Windows suggests and promotes many things that you may not need or want. Thankfully there's a way to change that. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpaMicrosoft collects data on usage and performance in Windows 11, displays advertisements for its own services on the lock screen or mixes internet hits into local searches.
The relevant menu can be found at Start > Settings > General. There you should disable the options"Allow apps to display personalized ads using my ad ID" and"Show suggested content in the Settings app."You can disable the option"Show search highlights" under"Search permissions.
This eliminates the personalisation of search results, and your own data from other Microsoft services is no longer searched.
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