Ads in Windows 11 File Explorer? Not on our watch! Ads mistakenly appeared inside Windows 11 File Explorer and have since been disabled. Twitter user Florian B was testing out Windows 11 Insider ...

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Microsoft has begun testing promotions for some of its other products in the File Explorer app on devices running its latest Windows 11 Insider build. The new Windows 11 "feature" was discovered by a ...

Microsoft may have accidentally tipped users off to its plans to integrate banner ads into the Windows 11 File Explorer as part of a botched update. The ad in question read "Write with confidence ...

Alongside some much-needed features and quality improvements, Microsoft appears to be testing new ads in Windows 11. Users report seeing Microsoft Editor banners directly in File Explorer. It appears ...

Microsoft later told The Verge that this ‘feature’ was “not intended to be published externally and was turned off.” Thank goodness, although the company didn’t guarantee that the feature won’t show ...

This week, early testers spotted Windows 11 ads within File Explorer. Microsoft has now said those ads were “an experimental banner that was not intended to be published externally and was turned off.

This week's news recap is here, bringing you the most interesting stories from the world of Microsoft during the last seven days. We have more users roasting Microsoft for stupid ads, questionable ...

Update 3.15.22, 2:45 pm: Microsoft said in a statement that the File Explorer ads were never meant for the public’s eyes: “This was an experimental banner that ...