Tired of having Microsoft OneDrive run in the background and send you pesky alerts on your PC? Here's how to fully disable the service in Windows 11.
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How to disable ads in Windows 11

You'll see ads on your Windows lock screen if you have Windows Spotlight set as the display option. These ads often promote ...
To prevent ads from showing up in your Windows Settings menu, open the Settings app and navigate to Privacy & Security > ...
Press Windows + I to open Settings. Go to Apps > Installed Apps. In the search bar, type Cortana. When Cortana appears in the list, click the three-dot menu beside it. Select Uninstall and confirm ...
Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager. Go to the Startup Apps tab. Find Microsoft OneDrive. Right-click and select Disable. Next, go to Processes and end any OneDrive.exe tasks. Press Windows ...
Got the Windows 11 25H2 update on your PC? Here is our guide on how to enable all the features from the 25H2 and 24H2 update ...
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 2025 Patch Tuesday update (KB5068861) with a redesigned Start menu, battery icons, and ...
Learn how to download, install, and use Speccy on Windows 11 to monitor your PC hardware and temperatures with ease.
Last week, Microsoft announced a wave of updates that make every Windows 11 PC an AI PC — with Copilot as the center of the experience. With that, Windows users could expect three main changes: ...
This tutorial will show you how to use your phone camera as a webcam using Phone Link in Windows 11. Phone Link is one of the important system components of Windows 11 that has many interesting ...