How to turn off recommended websites on the Start menu in Windows 11 Build 25247

The recently released Windows 11 build 25247 has a somewhat controversial feature that has many Windows Insiders upset. Users aren't happy with Microsoft's increasing advertising presence in the operating system, and the latest Windows 11 Dev build and its new website recommendations on the Start menu aren't making things any better.

Luckily, like other experimental features in the Dev Channel, you can turn off website recommendations in the Start menu in Windows 11 build 25247. All you need is the Vivetool app and a command generously provided by @PhantomOfEarth. This command also allows you to change the number of recommended sites (two or one).

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NOTE : Unannounced features are often primitive, unstable, or marginally unavailable. Back up important data before using the ViveTool app to enable the hiding option.

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How to disable website recommendations in Windows 11 build 25247?

1. Download ViveTool from GitHub and extract the files to a convenient location.
2. Press Win X and select Terminal (Admin).
3. Switch Windows Terminal to the Command Prompt profile by pressing Ctrl Shift 2 or clicking the down arrow button at the top of the window.
4. Use the CD command to navigate to the folder containing the extracted files. For example, if you copied the ViveTool to C:\Vive, type CD C:\Vive.
5. Type vivetool /disable /id:40059556 and press Enter key.
6. If the recommended website feature is not available, you can try to force enable it using the vivetool /enable /id:40059556 command. The vivetool /disable /id:40059556 /variant:3 command will change the number of recommended websites from one to two.
7. Restart File Explorer or the entire system.

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