Where to turn off some of Windows 11's biggest annoyances


Windows suggests and promotes many things that you may not need or want. Thankfully there's a way to change that. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

BERLIN: Microsoft collects data on usage and performance in Windows 11, displays advertisements for its own services on the lock screen or mixes internet hits into local searches.

Fortunately, users who find these kinds of things annoying can do something about it in the settings.

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