If you're a Windows 11 user who's not ready to leave the operating system behind but would like to stop seeing ads everywhere, I have some news that may make you feel better. There's a free app that removes ads to make your Windows 11 experience a little less frustrating: it's called OFGB, which interestingly stands for “Oh Frick Go Back.”
OFGB uses your system's Windows Registry to disable all types of ads, including File Explorer ads, lock screen tips and tricks, setup ads, “Finish Setup” ads, “Welcome Experience” ads , personalized ads, “Personalized experiences and Home”. Menu ads. It's easy to use and you can choose which of these you want to disable by simply checking the appropriate boxes (frankly, I would recommend disabling them all).
How to get OFGB
You can download OFGB from its official GitHub page, and there are two versions: a standalone (but larger) version and one that is non-standalone (meaning it relies on external software components to run). If you are not familiar with coding and are not sure which version to get, I recommend the first version (OFGB-Deps.exe).
Also, be sure to get one of the versions of the Source code files (I recommend the .zip file). Download these files and click OFGB-Deps.exe to begin the installation.
Oh fuck, this is perfect.
OFGB was created by Arch Linux (Arch is a customizable version of Linux) user xM4ddy on GitHub, who has grown tired of Windows ads being injected into every corner of the operating system. She gave the following quote about her frustrations with Tom's Hardware:
“Windows lost me a long time ago by adding more and more telemetry, ads, and lack of easily configurable options.”
You can also see a demo and read more from the creator in her Reddit post advertising the new app.
OFGB joins an existing group of third-party workarounds that allow you to make automatic edits to the Windows Registry to see fewer ads. There's also Wintoys, an app that recently received a major update, and Tiny 11 Builder, a tool for creating your own stripped-down version of Windows 11, which also recently received an update.
OFGB seems like a clean and simple solution if ads are something that bothers you, but only if you're sure about trying third-party custom apps; If it is not, it is best to continue using Windows as it comes.
That said, you might be looking to make the leap, and you wouldn't be alone: Windows 11 is reportedly losing market share to its predecessor Windows 10, which will end Microsoft support next year, and plenty of people have done so. . have been expressing their anger over Microsoft's increasing and insistent announcements on Windows 11 for quite some time now. I wonder if third party apps like OFGB will still work, because I can see Microsoft doing its best to serve ads, as it clearly isn't paying much attention to the existing chorus of complaints.
