How to Remove Ads from Windows 10 Search Bar?

Too many ads in the search bar will influence the user’s daily office work, which may lower down Win 10 overall user experience. How to remove ads from Windows 10 search bar? This article will offer 3 practical methods to help you turn off the ads.

Fix 1: Uncheck the Show Search Highlights

Steps: Right-click the taskbar → Select Search → Uncheck the Show search highlights. Then check if the ads are removed.

Fix 2: Modify Registry Information

Step 1: Press “Win + R” → Type “regedit” in the blank, then click OK.

Step 2: Click the following files in turn:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Step 3: Right-click the Windows → Select the New, then click the Key.

Step 4: Name the new-created Key “Explorer”.

Step 5: Right-click the Explorer → Click the New, then choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Step 6: Rename the new-created DWORD (32-bit) Value as “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions”.

Step 7: Right-click the option to modify.

Step 8: Modify the Value data to “1”, then click OK. (Set to "1" is to enable while "0" is to disable.)

After modifying the registry information, restart your computer and check if the ads in the search bar are disabled.

Fix 3: Turn off Ads using CMD

Step 1: Press “Ctrl + Shift + Esc/ Ctrl + Alt +Del” to open Task Manager → Click More details.

Step 2: Click File to run new task → Type “cmd”, then click OK. (Remember to check the Create this task with administrative privileges.)

Step 3: Copy the following command, then hit the Enter button.

reg add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\explorer /v DisableSearchBoxSuggestions /t reg_dword /d 1 /f

After restarting the computer, the advertising function in the search bar box is removed.