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How to block Programs list ads on Microsoft Edge
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Finding all your apps and programs inWindows 10is a simple task. You just need to select theStartbutton and scroll through the alphabetical list on the left.
However, things could get confusing since Microsoft started to place ads in the Programs list when usingMicrosoft Edgeand not only.
The company often promotes its services within Windows, yet this latest change doesn’t seem to make all users happy. Here’s what one of themsays:
Microsoft now putting ads in the programs list. Yes, they only open in Bing and Microsoft Edge.
How can I block Programs list ads on Edge and Bing?
There are quite a few users who became so accustomed to ads on the Internet that a few more in the Programs list won’t bother them at all.
Anyway, if you’re determined to remove ads from the Programs list, simply apply the above steps. You can also right-click the notice, go toSettings,and disableSuggestionsthis way.
The above tricks work if you usually scroll through the alphabetical list or if you select any letter in the alphabetical list, and then select the letter that the name of the app begins with.
In both cases, you can return to an ad-free experience in bothBingand Microsoft Edge. And if you’d like to forget all about pop-ups and adware on Edge, apply the tips from thisdetailed guidetoo.
Let us know if you’ve encountered these ads as well and if you find them intrusive. The comments area is waiting for you.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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