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From here, use the dropdown beneath\u00a0<\/span>Background\u00a0<\/strong>to select either\u00a0<\/span>Picture<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>Slideshow<\/strong>. You can then customize as appropriate. If you want to make sure you don\u2019t even get links to Store apps, slide\u00a0<\/span>Get fun facts, tips, tricks and more on your lock screen\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0<\/span>Off<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n The Start Menu is one of the worst offenders for adverts as they appear in two places.<\/p>\n The current Start Menu has five tiles which display promoted applications by default. These might be pre-installed applications or links to Windows Store downloads. In an upcoming update to Windows 10, the number of these tiles are going to double to 10.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a nuisance, but simple to deal with. For pre-installed apps,\u00a0right-click\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0tile\u00a0\u00a0and select\u00a0Uninstall<\/strong>. For Windows Store links,\u00a0right-click\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0tile\u00a0and select\u00a0Unpin from Start<\/strong>. These won\u2019t reappear once you\u2019ve removed them, unless a future update forces them back.<\/p>\n When scrolling through your list of programs you might come across applications that are listed as being\u00a0Suggested<\/strong>. These are placed by Microsoft \u2014 rather than the application developer\u00a0\u2014\u00a0who is\u00a0basing its\u00a0suggestions on other apps that you\u2019ve downloaded.<\/p>\n If you see an app suggestion you want gone,\u00a0right-click\u00a0<\/strong>it and select\u00a0Don\u2019t show this suggestion\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Turn off all suggestions<\/strong>. Alternatively, if you want to be proactive and turn these off before even seeing them, press\u00a0Windows key + I\u00a0<\/strong>to load Settings and navigate to\u00a0Personalization > Start<\/strong>. Once here, turn\u00a0Occasionally show suggests in Start\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0Off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Never one to pass up an opportunity to promote their own products, Microsoft included a number of promotional apps within Windows 10. These include Get Office and Get Skype. You might already have the actual full app, but you\u2019ll still see these.<\/p>\n Not only will you find these on your Start Menu, but you may also get notifications about them. To get rid of the notifications, press\u00a0Windows key + I\u00a0<\/strong>to open Settings and navigate to\u00a0System > Notifications<\/strong>\u00a0& actions\u00a0<\/strong>and then slide the offending apps to\u00a0Off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n But let\u2019s go one step further and rid these promotional apps completely. Press\u00a0Windows key + I<\/strong>\u00a0and then navigate to\u00a0System > Apps & features<\/strong>. This will bring up a list of all apps installed on your system. You can either do a search for an app or you might just want to scroll through them all and clear out the clutter while you\u2019re here. Click an app and then select\u00a0Uninstall\u00a0<\/strong>to remove it.<\/p>\n Gone are the days where you could play a simple game of the long-running desktop game Solitaire. Now it includes adverts! Microsoft Solitaire Collection comes preinstalled with Windows 10 and serves up a variety of adverts, from banner ads to full-screen videos. Minesweeper is available from the Store and you\u2019ll get similar treatment in that game too.<\/p>\n Sadly, to remove these adverts you\u2019ll have to pay and upgrade to a Premium membership. And it\u2019s not cheap either: $1.49 per month or $10 for a year, per app. To to this, launch the game and go to\u00a0<\/span>Menu > Upgrade to Premium<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Alternatively, you could download similar applications from the Store, though they won\u2019t be official Microsoft games. Otherwise, check out Winaero’s guide\u00a0on how to run the Windows 7 games within Windows 10 \u2014 though please note we take no responsibility for the ZIP file they provide.<\/p>\n A new feature in Windows 10 is the Windows Ink Workspace, which aims to make using a digital pen a smoother experience. Accessing the Workspace from your taskbar brings up various useful access points, like Sticky Notes and Sketchpad. But you\u2019ll also notice a\u00a0Suggested<\/strong>\u00a0section, which is used for adverts.<\/p>\n This might fall on the helpful side of adverts because it\u2019ll recommend apps that relate to using a digital pen, like Fresh Paint and SketchBook, but you don\u2019t need to see them if you don\u2019t want to.<\/p>\n To turn off these suggestions, press\u00a0Windows key + I\u00a0<\/strong>and navigate to\u00a0Devices > Pen<\/strong>. Then switch\u00a0Show recommended app suggestions\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0Off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We live in a world full of advertising and Windows 10 is no exception. You\u2019ll find them on the lock screen, Start Menu, notification area and many other places. And\u00a0it seems the number of adverts are increasing. 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On the Start Menu<\/h2>\n
Live Tiles<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAll Apps<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n3. Get X App<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n4. In Some Windows Games<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n5. On the Windows Ink Workspace<\/h2>\n
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