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Windows Notifications Getting Annoying? Change These 5 Settings

While Windows notifications keep us informed, a constantly flashing screen filled with pop-ups can quickly become annoying. Thankfully, you don’t have to deal with the distraction. Windows lets you ...
Computerworld

10 ways to turn off Windows’ worst ads

Both Windows 11 and Windows 10 are full of advertisements and other Microsoft-provided messages that pop up seemingly everywhere and can get in the way of your day-to-day routines. And then there are ...
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6 settings I turn off on every new Windows computer for a smoother, more efficient experience

Microsoft's default settings for Windows are designed to be helpful to the average person, but that's exactly what makes the defaults so unusable for most people. Because not one of us is average, and ...
Mashable

Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.

Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to use their Microsoft Account. They don't have to. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Windows 11 has been out now for about two and a half years, but its ...
Windows Central

Windows 11 will soon suggest which toast notifications to turn off

Build 22631.1900 and Build 22621.1900 are now available to Insiders in the Beta Channel. The former has new features enabled by default while the latter has new features disabled. Following the update ...
Computerworld

10 Windows annoyances and how to fix them

Credit: ElisaRiva, modified by IDG Comm. I love Windows, but that doesn’t mean I love everything about it. In fact, Windows can behave in a lot of very annoying ways until you make some tweaks. When I ...