Despite some performance issues at launch, Windows 11 has largely been a stable and easy-to-use operating system. There are some design flaws and the usual bugs here and there, but nothing that makes it unusable for most people. However, it can get intrusive by constantly recommending tips and suggestions for using your computer and even pushing ads at certain times. Even the best laptops have these annoying features turned on by default. We'll show you how to disable intrusive notifications, text suggestions, ads on the login page, and search suggestions in Windows 11.

How to disable suggestions and tips from the Settings app

If you're new to Windows 11, you'll save yourself from a lot of trouble by customizing notification settings. Things can quickly get noisy in this latest version of Windows, and those pesky notifications for tips and suggestions don't help much either. Here's how you can turn them off:

  1. Press Windows + I on your keyboard to open the Settings app.
  2. From the left panel, search for notifications and click the first suggestion.
    Windows 11 screenshot that depicts searching for notifications in the Settings app.
  3. Scroll down to the bottom until you find Additional settings, and click on it.
    Windows 11 screenshot that highlights additional settings in the notifications menu in Settings app
  4. Uncheck the box next to Get tips and suggestions when using Windows.
    Windows 11 screenshot that shows how to turn of tips and suggestion notifications
  5. While you're at it, disable the other options if you find them annoying.

How to disable suggestions and tips using a REG file

The method above should work for most people. However, if your Settings app is unresponsive or disabling tips and suggestions from there didn't work, you can use a REG file instead. All you need to do is create a simple REG file with the required commands. It sounds complex, but it's quite easy to do in practice.

  1. Open the Notepad app.
  2. Copy and paste this code inside the app: 
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager]"SubscribedContent-338389Enabled"=dword:00000000
                                            
                
    
    
    
                
    
                
                
                
        
                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                            
    
    

    
    
    
        
    
                                                                                            
        
        
        Windows 11 screenshot that shows a registry editor file being created in the notepad
  3. After that, save the file to your desktop with a .reg extension.
    Windows 11 screenshot that shows how to create a reg file using notepad
  4. Double-click the file you just created, and click Yes when the confirmation dialog box shows up.
    Windows 11 screenshot that shows confirmation box for a registry edit.

The end result for both of these methods is the same. Now, you won't get tips and suggestions notifications in Windows 11. If you want to enable them again, turn them on by going to the notification settings or completely delete the REG file you just created.

How to turn off search suggestions

Turning off those tips and suggestions notifications will make Windows 11 a lot less intrusive. Unfortunately, it doesn't end there. In the search box, there's a feature called Search Highlights that shows you news, events, and trending searches. If you find this information useless or annoying, hiding it is quite easy.

  1. Click the Search icon in the taskbar to open the search box.
  2. Click the three dots next to your profile picture, and click Search Settings from the dropdown menu.
    Windows 11 screenshots that shows the Search settings menu in the search box
  3. Scroll down close to the bottom until you find More settings.
    Windows 11 screenshot that shows how to turn off search highlights
  4. Click the toggle switch to turn off Show search highlights.
  5. Now, if you open up the search box, you'll see that it only shows your Top apps and Quick searches.
    Windows 11 screenshot that shows the search box with search highlights disabled

How to turn off lock screen suggestions

Even the Windows 11 lock screen isn't safe from this annoying "tips and suggestions" feature. Sometimes, Windows will even decide to show you ads or news that may be relevant to your location. To turn this off, follow the steps below:

  1. Press Windows + I on your keyboard to open the Settings app.
  2. From the left panel, click Personalization.
    Windows 11 screenshot that highlights the personalization tab in settings.
  3. Scroll down to find and click the Lock screen option.
    Windows 11 screenshot that highlights the lock screen option in the personalization tab in settings.
  4. Under Personalize your lock screen, uncheck the box next to Get fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen.
    Windows 11 screenshot that shows how to disable tips and suggestions on the lock screen.

How to turn off text suggestions

Out of all the tips and suggestion features in Windows 11, the text suggestion feature is by far the most useful one. It works similarly to how predictive text works on most phones. Whenever you start typing a sentence in a supported app, Windows will try to autofill or suggest the next couple of words. It's helpful, but if you want to turn it off for whatever reason, here's how:

  1. Press Windows + I on your keyboard to open the Settings app.
  2. Click Time & language in the left panel.
    Windows 11 screenshot that highlight the Time & language option in the Settings app.
  3. From this menu, click the Typing option.
    Windows 11 screenshot that highlights the typing option in the Time and language settings menu.
  4. Next, switch the toggle to off for Show text suggestions when typing on the physical keyboard.
    Windows 11 screenshot that shows how to turn off text suggestions in the settings app.
  5. While you're here, consider turning off Autocorrect misspelled words if the autocorrection feature also bothers you.

Get rid of annoying suggestions in Windows 11

While these tips and suggestion features are meant to be helpful, most of the time, they just prove to be more distracting or intrusive. Windows 11 is a very sleek operating system, but these notifications can get in the way of that otherwise clean look. Fortunately, disabling most of these settings is easy. Turning them off takes only a few minutes, and if you follow the methods above, you'll have a better Windows experience in no time.