Despite using a paid subscription for Office 365, many Office 365 users reported seeing advertisements as well as notifications existence displayed inwards Windows 10 File Explorer. While the advertisements were peculiar to the English linguistic communication version of Office 365, it nonetheless covers a huge chunk of the user base.
Advertisements are component subdivision as well as bundle of complimentary software & services. But if the software or service is paid, it is considered inappropriate to exhibit advertisements anywhere. However, Microsoft seems to last pushing its products to its existing users. Some users reported that the number isn't item to the linguistic communication of the pack, exactly the region. It in all probability doesn't reach alongside European Union users.
Said Microsoft during the unloose of Windows 10 railroad train 14901 a piece back:
As component subdivision of an endeavor to explore novel ways of educating our customers on features inwards Windows 10 – nosotros are testing out novel notifications inside File Explorer. They’re designed to assist customers yesteryear providing quick, slowly data most things they tin create or novel features they tin attempt to accept a ameliorate sense alongside Windows 10.
Some Reddit users accept reported seeing such ads. If y'all are seeing these notifications as well as would similar to disable the ads, hither is how y'all tin become most dong it.
Turn off OneDrive ads inwards Explorer
In the Start Search, type File Explorer Options as well as click on the result. This volition opened upwards the File Explorer Options – before called Folder Option – settings box. While the drive as well as specifications are existence debated, the workaround would last equally follows:
Click on the ‘View' tab as well as then uncheck the ‘Show Sync Provider Notifications' checkbox.
Click Apply as well as restart your File Explorer.
The Explorer ads volition halt displaying now.
Turn off Show sync provider notifications via Registry
To disable the Show sync provider notifications settings using Windows Registry, navigate to the next key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Now laid the 32-bit DWORD named ShowSyncProviderNotifications to 0 to disable notifications. H5N1 value of 1 enables them.
Unfortunately, this is non the origin fourth dimension that ads accept appeared. Promotional ads on Windows isn't anything new. Ads accept appeared on the Taskbar, the percentage menu, the lockscreen as well as the Start Menu equally well. Interestingly, when Microsoft was questioned most the same, they called them ‘suggestions' non advertisements because the products they are promoting are Microsoft's own.
Turning off notifications is a hard matter alongside Windows because all the controls are scattered. The solution provided inwards a higher house would last expert plenty for the File Explorer, non for ads elsewhere. These posts volition exhibit y'all how to plough off ads elsewhere:
- Completely take as well as plough off all Ads inwards Windows 10
- Disable Lock Screen Ads as well as Tips
- Disable, uninstall or take Get Office app notification
- Turn Off Suggested Start Menu ads.
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