Are you tired of seeing pop-up adverts on Steam? Fair enough. Steam already promotes its catalog enough through the store, emails, social media, and more—you don't need to see pop-ups in addition to this.
These ads normally appear when you first launch Steam or finish playing a game. Although the window dubs itself "news," it's really just a series of adverts for pre-orders, sales, free weekends, and so on.
We're going to show you how to disable pop-up ads on Steam.
What Are Pop-Up Ads on Steam?
You may be so used to seeing pop-up ads on Steam that you don't really register them. They commonly appear when you first launch Steam, or when you reach the end of a gaming session. You can see an example in the screenshot above.
These ads serve little purpose, since you can get the same information from the Steam store or from the What's New section in your Steam library.
While you can click Close to instantly dismiss the window, it's an unnecessary nuisance. It's quick to disable Steam pop-up ads permanently, so keep reading.
How to Disable Pop-Up Ads on Steam
- Open the Steam client.
- In the toolbar, click Steam.
- Click Settings.
- On the left-hand menu, click Interface.
- Uncheck Notify me about additions or changes to my games, new releases, and upcoming releases.
- Click OK. The change will take effect immediately, no restart required.
Discover Game Secrets With Steam Guides
While pop-up ads are annoying, it's great that Steam makes it so easy to disable them, so don't be put off using Steam. Just follow our advice and you can permanently remove those pesky ads forever.
Not only is the Steam store packed full of games that often go on sale, but there's plenty of extra community features like screenshots, mods, and guides that help you explore everything you need to know about your games.
