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Microsoft’s OneDrive adds spam File Explorer: Here’s how to get rid of them
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Anyone that has ever used the internet is familiar with ads, how they work and, more importantly, where they turn up. Ads are such a frequent presence throughout the digital space that no one is ever surprised when seeing one.
Microsoft managed to find a way tomake ads surprising once againby introducing them directly into Windows 10. Now, Windows 10 will periodically see ads — but these ads only make users angry.
Ads just keep coming in
A new ad is reportedly flying around the OS, specifically an ad forOneDrive. As a quick reminder,OneDrive— Microsoft’s cloud storage service — is an integrated part of Windows 10. Microsoft is adamant about seeing users take advantage of OneDrive, so it always nags them toupgrade their current offer.
By default, OneDrive offers 5GB of free cloud storage space, but users have the opportunity of raising the cap by quite a bit. Or at least, so is everyone told, as File Explorer is the host of a new wave of annoying OneDrive ads.
How to remove OneDrive ads
Microsoft seems to have its hands full with the Windows 10 Creators Update at the moment, so there are slim chances of an important change that would nullify ads inFile Exploreranytime soon.
However, users can make the ads go away with another solution. By navigating toChange Folder and Search OptionsunderOptionsin File Explorer, users can access a setting calledShow Sync Provider Notifications.
This will deactivate the OneDrive ads. Unfortunately, it will also disableOneDrivenotifications, so users are forced to choose between getting too much OneDrive content and not getting any at all. Although nothing is announced for the near future, constant complaints coming from the Windows 10 community should convince Microsoft to permanently remove the ads.
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Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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