Microsoft's Start in Windows 11 comes with a whole load of crap but could you get malware from it?
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🚨The new Windows start menu could be an attack vector for malware, with random links that could easily redirect to some kind of malware website.
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🚫Microsoft's personalized recommendations on the start menu could potentially lead to misleading advertising or adware being shown to certain groups of users.
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🚫Disabling Microsoft Start in Windows 11 can prevent potential attack vectors opening up right on your desktop.
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🚫You could try to block them with the host file or with an advanced DNS filtering solution like control D, but it's still a hassle to deal with the constant tracking and annoying popups.
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🛡️You can use the malware filter to block phishing sites and Trojan downloaders, and even get rid of crypto sites.