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Solved How do you remove these nags from the new Start Menu user signout screen?
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Beware that DisableCloudOptimizedContent turns off Spotlight wallpaper images for the desktop and Lock Sceen.all-or-nothing switch for Content Delivery Manager.
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Beware that DisableCloudOptimizedContent turns off Spotlight wallpaper images for the desktop and Lock Sceen.all-or-nothing switch for Content Delivery Manager.
Thanks for the heads up, I use the free Dynamic Theme app from the MS Store for Spotlight and Bing images which is far superior and does 4K images so wasn't aware of that.
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FYI, I just set the DisableCloudOptimizedContent D-word to 0 and the no ad setting seems to hold without it so you can probably skip that one. I should mention I have Onedrive uninstalled though so don't know if that matters.
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FYI, I just set the DisableCloudOptimizedContent D-word to 0 and the no ad setting seems to hold without it so you can probably skip that one.
This is what I did shown above and it did not do anything. But that is OK.
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This is what I did shown above and it did not do anything. But that is OK.
You're at the wrong key.
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This is what I did shown above and it did not do anything. But that is OK.
FYI, your third key should be "DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures". You left out a word. Also as Edwin said, wrong folder, Policies is missing.
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FYI, your third key should be "DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures". You left out a word. Also as Edwin said, wrong folder, Policies is missing.
I will try it again.
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You have to be at Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
Policies \Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent
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I fixed it and It now works. I don't use Spotlight.
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You have to be at Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies
You have to be at Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies
It would not have worked anyway with me leaving out a word. But thanks Edwin.
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For some reason, I have the same Key under CURRENT_USER...,
I wonder if it works the same except not affecting All Users...
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I don't see them as nags. They are just statuses for parts of one's MS account
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I don't see them as nags. They are just statuses for parts of one's MS account
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If you use them probably so but I have Onedrive removed and have never installed or used Microsoft 365 so to me they are nags.
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I don't see them as nags. They are just statuses for parts of one's MS account
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They are not really nags but there is no need for them to be there. I was not even aware that they were there till Frank started this thread, as I do not use that to logout, shutdown or restart. I never RC'd on the image.
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They are just statuses for parts of one's MS account
Are they clickable links, or just placards?
... there is no need for them to be there.
If they are just placards, they're there because MS thinks we're idiots and need to be constantly reminded of the status of our machines.
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