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Disable Start menu 'Recommended' suggestions

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Sets Start_IrisRecommendations = 0 under Explorer\Advanced. Turns off the Windows 11 Start-menu 'Recommended' section's promoted/suggested content (app ads, 'tips', website recommendations) that Microsoft injects alongside your actual recent items. Your own recent files/apps still show; the injected recommendations stop. Takes effect on the next Explorer refresh. Reversible.

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