Microsoft says we weren't supposed to see those ads in Windows Explorer

For the last few days there’s been a story making its way around the tech world: Microsoft is putting advertising in Windows Explorer, the built-in file browser for Windows. It’s based on a tweet showing a preview build of Windows 11, and featuring what’s pretty clearly a banner ad for the paid Microsoft Editor tool. After reaching out to Microsoft directly, PCWorld has been told that while advertising in Windows Explorer is indeed being worked on, it’s not intended to be seen by the pub...