Remove Ads, Bing & Recommendations from Windows 11

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Remove Bing from Search, disable Start Menu ads and Recommended section, stop lock screen tips, block promotional notifications, and clean up File Explorer ads.

Overview

Take back control of Windows 11 by removing Bing, ads, and Microsoft recommendations from every part of the OS.

What this helps with

What to expect: Easy difficulty • usually about 5-10 minutes.

This is one of 67 Software Issues fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix for this is in the WindowsHelper app.

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