Oh Frick Go Back: GUI Tool to Removes Ads from Various Places Around Windows 11

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  "description": "OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) On April 23, 2024, Microsoft released an update for Windows 11 that added ads all across the OS, including the File Explorer, Start Menu, and more. This tool changes certain keys in...",
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  "content": "<div><article><p>\n    <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://camo.githubusercontent.com/98a62d140fa76fd7d42f0a97b23b2dbc217b56704a80de777e1fe85b10721c12/68747470733a2f2f692e6962622e636f2f5a5967424430362f6f666762462e706e67\"><img src=\"https://camo.githubusercontent.com/98a62d140fa76fd7d42f0a97b23b2dbc217b56704a80de777e1fe85b10721c12/68747470733a2f2f692e6962622e636f2f5a5967424430362f6f666762462e706e67\" alt=\"A screenshot of OFGB\" /></a>\n</p>\n<p></p><h2>OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back)</h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB#ofgb-oh-frick-go-back\"></a><p></p>\n<p>On April 23, 2024, Microsoft released an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/april-23-2024-kb5036980-os-builds-22621-3527-and-22631-3527-preview-5a0d6c49-e42e-4eb4-8541-33a7139281ed\">update</a> 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry\">Windows Registry</a> to disable those ads. It's written in C# and uses <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Presentation_Foundation\">WPF</a>.</p>\n<p></p><h2>First things first, credits:</h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB#first-things-first-credits\"></a><p></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB/blob/92756276178137bb78d7c563733dde0d24f13aff/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L33\">Registry keys, comments about their function</a> and the inspiration for this project were all from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.elevenforum.com/members/brink.2/\">Shawn Brink</a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.elevenforum.com/t/disable-ads-in-windows-11.8004/\">his awesome script</a>.</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB/blob/main/dark.xaml\">A good bit of the theme used for the app</a> is from a cool project called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/Aldaviva/DarkNet\">DarkNet</a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/Aldaviva\">Aldaviva</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p><h2>Downloads</h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB#downloads\"></a><p></p>\n<p>To download the latest version of OFGB, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB/releases/latest\">click here</a> or click the \"Releases\" tab at the right of the page.</p>\n<p></p><h2>Building</h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB#building\"></a><p></p>\n<p>To build OFGB, you will need <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/\">Visual Studio</a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0\">.NET 8.0 SDK</a>.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Clone/download the repository, either with <code>git clone https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB</code> or by downloading the ZIP file.</li>\n<li>Open the solution file in Visual Studio.</li>\n<li>Build the solution by pressing <code>Ctrl + Shift + B</code> or by going to <code>Build &gt; Build Solution</code>.</li>\n</ol>\n<p></p><h2>Contributions</h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB#contributions\"></a><p></p>\n<p>If you find any bugs or have any suggestions, feel free to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB/issues\">open an issue</a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB/discussions\">start a discussion</a>.</p>\n<p></p><h2>Other Notes</h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB#other-notes\"></a><p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Thanks for checking out the project, and for all of the support! ❤️</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>GitHub is the only place I am sharing this program! I am not affiliated with any other websites that may share this app, thus I cannot guarantee the safety of any downloads from outside of GitHub.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Want to avoid all this mess? Try Linux!</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</article></div>",
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