Turn off "Microsoft consumer experiences" (Enterprise/Education) — via Microsoft Learn
This is the policy behind Start suggestions, membership notifications, apps installed after setup and redirect tiles. Turning it off removes those consumer extras. Microsoft only honours it on Enterprise and Education, so it is not a fix for Home or Pro.
Restart the computer
Group Policy
Open gpedit.msc (Pro, Enterprise and Education only) and go to:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Cloud Content > Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences
Registry equivalent
Double-click a .reg file and confirm to merge it. Right-click → Edit first if you want to read it, which is always a good idea with any .reg file from the internet.
Apply
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent]
"DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures"=dword:00000001Undo
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent]
"DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures"=-Same thing from a command prompt
Run in an administrator Command Prompt or Terminal.
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fUndo:
reg delete "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures" /fMicrosoft's policy reference marks this as not applicable to Pro. Setting the value on Home or Pro is likely to do nothing; use the Settings toggles for suggestions instead.
Sources
- Experience Policy CSP — by Microsoft Learn
- Manage connections from Windows to Microsoft services — by Microsoft Learn
- Source reviewed
- 2026-11-02
- Link checked
- 2026-11-02
- Tested hands-on
- Not by Oddbyte.Me
Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.