Turning Off Bothersome Windows Messages

by Allen Wyatt
(last updated February 12, 2018)

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One of the things you may have noticed about Windows 10 is that it can be (how shall I say it?) rather pushy when it comes to suggesting Microsoft tools and apps. For instance, you may regularly see "helpful" suggestions to try the Edge browser when you actually prefer to use a different one.

If find these suggestions bothersome, you'll probably be happy to learn that you can turn off most of them by adjusting your settings in Windows. Just follow these steps:

  1. Click the Start menu and then click the Settings icon. (It looks like a small gear.) Windows displays the Settings dialog box.
  2. Click the System option.
  3. Click the Notifications & Actions option. (See Figure 1.)

    4. Figure 1. The Notifications & Actions area of the Settings dialog box.

  4. Make sure the Get Tips, Tricks, and Suggestions as You Use Windows option is turned off. (You will likely need to scroll down a ways to locate this option.)
  5. Close the Settings dialog box.

The change is effected immediately, and you should notice a marked decrease in the number of pushy messages from Microsoft.

 This tip (5271) applies to Windows 10.

Author Bio

Allen Wyatt

With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. ...

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2018-07-04 22:57:07

Felipe Gallegos

Hi, I would like to know if you have heard about the windows update on April 28 version 1803. I want to uninstall it because it has blocked a software that uses a hardware key. The developer said that we need the last version, so that means pay for a solution...(they took more than a month to resolve it!!), but in my windows 10 version, I don't see the command back to a previous version. Do you have any tip about this recent issue?
I discover your page looking for word and excel stuff and it is an excellent and helpful idea, thanks for your help and ebooks!!!

2018-02-12 11:55:49

Lars

Cannot find that option.
My last is "Hide notifications when I'm duplicating my screen."

I run Windows 10 Pro N.

/Lars

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