How to Disable Suggested Content & Tips (Ads) in Windows Settings

On both Windows 10 and Windows 11, the Settings app often displays suggested content and tips (ads). For example, as soon as you open the Settings app, you might see a big banner at the top asking you to subscribe to Microsoft 365 or Game Pass, a prompt to back up your files to OneDrive, or a pop-up asking you to use Edge as your default browser. In addition to these, Windows also shows occasional tips via notifications, such as “Let’s finish setting up your device” and “Did you know” prompts.

Thankfully, you can easily disable these unwanted suggestions and tips using the Settings app. For a more permanent approach, you can use the Registry and Group Policy. In this guide, I will show both methods. Let’s get started.

Disable Suggested Content & Tips Using Settings

You can disable both suggested content (ads) and tips in the Settings app. Depending on your OS, the steps differ.

On Windows 11

1. Press “Windows key + I” to open Settings.
2. Go to the “System” tab on the left sidebar.
3. Click the “Notifications” option on the right page.
4. Scroll down the Notifications page and click “Additional Settings“.
5. Uncheck the “Get tips and suggestions when using Windows” checkbox.
6. Go to the “Privacy & Security” tab on the left sidebar.
7. Click the “General” option on the right page.
8. Turn OFF the “Show me suggested content in the Settings app” toggle.
9. With that, you’ve disabled suggested notifications and tips in Windows 11 Settings.

Good to read: How to disable suggested notifications in Windows 11

On Windows 10

1. Press “Windows key + X” and select “Settings“.
2. Click the “System” option in the Settings window.
3. Go to the “Notifications” tab on the sidebar.
4. Uncheck the “Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows” checkbox.
5. Click “Home” at the top of the left sidebar.
6. Click the “Privacy” option.
7. Go to the “General” tab on the left sidebar.
8. Turn OFF the “Show me suggested content in the Settings app” toggle.
9. You’ve disabled suggested notifications and tips in Windows 10 Settings.

Permanently Disable Suggested Content & Tips (Registry & GPO)

If Windows is resetting your changes and showing the suggested content and tips after updates, you can use the Registry Editor and Group Policy to enforce the changes permanently. The steps shown below will work in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here’s how to do it.

Note: Group Policy is not available in the Windows Home edition (10/11). If you are using the Home edition, you can use the Registry method and skip the Group Policy step.

Using Registry Editor (For Suggestions/Ads)

Note: Back up the registry before following the steps below.

1. Press “Windows key + R” to open the Run dialog.
2. Type “regedit” and click “OK“.
3. Go to the “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager” folder.
4. On the right page, find and double-click the “SubscribedContent-338393Enabled” value.
5. Replace “0” in the “Value Data” field with “0“.
6. Click “OK“.
7. Close the Registry Editor.
8. Restart your computer.
9. With that, you’ve disabled suggested content (ads) in the Settings app.

Using Group Policy (For Tips)

1. Press “Windows key + R” to open the Run dialog.
2. Type “gpedit.msc” and click “OK“.
3. Go to the “Computer Configuration” > “Administrative Templates” > “Control Panel” folder.
4. Double-click the “Allow Online Tips” policy on the right page.
5. Select the “Disabled” option.
6. Click “OK“.
7. Close the Group Policy window and restart your computer.
8. With that, you’ve disabled tips in the Settings app.

Note: If you don’t want to restart your computer, open the Command Prompt as admin, type the “gpupdate /force” command, and press “Enter”.

That is all. It is that simple to turn off the suggested content and tips in the Settings app on Windows 11 and Windows 10. If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.