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title: "Remove the Tips (Get Started) app from Windows"
description: "The Tips app, called Get Started in older versions, shows hints about Windows features and can send notifications. What it changes and how to undo it."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-tips-app
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "Debloat"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
---

# Remove the Tips (Get Started) app from Windows

**Short answer:** The Tips app, called Get Started in older versions, shows hints about Windows features and can send notifications. This tweak removes its package for all users. It removes 1 app package, Microsoft.Getstarted among them.

## In the app

- Switch: Remove Tips App (Debloat, Pro, Standard)
- Undo: One-way. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1119

## What it does

The Tips app, called Get Started in older versions, shows hints about Windows features and can send notifications. This tweak removes its package for all users.

In the app the switch is called "Remove Tips App", described there as: Removes Microsoft Tips (content promos).

## When it helps

- Stopping its notifications and removing the app.

## When it hurts

- It is one-way: you reinstall it from the Microsoft Store.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

App packages it removes, for all users:

- `Microsoft.Getstarted*`

## How to undo it

This tweak is one-way in the app: switching it off does not put things back. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

## Verdict

Safe housekeeping.

## Questions

### What does the "Remove Tips App" tweak change in Windows?

It removes 1 app package, Microsoft.Getstarted among them.

### Is "Remove Tips App" safe to switch on?

Safe housekeeping. The main cost: It is one-way: you reinstall it from the Microsoft Store.

### How do I undo it?

In the app this one is one-way. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

### Is "Remove Tips App" free in Frozen Tweaks?

It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.

## Related guides

- [Windows 11 Gaming Optimization: What Still Works in 2026](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/windows-11-gaming-optimization)
- [Low-End PC Gaming Optimization: Getting Playable Frame Rates](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/low-end-pc-gaming-optimization)

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-tips-app