Author Topic: Win10 adverts  (Read 1293 times)

Win10 adverts
« on: 12 February, 2019, 10:06:45 am »
It's very annoying to find various adds on the browser window from windows10portal.com

Anyone know how to get rid of these please?

PH
Bees do nothing invariably.

Phil W

Re: Win10 adverts
« Reply #1 on: 12 February, 2019, 10:20:45 am »
Go to your lock screen settings and change from Windows spotlight to picture or slideshow and turn off fun tips / facts as well.

Re: Win10 adverts
« Reply #2 on: 12 February, 2019, 04:43:37 pm »
Many many thanks that's worked beautifully.

PH
Bees do nothing invariably.

Re: Win10 adverts
« Reply #3 on: 15 February, 2019, 09:13:58 am »
And they are back..... so any other ideas please as its getting worse. Do I really want penis dysfunction adds at 8am? No ta.

PH
Bees do nothing invariably.

Re: Win10 adverts
« Reply #4 on: 16 February, 2019, 08:33:11 am »
Where are you seeing the ads? Is it in a web browser, eg Firefox or Google Chrome? Or is it in the operating system itself?

Re: Win10 adverts
« Reply #5 on: 16 February, 2019, 08:46:50 am »
The hint is right there - windows10portal.com

That is NOT a genuine windows site, despite its name, no idea how you found it or have it as a home page (is that what you have? it sounds like it) but it is something that you have done, somewhere, sometime, even if unwitting.

Sites like https://review.easycounter.com/windows10portal.com will help you judge sites if you have any question.

If you have it as home screen, https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+change+home+screen shows how to change

If you have granted the site "push" notification privilege, it depends on the browser you are using, eg, Chrome https://www.google.com/search?q=chrome+stop+browser+notifications

Those are the two most likely options.

ETA - you may have been fooled into allowing notification or allowed by accident by clicking "yes" when a question "aaaaaa site wants to send you notifications, yes or no?"

Jaded

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Re: Win10 adverts
« Reply #6 on: 16 February, 2019, 08:58:36 am »
I had a look at easycounter.com and was a bit concerned by the adverts. <City I’m in> Massage and Free HD Movies online, for example.
It is simpler than it looks.

Re: Win10 adverts
« Reply #7 on: 16 February, 2019, 09:07:30 am »
To stop adverts in a web browser, use Firefox (or derivatives) with U Block Origin and Noscript addons. Turn off javascript and only allow it when you need it with Noscript.

To stop adverts in Windows 10 itself, there are various settings related to "telemetry". Windows 10 was designed from the ground up to collect user data.