Learn how to configure Windows privacy settings to protect your personal data and online activity in just a few steps.

To prevent ads from showing up in your Windows Settings menu, open the Settings app and navigate to Privacy & Security > ...

Your Windows computer collects all kinds of data about you. Although this is intended to enhance your experience, it can also raise privacy concerns. That's why it's important to take control of your ...

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" ...

In today's world, data is currency, and it's being collected at every turn. Windows 11 is no exception, collecting diagnostic and location data, app usage, and more. As a privacy-conscious person, I'm ...

Unlock Windows 11's new Start menu in 24H2/25H2. Learn how to enable the redesigned layout, features, and fixes for a smoother experience.

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Start menu redesign brings customization, Phone Link integration, and a cleaner, more connected ...

Here we go again. Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be any more areas of Windows 11 vacant enough to squeeze an ad into, Micorost finds a way. The company has now begun testing placing ads ...

Windows 11 is great — it’s worth upgrading to from Windows 10. But as with every version of Windows, it’s at its best when you make some tweaks to it. Beyond making Windows 11 look like Windows 10, or ...

Microsoft has been testing ways to entice users onto its baked-in apps and to sign up for a Microsoft account. Photo: Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo Microsoft is treating Windows 11 more and more like a ...

Microsoft introduced a lot of new features and appearance changes with Windows 11. It tweaked the taskbar and brought the Start menu to the center, which Windows users didn’t appreciate. Thankfully, ...