Subj : Windows 11s new Recommendations & Offers page might give you more To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Sep 19 2024 18:45:05 Windows 11s new Recommendations & Offers page might give you more say over what ads you see, but probably not enough to make you happy Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:33:46 +0000 Description: Rejigged page in Windows 11s Settings app lets you manage personalized ads, tips, and recommendations more easily. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Microsoft is currently testing a change for Windows 11 s Settings app that concerns recommended and promoted content - ads, in short - and surprisingly, its an idea that wont make you wince. Windows Latest spotted that in preview builds of Windows 11 (in the Beta and Canary channels specifically), theres a new dedicated Recommendations & Offers page (which was previously titled as just a General page, under the Privacy & security section of the Settings app). The new page will make it easier to manage what sort of adverts and recommendations Microsoft shows you in Windows 11, thanks to a couple of moves. Firstly, the descriptions of the various options here relating to controlling ads and recommendations in one way or another have been made clearer, which is always good to see. Secondly, we have a new option introduced to the revamped Recommendations & Offers page. (The other options remain the same as they were before, we should note - its just the descriptive text thats changed, and small tweaks to the layout of the panel). The new option is Personalized offers but this isnt actually new to Windows 11 as such, its just been shifted over from the Diagnostic data page in Settings and renamed (it was called Tailored experiences previously). Switching Personalized experiences on or off enables you to control whether you see personalized tips, ads, and recommendations based on your activity within Windows. This particular choice will be a lot easier for Windows 11 users to see - and use - in the new Recommendations & Offers page, rather than being hidden away in some obscure panel related to diagnostic data. So, thats a definite plus point. (Image credit: Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff) A change of tune from Microsoft? That seems doubtful It isnt known when we can expect this fine-tuning of the Settings app to arrive in Windows 11. For now, its not even showing up for all Windows 11 testers, as apparently its still rolling out. Windows Latest speculates that this change could arrive with Windows 11 24H2 , although the annual update is getting close to release now - so it could be a tight squeeze. Whatever the case, this is at least a clear effort to consider the wishes of Windows 11 users in terms of them having better visibility and control of, the advertising preferences on their devices. However, I dont necessarily think this is Microsoft backing away from its aggressive stance on pushing advertising in many parts of the Windows 11 interface, and I dont think this will do much to appease those people who are frustrated with Microsofts insistence on taking this path. Ill be happy to be proved wrong on this, but its hard to imagine a world where you could, say, turn off advertising altogether in Windows 11 - I can still dream, though. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... No, Windows 11 24H2 isnt about to arrive, sadly Microsofts heavy hint to that effect turned out to be a mistake Microsoft is giving some default Windows 11 apps a major performance boost and you could feel the payoff soon Windows 11s 24H2 update is almost here lets talk about some of the features were expecting to see ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11s-new-recommendations-an d-offers-page-might-give-you-more-say-over-what-ads-you-see-but-probably-not-e nough-to-make-you-happy --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .