How to disable targeted ads on Windows 10

How to disable targeted ads on Windows 10

Did you know that we all have an advertising ID associated with our Microsoft account? Windows 10 engages with advertisers for targeted advertising purposes that we often see traveling through our computer, when browsing the web. Over time, it gets annoying, but there is a way to turn it off.

We all have an advertising ID that contains information that interests us, such as the type of music we listen to, the type of movies we watch or the type of product we search most often on the web.

It is no coincidence that Air Fryer Which I looked up yesterday in the form of an ad when scrolling down on Facebook.

Microsoft is no exception as it shares this information with advertising companies.

We show you how to refuse to share this ID on Windows 10.

Steps to opt out of sharing our advertising ID

We can easily opt out of sharing our advertising ID with advertising companies on Windows 10.

Just follow these steps to turn off sharing:

  1. open the Menu windowthen press Settings
  2. click Privacy
  3. Disable the first point: Allow apps to use advertising ID to make ads more interesting based on app activity (disabling this option resets your ID)

How to disable our advertising ID on Windows 10.

You should no longer receive targeted ads after disabling this option.

Other types of ads sometimes appear on our computer and can be deactivated.

For example, Spotify ads that we downloaded to our computer that appear in the start menu.

Then it offers us playlists to listen to according to our pre-existing ones in the app.

Once again, Windows 10 simply gave this information to Spotify, which is quick to announce it to us.

You can also disable this type of ads:

  1. open the Menu windowthen press Personalization
  2. Select tab to start
  3. Disable point: Show suggestions occasionally in the Start menu

Advertising start menu Windows 10 microsoft Advertising ID Targeted ads

How to disable ads in the start menu in Windows 10.

With these two features disabled on Windows 10, using our PC will be safe and without annoying ads.

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