How to switch it off.
Step-by-step ways to get rid of the upsells, pop-ups and AI prompts in the apps you use for work. With the app's own settings where they exist, and honestly where they don't.
QuickBooks Online
How to make QuickBooks Online bank transaction search show exact matches only
QuickBooks Online bank transaction search shows close matches unless you tick "Show exact results only", and it doesn't remember. Here's how to make it stick.
How to clean up the QuickBooks Online dashboard
You can remove some QuickBooks Online home page widgets, but not the Business Feed, the carousel or the upsell cards. Here's what each option covers.
How to hide "Contact experts" and QuickBooks Live prompts in QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Online has no setting to hide the Contact experts button or the QuickBooks Live "Try for free" prompts. Here's how to remove them.
How to stop QuickBooks Online "How likely are you to recommend" surveys
QuickBooks Online has no setting to stop its "How likely are you to recommend" survey pop-ups. Here's what Intuit suggests and what actually works.
How to turn off Intuit Intelligence in QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Online has no setting to turn off the Intuit Intelligence AI sidebar or its invoice-review pop-up. Here's what you can do instead.
How to stop QuickBooks Online upgrade pop-ups
QuickBooks Online has no setting to turn off its upgrade and upsell pop-ups. Here's what closing them does, and how to stop them for good.
Xero
How to hide the "set up online payments" prompt on Xero invoices
Xero's online payments prompt sits next to Approve on invoices and gets clicked by mistake. Here's what Xero lets you dismiss and how to hide the rest.
How to hide the auto-reconcile and Airwallex promos in Xero
Xero shows an auto-reconcile banner on every Reconcile page and an Airwallex pop-up on Make payment. Neither has an off switch. Here's how to hide them.
How to hide upgrade prompts and app recommendations in Xero
Xero lets you hide homepage widgets, but has no setting for its "Upgrade plan" prompts or App Store promotions. Here's what you can and can't change.
How to stop pop-ups and feedback surveys in Xero
Xero has no setting to stop its corner pop-ups and feedback surveys. Here's what you can do, and how to hide them.
How to turn off JAX, the AI assistant in Xero
JAX can't be turned off for your Xero organisation. Here's what that means, what you can control, and how to hide the JAX launcher.
Microsoft 365
How to hide upgrade prompts and surveys in Microsoft 365 web apps
The free Word, Excel and PowerPoint web apps keep asking you to go premium and rate them. Here's what Microsoft lets you change, and how to hide the rest.
How to turn off Copilot in Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the web
Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the web have no off switch for Copilot. Here's what the desktop setting does, and how to hide the buttons in your browser.
How to remove Copilot from your Teams chat list
Copilot sits pinned at the top of your Teams chats. Here's what you and your admin can change in Teams, and how to hide it in your browser.
How to remove "Draft with Copilot" from new Word documents
Word opens a Copilot prompt box on every new blank document. Here's what Word's own settings can do about it, and how to skip the box in your browser.
Outlook
How to remove ads from your Outlook.com inbox
Free Outlook.com shows ads that look like emails. Here's the only built-in way to remove them, what it costs, and how to hide them in your browser.
How to stop "What's new" tips and surveys in Outlook on the web
Outlook keeps showing feature tours, "Try the new…" callouts and recommend-us surveys. Here's what you and your admin can change, and how to close them all.
How to turn off Copilot in Outlook on the web
Outlook on the web has a "Turn on Copilot" setting, but only for personal accounts. Work and school accounts depend on IT. Here's what to know.
Gmail
How to hide sponsored emails in Gmail
Gmail puts ads that look like emails at the top of Promotions and Social. Here's what Gmail's settings can change, what it costs you, and how to hide them.
How to hide Google Workspace security upsells in Gmail
Gmail sometimes shows Google Workspace offers to upgrade your security above the inbox. There's no setting for them. Here's how to hide them safely.
How to remove Gemini from Gmail
Gmail's off switch for Gemini also turns off other features across Google Workspace. Here's what it disables, and how to hide just the Gemini buttons.
How to stop "Get more storage" messages in Gmail
Gmail keeps nudging you to buy Google One storage. Gmail has no setting for these messages. Here's what does stop them, and what you should never hide.
Google Docs
How to remove Gemini from Google Docs, Sheets and Drive
Gemini buttons and pop-ups now appear across Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive. Here's what Google's settings can turn off, what they cost you, and another way.
How to turn off "Help me write" in Google Docs
Google Docs and Sheets pop up "Help me write" and "Help me create" on new files. There's no setting for just these prompts. Here's what you can do.
How to hide "Get more storage" in Google Drive
Google Drive shows a "Get more storage" offer under your storage meter. There's no setting to hide it. Here's how to remove it and keep the meter.
Jira & Confluence
How to hide Atlassian promo banners in Jira and Confluence
Jira and Confluence show Atlassian's own marketing banners over your work. Here's what admins can ask for, and how to hide them but keep real notices.
How to hide the Upgrade button in Jira and Confluence
Jira and Confluence show a purple Upgrade button and "Try" suggestions even on paid plans. Here's what you can dismiss, and how to hide them for good.
How to stop "What's new" tours and surveys in Jira and Confluence
Jira and Confluence Cloud have no setting to stop "What's new" tours, spotlights and feedback surveys. Here's what admins can change, and how to skip them.
How to turn off Rovo in Jira and Confluence
Only an organization admin can turn off Rovo in Jira and Confluence. Here's what the admin setting does, what stays on, and how to hide the buttons yourself.
How to hide AI-generated posts on LinkedIn
LinkedIn has no filter for AI-written posts. Here's what its new report option does, and how to hide posts that show several signs of AI writing.
How to hide LinkedIn Premium upsells
LinkedIn has no setting to stop "Try Premium" prompts in the app. Here's what you can switch off, and how to hide the rest.
How to hide promoted and suggested posts on LinkedIn
LinkedIn has no setting to turn off ads, and only a partial fix for suggested posts. Here's what its settings do, and how to see only people you follow.
How to hide puzzles and LinkedIn News from your LinkedIn feed
LinkedIn has no setting to remove the games card or the LinkedIn News panel from your homepage. Here's what you can change, and how to hide both.
How to turn off "Rewrite with AI" on LinkedIn
LinkedIn has no setting to hide its AI writing buttons. Here's what has changed with its post rewriter, and how to hide AI buttons in the composer.
YouTube
How to hide end screen cards on YouTube
YouTube now has a Hide button for end screens, but it works one video at a time. Here's how to use it, and how to hide them on every video.
How to hide YouTube Premium pop-ups
YouTube has no setting to stop "Try YouTube Premium" pop-ups and banners. Closing one only hides it for now. Here's how to hide them for good.
How to hide Shorts on YouTube
YouTube has no setting to turn off Shorts. "Show fewer Shorts" only works for a while. Here's what it does, and how to hide Shorts on the desktop site.
How to stop "Video paused. Continue watching?" on YouTube
YouTube has no setting to stop the "Video paused. Continue watching?" prompt. Here's why it appears, and how to keep long videos and playlists playing.
How to turn off autoplay on YouTube
YouTube has an Autoplay switch, but it's saved per device and browser and can switch back on. Here's where it is, its limits, and how to keep it off.