How to turn off all the annoying ads built into Windows 10

You may have received Windows 10 for free disguised as ads to help you buy apps and services that you may not need or want.

It doesn’t matter if you switched to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer, it came preloaded on your computer, or you paid $200 for Windows 10 Pro (or $120 for Windows 10). a copy of Windows 10 Home), you’ll see ads everywhere – on the lock screen, Start menu, Action Center, Cortana, etc.

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Perhaps for many non-technical users, this type of advertisement can help them find some good features with Windows 10, but for those who work with the operating system on a daily basis it can be really impactful. user experience. Thankfully, Windows 10 lets you disable most of these ads, as long as you know where to look and turn off the switches.

You can see ads on Windows 10 in many different places. If you don’t want to see it, in this guide GhienCongList will guide you how to turn off all built-in ads in Windows 10.

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Turn off ads on the lock screen of Windows 10

On the lock screen, Windows 10 shows ads in two different ways: through Windows spotlight and using your own custom wallpaper.

You can’t turn off ads when using Windows spotlight, you can choose to show a custom background image or slideshow, including an option to prevent Windows 10 and Cortana from showing ads on the lock screen.

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To remove ads from the Lock screen, do the following:

1. Open Settings
2. Choose Personalization
3. Choose Lock screen
4. In the Background drop-down list, select Picture or Slideshow
5. Finally choose “Get fun facts, tips, and more from Windows and Cortana on your lock screen“to the off state

Microsoft has found a sneaky way to monetize the Start menu. They are not called “ads”, they are called “recommended” apps, and it is meant for Microsoft to attract users to get apps and services through the Windows Store based on your behavior using the system. operating.

To remove ads from the Start menu, do the following:

1. Open Settings
2. Choose Personalization
3. Choose Start
4. Transfer Occasionally show suggestions in Start to the off state

Remove Ads from Windows Ink

Since the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the Windows operating system also introduces a new feature called Windows Ink, this is just a new name that Microsoft gives to the brush support features, but with the promise of improvements and new features from time to time.

In this new pen experience, Windows 10 also displays ads in the Windows Ink Workspace to promote apps from the Windows Store with support for Windows Ink. However, if you are not comfortable viewing these recommendations, you can easily remove the ads from Workspace.

To remove ads from Windows Ink Workspace, do the following:

1. Open Settings
2. Choose Devices
3. Choose Pen & Windows Ink
4. Below of Windows Ink Workspacetransfer Show recommended app suggestions to the off state

While Windows Ink is available even on non-touchscreen devices, you can only change this option if you’re using Windows Ink on your Surface or another device that supports pen.

Remove Ads in Action Center and Notifications

On recent operating system versions, Microsoft is trying to make it easier for users to find and use new features. One way Windows 10 “helps” users is by pushing tips, tricks, and other recommendations as you use Windows through notifications in the Notifications notification center and in the Windows Action Center.

For example, if you used Chrome at one point, you’ll start getting suggestions to switch to Microsoft Edge. If you don’t want to be bothered with app and service recommendations, Windows 10 offers an easy way to disable this form of advertising.

To remove ads from Notification notifications and Action Center Action Center, do the following:

1. Open Settings
2. Choose System
3. Choose Notifications & actions
4. Underneath of Notifications, switch Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows to the off state

Remove Cortana suggestions

Cortana is your personal digital assistant that Microsoft introduced with Windows 10. While the assistant is useful in some situations, if you don’t interact with it, the Cortana assistant will pop up the suggestions and then make suggestions on how to use certain features.

While many users may not consider these suggestions as intrusive advertising, Cortana is trying to entice you to use it, in a way it could be seen as advertising.

If you don’t want Cortana to show you any suggestions, you can easily disable the feature.

To remove Cortana suggestions (ads) in the search box, do the following:

1. Open Cortana in the taskbar
2. Choose Settings on the left
3. Transfer Taskbar tidbits to the off state

It seems that Windows intentionally advertises some apps on the Windows Store to install on the computer through the Start menu.

We’re really talking about “Get Office” apps and games, like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Age of the Empire: Castle Siege, FarmVille 2: Country Scape, Asphalt 8: Airborne and World of Tanks Blitz. Also, don’t forget the Microsoft Solitaire Collection game, which also shows you long video ads if you’re not part of the premium offer.

If you don’t want to see these apps again, you can quickly remove them from your computer with just a few clicks.

1. Open Start menu
2. Right click on the app and select Uninstall
3. Click Uninstall again to confirm and complete the app removal

It’s important to note that apps are simply icons for downloading apps from the Windows Store, which means you can simply right-click and select Unpin from the Start menu to remove them.

You can also use Settings to remove any apps you don’t need:

1. Open Settings
2. Choose System
3. Choose Apps & features
4. Select the app you want to uninstall
5. Choose Uninstall
6. Click Uninstall to confirm and complete the app removal

Remove ads from the app on Live Tiles

While you can uninstall certain apps to close ads, there are also apps that are part of the operating system that you can’t (or shouldn’t) uninstall and often provide ads. fox. This type of app may include the Windows Store, Xbox, Groove Music, and Movies & TV.

You may not have noticed, but every time you open the Start menu, tiles, such as windows from the Windows Store, light up to promote apps and services, and other apps do the same.

If you can’t uninstall the app, one thing you can do is disable the app tile from showing updates.

To remove ads from Live Tiles, do the following:

1. Open Start menu
2. Right-click application in Live Tiles
3. Choose More
4. Click Turn live tile off

Or you can replace or unpin applications from the Start menu by right-clicking on the application and selecting Unpin to remove it from the Start menu.

How to stop Windows 10 from showing targeted ads

In addition to the many ads you see in Windows 10, Microsoft also gives you a unique identifier to track your every move in the Windows Store and across apps to target you with specific ads.

If you don’t want Microsoft to show targeted ads, you can change your privacy settings to disable advertising IDs. However, the operating system may still display ads, not ads, based on your computer’s behavior.

To prevent Microsoft from targeting you with ads, do the following:

1. Open Settings
2. Choose Privacy
3. Choose General
4. Under the section Change privacy optiontransfer Let apps use my advertising ID for experiences across apps to the off state

If you just want to reset your advertising identity, you can disable and re-enable the above option.

summary

When you turn off the options mentioned in this guide, the number of ads is significantly reduced on your computer. However, keep in mind that these options will not remove the ads on those apps from the ad-supported Windows Store, which can’t be disabled.

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