How to turn off Windows 11’s new Start Menu ads
With the latest optional update KB5036980 for Windows 11 version 23H2 and 22H2, Microsoft is adding ads for programs and Windows services that users can buy in the Microsoft Store to the […]
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Eradicate Windows 11’s annoying Microsoft ads with this free tool
Microsoft keeps pumping more and more ads into Windows 11. In addition to self-advertising in the Start menu, app recommendations, and pop-ups for Game Pass games, there are now also pop-ups for […]
How to disable ads for apps in Windows 11’s Start menu
One of the more annoying things about Windows 11 is that the operating system displays ads in the Start menu for promoted apps and services from the Microsoft Store. The good news […]
How to stop pop-up ads on a Samsung phone
Pop-up ads on your Samsung phone can be an annoying interruption. They get in the way of what you’re trying to do on your phone. Nobody needs these annoying ads from the […]
How to block ads on Android
We all know ads can be annoying but you don’t have to put up with them if you don’t want to. Here’s how to block ads on Android. Most people know how […]
How to stop Google from using your data for ads
At the end of the summer, Google started rolling out a new feature they call Personalisation in Play. What this means is that you’ll get personalised recommendations for games and apps that […]
Hours-long unskippable ads spotted on YouTube. What’s going on?
Google is getting sick and tired of YouTube watchers who use ad blockers, and — no surprise — the company is stepping it up in an effort to extract (reclaim?) even more […]
9 tweaks that turn off your Windows PC’s most annoying ads
Remember back when Windows 11 first came out and Microsoft gave everyone a free pass to upgrade? On the surface, it was a generous move; in actuality, it was a ploy to […]
Amazon Prime Video has ads now. Here’s how to stop them
Nope, there’s nothing wrong with your TV—that was an ad you just saw on Amazon Prime Video. Like many of the big streaming services, Amazon Prime Video has rolled out an ad-supported […]
Amazon Kindle or Kindle Fire: How to remove ads and Special Offers
If your Kindle has ads or “Special Offers” showing onscreen, it’s because you made a deal. You chose to save money on your Kindle’s purchase price by accepting the “Ad-Supported discount (formerly […]