RELATED: How to Disable Windows 10's Taskbar Pop-up Notifications To stop suggested apps from appearing in the Start menu, head to Settings > Personalization > Start and set the “Occasionally show suggestions in Start” setting to “Off”. But mainly, they just take up valuable space in your Start menu. Suggested apps aren’t necessarily free, and we’ve seen Microsoft use this feature to advertise $60 PC games from the Windows Store (which, by the way, you shouldn’t buy). Windows 10 will occasionally show “suggested apps” in your Start menu. RELATED: How to Get Rid of 'Suggested Apps' (like Candy Crush) in Windows 10 Stop Suggested Apps From Appearing in the Start Menu You’ll probably also want to disable the “Get fun facts, tips, and more from Windows and Cortana on your lock screen” option here, too. To get rid of these lock screen ads, head to Settings > Personalization > Lock Screen and set the background to “Picture” or “Slideshow” instead of Windows Spotlight.

Sometimes, Windows Spotlight will just show off cool wallpapers, but it’ll also sneak in advertisements for games like Rise of the Tomb Raider and Quantum Break in the Windows Store.

Windows 10 now displays ads on the lock screen via Windows Spotlight. RELATED: How to Disable Ads on Your Windows 10 Lock Screen