[SOLVED] Can I make Windows 10 not to show any news?

[modeonoff]

Every time I launch a browser or go to yahoo, gmail, etc. I am presented with tones of news on the browser. If I don't want to see any news and have some mental quietness like the era when only a few people had access to computers and the internet, what can I do? Is there any applications to block out all the news?

 

[USAFRet]

Every time I launch a browser or go to yahoo, gmail, etc. I am presented with tones of news on the browser. If I don't want to see any news and have some mental quietness like the era when only a few people had access to computers and the internet, what can I do? Is there any applications to block out all the news?

That would be in the browser settings.

What browser(s) do you use?

 

[Nigel Spike]

Try setting the browsers home page to "about:blank".

 

[modeonoff]

That would be in the browser settings.

What browser(s) do you use?

Mainly Edge. Once in awhile, Firefox.

 

[modeonoff]

Try setting the browsers home page to "about:blank".

I have Edge set to a school's website as the home page but as soon as I hit the + on top of the browser, tones of depressing news show up. If I type www.yahoo.com or www.google.com, tones of news also show up.

 

[USAFRet]

Mainly Edge. Once in awhile, Firefox.

Firefox:

 

[SamNYC]

Every time I launch a browser or go to yahoo, gmail, etc. I am presented with tones of news on the browser. If I don't want to see any news and have some mental quietness like the era when only a few people had access to computers and the internet, what can I do? Is there any applications to block out all the news?

Your problem is that you use Yahoo. One of the major reasons Google overtook the search engine war was because they offered a page with nothing but a search field. In contrast, then-leader Yahoo blasted you with news and multimedia. Most consumers decided they just wanted a search engine, not a portal to the World Wide Web, so they abandoned Yahoo for Google.

As such, just make www.google.com your default home page. Or choose a blank home page.

Change your browser home page

Get the steps for changing your home page in Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

support.microsoft.com

.

How to Change Microsoft Edge to Search Google Instead of Bing

Or another search engine of your choice.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[modeonoff]

Firefox:

For my purpose, is it better to use Firefox instead of Edge?

 

[modeonoff]

Your problem is that you use Yahoo. One of the major reasons Google overtook the search engine war was because they offered a page with nothing but a search field. In contrast, then-leader Yahoo blasted you with news and multimedia. Most consumers decided they just wanted a search engine, not a portal to the World Wide Web, so they abandoned Yahoo for Google.

As such, just make www.google.com your default home page. Or choose a blank home page.

Change your browser home page

Get the steps for changing your home page in Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

support.microsoft.com

.

How to Change Microsoft Edge to Search Google Instead of Bing

Or another search engine of your choice.

www.howtogeek.com

But I also try to avoid using google related services.

 

[USAFRet]

But I also try to avoid using google related services.

You think yahoo is any better?

 

[USAFRet]

or go to yahoo, gmail

But I also try to avoid using google related services.

hmmm......

 

[Colif]

Mainly Edge. Once in awhile, Firefox.

How to Hide the Article Feed on Microsoft Edge's New Tab Page

Tired of seeing tabloid news and ads on your New Tab page in Microsoft Edge? Here's how to turn it off.

www.howtogeek.com

that removes the news and just leaves a search page.

 

[modeonoff]

How to Hide the Article Feed on Microsoft Edge's New Tab Page

Tired of seeing tabloid news and ads on your New Tab page in Microsoft Edge? Here's how to turn it off.

www.howtogeek.com

that removes the news and just leaves a search page.

That is very useful. Thank you