How to block Programs list ads on Microsoft Edge

Have you started to see some annoying ads on your Start screen lately? Many people say that these ads started to appear after using the Edge browser or Bing services. But these options are already enabled on your Windows 10 settings by default. Apart from the programs list, you can also find ads on the Notification panel or even sometimes from File explorer. Even many people say ads are visible in Windows Ink workspace. Due to the annoying nature of these ads, many users want to block programs list ads on Microsoft Edge.

Even back in Windows 8.1, Microsoft started to show its services like Bing on its start menu to promote its services to its customer. Although from Windows 10, they took it to the next level and started to integrate its telemetry fully into the Windows system. So you’ll occasionally find ads and content from Microsoft here and there. And there is no button or settings option to block these program list ads on Microsoft Edge.

These ads can not only be annoying but also affect our work. You may end up clicking an ad instead of an app you wanted to open. But anyways, such ads are very distracting and also slow down your PC. So in this article, let’s see how you can disable those ads in Program lists caused by Microsoft Edge or Bing.

How to get rid of Programs List ads in Microsoft Edge

Getting rid of these ads are actually easy. You can do it from the settings app. Although, you don’t have to worry if you’re using Windows or Enterprise environments.

Because in such environments, these settings are already disabled by your IT admin, and you cannot change those settings. But for Home PC’s running any Windows 10 versions, you can follow this guide.