Pick DuckDuckGo for maximum privacy, if you’d like.įirefox users have it the best. It’s an irritating takeover of the otherwise useful Windows 10 Action Center.Ĭhrometana’s search engine options. Some of the most annoying native Windows ads are the pop-up notifications cajoling your to get Office or Skype, even if you already have Office and Skype. If you want to be more proactive, head to Settings > Personalization > Start and disable “Occasionally show suggestions in Start.” The easiest way to disable Start menu ads is to right-click one when you see it, then select “Turn off all suggestions” from the options that appear. The option to disable Windows 10’s Start menu ads… er, suggested apps.
Either way, you might not want to see them. They’re not technically ads, as the developers aren’t paying for inclusion in your Start menu rather, it’s a program created by Microsoft to suggest further app installations based on your Windows Store history. As you’re scrolling through your Start menu, you’ll occasionally see “Suggested” listings for Windows Store apps that you don’t actually own.
