, it's not just a few ads here or there; we've ...