how can I stop these ads from appearing when I open my computer

[Windows Central Question]

the ads keep popping up in the lower right corner similar to when I receive an email message.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Welcome to the forums.

Edit: Misread the question.

Have you installed anything new lately?

 

[Ryujingt3]

What do the ads say? Can you give a screenshot? Try running software such as Malware Bytes to scan your system and remove any malware.

 

[Richard Lipsky]

What do the ads say? Can you give a screenshot? Try running software such as Malware Bytes to scan your system and remove any malware.

 

[Richard Lipsky]

Suggest running 2 free malware removal programs, one at a time: Malwarebytes and Esetonline scanner. Reboot after running each program. That should do the trick. Also, suggest latest Chrome browser with Adblock Plus installed

 

[T Moore]

Are they ads or notifications?

 

[Ryujingt3]

Are they ads or notifications?

I'm thinking they may actually be Windows 10 notifications from action centre.

 

[Ryujingt3]

Notifications isn't actually a ad.

That's correct. But to many users, anything that keeps appearing in a manner similar to a website ad, i.e. a Windows 10 notification message, may also still be called an ad by them. That's why we need more information - i.e. a picture.

 

[Ryujingt3]

But be aware with fake AdBlock Plus.

Yes. Good point, Yue. There are lots of fake programs trying to emulate real programs, such as fake uTorrent, fake AdBlock Plus and so on. Get AdBlock Plus from the app store of your browser, from there it is usually trustworthy.