In Windows 10, right-click an empty spot on the taskbar, point to “News and interests,” and select “Turn off.” Or, you can just turn off those viral stories: ...

We first saw a Windows 10 lock screen ad in February 2016 for Rise of Tomb Raider. This is how to turn off Windows 10 lock screen ads. It takes about a minute at the most.

Here are the settings you need to turn off to ditch Windows’ worst ads. Further reading: 13 important Windows settings to change immediately. Shut down Start menu ads. Jon Martindale / IDG.

How to disable sound for notifications for all apps on Windows 10. If you have many apps installed on your computer and don't want to repeat the steps, you can also use the Settings app to turn ...

For the most part, users either turn these ads off or have tuned them out. Windows 10 also had advertising directly in its Start menu , so this is something Microsoft has done before.