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GUI tool to remove Windows 11 advertisements introduced in April 2024 update by modifying Registry keys across File Explorer, Start Menu, and Settings.

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Latest Release: v0.4

About Software

OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) is a Windows Registry modification tool designed to disable ads introduced across Windows 11 in Microsoft's April 23, 2024 update (KB5036980). The update added advertisements to the File Explorer, Start Menu, Settings, and other areas of the operating system, which this tool reverses by changing specific Registry keys.

Written in C# with WPF interface, OFGB provides a simple GUI to disable these ads without modifying system files or requiring advanced technical knowledge. It's based on Registry key modifications originally documented by Shawn Brink with a dark theme from the DarkNet project. Built with .NET 8.0 SDK and exclusively available on GitHub.

Use Cases:

  • Remove ads from Windows 11 File Explorer, Start Menu, and Settings
  • Disable promotional content across Windows 11 using Registry modifications
  • Block Microsoft's advertising updates with one-click GUI tool
  • Restore clean Windows 11 interface without system file modifications
  • Reverse ad placements introduced in KB5036980 April 2024 update

Downloads

v0.4 May 16, 2024
OFGB-ARM.exeexe
OFGB-Deps.exeexe
OFGB.exeexe
v0.3 May 05, 2024
OFGB-Deps.exeexe
OFGB.exeexe
v0.2 May 02, 2024
OFGB-Deps.exeexe
OFGB.exeexe
v0.1 May 01, 2024
OFGB-Deps.exeexe
OFGB.exeexe

Package Info

Last Updated
May 16, 2024
Latest Version
v0.4
License
Unlicense
Total Versions
4

README

OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back)

On April 23, 2024, Microsoft released an update (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/april-23-2024-kb5036980-os-builds-22621-3527-and-22631-3527-preview-5a0d6c49-e42e-4eb4-8541-33a7139281ed) for Windows 11 that added ads all across the OS, including the File Explorer, Start Menu, and more. This tool changes certain keys in the Windows Registry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry) to disable those ads. It's written in C# and uses WPF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Presentation_Foundation).

First things first, credits:

  • Registry keys, comments about their function (https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB/blob/92756276178137bb78d7c563733dde0d24f13aff/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L33) and the inspiration for this project were all from Shawn Brink (https://www.elevenforum.com/members/brink.2/) and his awesome script (https://www.elevenforum.com/t/disable-ads-in-windows-11.8004/).
  • A good bit of the theme used for the app (https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB/blob/main/dark.xaml) is from a cool project called DarkNet (https://github.com/Aldaviva/DarkNet) by Aldaviva (https://github.com/Aldaviva).
See full README on repository.