- In Home windows 11, open the Settings app and head to Privateness & safety > Normal. Flip off “Present me advised content material within the Settings app.”
- In Home windows 10, open the Settings app and head to Privateness > Normal. Flip off “Present me advised content material within the Settings app.”
The Settings app now pushes Microsoft’s subscription companies laborious.
Chris Hoffman, IDG
Cover advertisements in File Explorer
Microsoft has used banners in File Explorer to point out commercials for OneDrive storage. To keep away from seeing these:
- In Home windows 11, open File Explorer, click on the “…” menu on the toolbar, and choose “Choices.” Click on over to the “View” tab, scroll down to close the underside of the record, and uncheck “Present sync supplier notifications.” Click on “OK.”
- In Home windows 10, open File Explorer, click on the “View” tab on the ribbon, and click on “Choices.” Click on over to the “View” tab, scroll down to close the underside of the record, and uncheck “Present sync supplier notifications.” Click on “OK.”
Keep away from lock display screen advertisements
Home windows PCs can use Microsoft’s Home windows Highlight characteristic to see recurrently up to date background pictures on their lock display screen. It’s a pleasant characteristic, however Microsoft has additionally used it to push full-screen advertisements for PC games and advertising-type messages. To cease this from occurring:
- In Home windows 11, open the Settings app and head to Personalization > Background. Set “Personalize your background” to one thing like “Image” and select no matter image you want — something however “Home windows Highlight.”
- In Home windows 10, open the Settings app, head to Personalization > Lock display screen. Click on the “Background” field and choose “Image” or “Slideshow” — something however “Home windows Highlight.” Flip off the “Get enjoyable info, suggestions, and extra from Home windows and Cortana in your lock display screen” swap right here, too. (It received’t seem if Home windows Highlight is turned off.)
Personally, I put up with this — I’d somewhat have the contemporary lock-screen pictures, even when I see an commercial from time to time. It’s as much as you.
Cover muddle within the search pane
The search field on the taskbar and the pop-up search expertise each have “highlights” that advocate every kind of purchasing content material, video games, and different viral issues. To show these off:
- In Home windows 11, open the Settings app and head to Privateness & safety > Search permissions. Scroll down and switch off “Present search highlights” right here.
- Home windows 10 doesn’t have this characteristic, so there’s nothing to show off.
The search pane usually recommends purchasing and video games if you begin a search.
Chris Hoffman, IDG
By no means see suggestions popups
Home windows may typically ask for suggestions about your PC expertise: Would you advocate Home windows to different folks? To keep away from these interruptions and cease Home windows from asking for suggestions:
- In Home windows 11, open the Settings app and head to Privateness & safety > Diagnostics & suggestions. Click on the “Suggestions frequency” field and set it to “By no means.”
- In Home windows 10, open the Settings app and head to Privateness > Diagnostics & suggestions. Scroll down and set the “Suggestions frequency” field to “By no means.”
Home windows 11’s Widgets expertise pushes viral information articles and exhibits inventory value actions in your taskbar by default. Home windows 10 has the same characteristic that additionally recommends viral tales. To show off Widgets utterly:
