Windows 10: How to Turn Off Microsoft Consumer Experiences
Introduction
Windows 10 automatically installs apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga ,FarmVille 2 ,Flipboard, Twitter, Photoshop Express, Minecraft, etc, on a new Windows 10 installation. Starting with Windows 10, version 1607,in Windows 10 Education and Windows 10 Enterprise there is a group policy setting called Microsoft Consumer Experiences,through this policy one can easily enable or disable these apps.
Group Policy Setting
- In Start Search type gpedit.msc and hit the Enter key.
- This will open Local Group Policy Editor.
- Now move to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Cloud Content.
- Select Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences.
- Right click it and select Edit.
- Now if you enable this policy then users will no longer see personalized recommendations from Microsoft and notifications about their Microsoft account.
- Sign out
- Reboot.
