
How can you tell this is an ad? The dollar sign is one clue. Most notably, and most disturbingly, in File Explorer. And now the Creators Update is coming, bringing with it yet another escalation of in-product advertising. Despite my warnings about a slippery slope-Microsoft would only escalate its in-box advertising down the road, I cautioned- Windows 10, sadly, was even worse. I’ve led the charge against Microsoft’s advertising efforts in Windows, noting back in 2012 that the software giant cheapened Windows 8 with ads. But this tip applies to the Anniversary Update as well. Note: This tip is derived from the Windows 10 Field Guide, which is now being updated for the Windows 10 Creators Update. Close Registry Editor and reboot your system to apply the changes.While the Creators Update will include a number of important improvements to Windows 10, the escalation of File Explorer advertising isn’t one of them.Whenever you need to enable Windows Insider Program settings again, just set the value data of AllowBuildPreview to 1 or delete AllowBuildPreview. Name the new key as PreviewBuilds, and then right-click it and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.Right-click on the Windows key in the left pane, and select New -> Key. Open Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.

Method 2: Disable Windows Insider Program Settings Using Registry Editor The next time you open the Settings app and navigate to: Windows Update -> Windows Insider Program, you’ll find that most settings are no longer available to users. Select the Disabled option, click Apply and then OK.On the right pane, find a policy named “ Toggle user control over Insider builds” and then double-click it to modify. Open the Local Group Policy Editor and browse to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Data Collection and Preview Builds.Method 1: Disable Windows Insider Program Settings Using Group Policy

In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 methods to disable Windows Insider Program settings in Windows 11. How can I prevent other users from joining or leaving the Windows Insider Program? As a system administrator, you may need to prevent users from getting Insider Preview builds on a shared computer.
