A new advert in a Windows 11 preview build urges you to recruit friends for Game Pass via a free 14-day trial.

Windows 11 just saw the addition of another advert - or 'recommendation' as Microsoft likes to call them - in what will come as a surprise to pretty much no one.

The company wrote that its latest Windows 11 preview build will have even more ‘badging’ on the Start menu for Microsoft 365 and OneDrive.

A full-page Windows 11 upgrade pop-up is the latest in Microsoft’s campaign of cajolery to get you to bite the bullet and ditch Windows 10.

Microsoft plans on rolling out ads and notifications in Windows 11's Start menu.

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