- In Home windows 11, open the Settings app and head to Privateness & safety > Normal. Flip off “Present me recommended content material within the Settings app.”
- In Home windows 10, open the Settings app and head to Privateness > Normal. Flip off “Present me recommended content material within the Settings app.”
The Settings app now pushes Microsoft’s subscription providers onerous.
Chris Hoffman, IDG
Disguise adverts in File Explorer
Microsoft has used banners in File Explorer to point out ads 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 listing, 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 listing, and uncheck “Present sync supplier notifications.” Click on “OK.”
Keep away from lock display screen adverts
Home windows PCs can use Microsoft’s Home windows Highlight function to see often up to date background photographs on their lock display screen. It’s a pleasant function, however Microsoft has additionally used it to push full-screen ads for PC video 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 information, ideas, and extra from Home windows and Cortana in your lock display screen” change right here, too. (It received’t seem if Home windows Highlight is turned off.)
Personally, I put up with this — I’d quite have the recent lock-screen photographs, even when I see an commercial every so often. It’s as much as you.
Disguise litter within the search pane
The search field on the taskbar and the pop-up search expertise each have “highlights” that advocate all types of procuring 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 function, so there’s nothing to show off.
The search pane usually recommends procuring and video games while you begin a search.
Chris Hoffman, IDG
By no means see suggestions popups
Home windows may generally ask for suggestions about your PC expertise: Would you advocate Home windows to different individuals? 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 reveals inventory value actions in your taskbar by default. Home windows 10 has an analogous function that additionally recommends viral tales. To show off Widgets fully:
