Haven't you already paid for Windows 10? Ads have begun creeping onto the Windows 10 lock screen, but there's a way to make them stop.

After jettisoning the lock screen, here are 13 other things to tweak when setting up a Windows 10 laptop and what's new in settings.

The lock screen, which appears just before the Windows 10 sign-in screen, can be disabled.

In this guide, we'll show you a quick way to remove the Network button and make the Lock screen a little more private on Windows 10.