How to disable lock screen ads on Windows 11

Microsoft shows a lot of promotions and advertisements in its Windows 11 operating system. The lock screen is just one of the places Microsoft uses to display promotions to operating system users.

This guide will walk you through the steps to disable lock screen ads and promotions in Windows 11 operating system.

The lock screen is the first screen that users see when starting the operating system. While it's possible to bypass the screen entirely, it's the first screen most Windows users see by configuring Windows 11 to automatically log in to a user account.

The lock screen may display a changing photo and the option to learn more about the current image. Users may also see promotions. The main image of this article illustrates this point. It showed an ad for Microsoft's Age of Empires IV game and another ad for PC Game Pass.

Disabling lock screen ads – not as easy as it could be

Windows 11 includes an option to turn off lock screen ads, but it doesn’t work on all displays model.

By default, the operating system's lock screen displays a constantly changing photo, powered by Microsoft's Windows Focus feature. Lock screen ads will appear whenever Windows Spotlight is enabled.

There are no options to prevent this while the mode is active. The user's only option is to switch to other personalization options.

How to do it:

1. Select Start, then Settings to load the Settings app. You can also open it by pressing Ctrl-I on your keyboard.
2. Switch to "Personalization" > "Lock Screen".
3. Use the menu next to "Personalize Lock Screen" to change the setting to "Pictures" or "Slideshow."
   1. Image — A single image is displayed whenever the lock screen is displayed.
   2. Slideshow — Randomly rotate multiple images whenever the lock screen is displayed.
4. Uncheck "Get fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen" to turn off ads and promotions. This option is available in picture and slideshow modes.

After making the changes, Windows 11 will no longer show ads and promotions on the lock screen. The only downside is that you don't automatically get a new photo as your lock screen's background image every now and then.

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