Remove Windows lock screen ads/Spotlight ads while keeping the rotating Spotlight image backgrounds.
Project description
Remove Windows lock screen/Spotlight Ads
Remove Windows lock screen ads/Spotlight ads while keeping the rotating Spotlight image backgrounds. The effect is immediate, there is no restart or logoff required.
This script can be run by any user, no Administrator privileges are required.
This script parses the JSON configuration for Spotlight, located in %LOCALAPPDATA%
, to remove the buzzfeed-esque ads that clutter the lock screen.
By default the image credits are kept. Pass --remove-credits
if you would like them removed, too.
Installation
python -m pip install --user RemoveWindowsLockScreenAds
pythonw -m RemoveWindowsLockScreenAds --install
Try it out without modifying anything
python -m RemoveWindowsLockScreenAds --once --dry-run --verbose
Detailed Usage
usage: RemoveWindowsLockScreenAds.py [-h] [-v] [--dry-run] [--remove-credits] (--once | --watch | --install | --uninstall) [path]
positional arguments:
path Path to file or directory to remove lock screen ads from.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose Enable verbose logging
--dry-run Process and log but do not modify files
--remove-credits Remove the image credits box
actions:
--once Remove ads from file(s) in path
--watch Continue running, watch directory for new Spotlight files, and remove ads from them
--install Start in --watch mode on login
--uninstall Remove installed files and login task
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