How to block ads about Microsoft Edge from appearing in the Windows 10 Start menu

Microsoft has started promoting the new Edge browser in the Start menu, urging Windows 10 users to download and use the tool. This is not a bad thing, because everyone is doing that and moreover, Edge Chromium is really a very good browser.

But if you want to turn off these suggestive ads, appear as labels recommended or advertised by Microsoft, you can do so with the Registry or Settings.

Block ads about Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 Start menu

To turn off ads for Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 Start menu, follow this procedure.

1. Use Registry Editor

Open Registry Editor on a Windows 10 PC.

In the Registry Editor window, enter the given path and click Enter.

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionContentDeliveryManager

Select the ContentDeliveryManager folder and then move to the right panel.

In the right panel, find the registry file named SubscribedContent-338388Enabled

When you find it, right-click on it and select the Modify option . If this registry file is not available, create a new 32-bit DWORD value and name it SubscribedContent-338388Enabled.

Then, set the value data to 0 , then click the OK button to save the changes.

Now, close the window. All operations are completed.

2. Disable ads about Microsoft Edge through Windows Settings

If you feel that it is not okay with Registry Editor, you can use Windows Settings as another way to disable ads. Here's how:

First of all, open Windows Settings ( Win+ I) and select the Personalization category .

On the Personalization page , select the Start option from the left panel.

Navigate to the right panel and locate the Show suggestions occasionally in Start option .

By default, this option is enabled. So to disable it, just click the convert button to turn off the option.