Ads have become a thing quite annoying for all of us using Windows 11, and things will not only not change, but will get worse, because Microsoft is betting more and more on introducing advertising into its operating system and into various applications, and as we told you a few days ago, these have also arrived in Copilot .

If you’re already annoyed by ads in Windows 11, don’t worry, we’ll explain it in this article How can you get rid of them once and for all? in a simple and fast way. All the steps that we will see are very easy, but if you have any question, you can leave it in the comments and we will help you solve it. Without further ado, let’s get started.

Steps to get rid of ads in Windows 11

1.- Disable recommendations in the Start menu

• Press the Windows key and type “Startup Settings”.
• Enter the first result and disable “Show recommendations for suggestions, shortcuts, new apps and more” as you can see in the attached image.

2.- No other Windows suggestions or recommendations

• Press the Windows key and type “Notifications and actions”.
• Enter the first result, open the “More settings” section and uncheck the three boxes as you can see in the picture.

3.- Goodbye to ads on the lock screen

• Press the Windows key and type “Lock screen settings”.
• Uncheck “Show interesting facts, recommendations, tips and more” as you can see in the attached image.

4.- Disable notifications to remove ads

• Some applications use ads in the form of notifications, so we can disable only those that bother us or disable notifications in general. I personally use this last option.
• Just press the Windows key, write “Turn notifications on and off”, enter the first result and uncheck the appropriate boxes.

5.- End targeted advertising with a few clicks

• Press the Windows key and type “Privacy Settings”.
• Enter the first result and uncheck the two boxes you see in the attached image.

6.- Goodbye to ads in file explorer

• In any folder window, click the three-dot icon.
• Go to “View” and uncheck the box you see in the attached image.

If you put all these steps into practice, you will get rid of ads in Windows 11 and you will be able to enjoy excellent user experienceless intrusive and more in line with what would be expected from an operating system of this level.

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