How can I permanently remove the “Upgrade your plan” button from Microsoft 365 apps?

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How can I permanently remove the “Upgrade your plan” button from Microsoft 365 apps?

Korvax 20

Hi,

I already have an active paid Microsoft 365 subscription for several years, but Excel now permanently displays a very visible “Upgrade your plan” button in the title bar (in french "Mettre à niveau votre plan")

Is there any supported way to permanently hide or disable this button?

I have no interest in upgrading my subscription and I find it particularly annoying to have a permanent commercial solicitation inside software I already pay for.

Ideally, Microsoft 365 should provide an option to:

permanently hide this “Upgrade your plan” prompt;
remember a “Don’t show again” choice;
or disable promotional/upsell messages entirely across Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

I would simply like to use the applications I am already paying for without being repeatedly encouraged to purchase a more expensive plan.

If there is currently no way to disable this, I would also appreciate confirmation of that.

I understand that Microsoft may want to promote higher-tier plans, but when this kind of messaging becomes a permanent part of the interface, it starts to feel intrusive for long-time paying customers who are simply trying to work with the tools they already subscribe to. I would really appreciate any guidance, workaround, or official setting that could restore a cleaner, distraction-free experience in Office apps.

Sincerely

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Korvax 20 Reputation points

2026-08-16T10:03:02.03+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I have to admit I was actually quite pleased when I received the email notification saying that someone had answered my question.

Unfortunately, after reading the reply, it seems to be essentially the same answer that the Microsoft Q&A AI had already generated for me immediately after I posted my question; and this seems not working :( (will retry it later)

So, thank you — and thanks to the AI as well. 🙂

I posted here precisely because I was hoping to hear from an actual person, ideally someone with first-hand experience of this issue or who has genuinely found a way to permanently remove the “Upgrade your plan” button.

If anyone has managed to disable it in practice, I would still be very interested to hear how.
Exponify 10 Reputation points

2026-10-11T21:34:10.07+00:00

IT WORKS!!! 🎉🎉🎉

I've been trying to get rid of Microsoft's obnoxious "Upgrade Your Plan" button in Microsoft 365 for ages. It's incredibly irritating that paying customers are forced to look at an advertisement they can't dismiss.

I just downloaded and ran the Windows Registry (.reg) fix, restarted Office, and the button is COMPLETELY GONE!

Here's the direct link to the fix:

https://gist.github.com/cruithne3753/d7ebf2f11203635f5ba7478b4de3600c

I did NOT use the Python fix. I used the .reg file that changes three Office feature settings to "false."

No downgrading Office, no disabling updates, and no apparent loss of functionality. Just a clean interface again!

Huge thanks to the person who figured this out. Microsoft, with all its resources, couldn't provide a simple "Don't show this again" option, but one resourceful individual managed to solve the problem.

For anyone else trying this: Back up your registry or create a Windows restore point first, and keep the undo file. This is an unofficial workaround, and future Office updates could potentially undo it.

This deserves to be shared far and wide. Thank you!!!
Exponify 10 Reputation points

2026-10-11T21:35:37.6733333+00:00

I've been trying to get rid of Microsoft's obnoxious "Upgrade Your Plan" button in Microsoft 365 for ages. It's incredibly irritating that paying customers are forced to look at an advertisement they can't dismiss.

I just downloaded and ran the Windows Registry (.reg) fix, restarted Office, and the button is COMPLETELY GONE!

Here's the direct link to the fix:

https://gist.github.com/cruithne3753/d7ebf2f11203635f5ba7478b4de3600c

I did NOT use the Python fix. I used the .reg file that changes three Office feature settings to "false."

No downgrading Office, no disabling updates, and no apparent loss of functionality. Just a clean interface again!

Huge thanks to the person who figured this out. Microsoft, with all its resources, couldn't provide a simple "Don't show this again" option, but one resourceful individual managed to solve the problem.

For anyone else trying this: Back up your registry or create a Windows restore point first, and keep the undo file. This is an unofficial workaround, and future Office updates could potentially undo it.

This deserves to be shared far and wide. Thank you!!!

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Korvax 20 Reputation points

2026-08-16T10:03:02.03+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I have to admit I was actually quite pleased when I received the email notification saying that someone had answered my question.

Unfortunately, after reading the reply, it seems to be essentially the same answer that the Microsoft Q&A AI had already generated for me immediately after I posted my question; and this seems not working :( (will retry it later)

So, thank you — and thanks to the AI as well. 🙂

I posted here precisely because I was hoping to hear from an actual person, ideally someone with first-hand experience of this issue or who has genuinely found a way to permanently remove the “Upgrade your plan” button.

If anyone has managed to disable it in practice, I would still be very interested to hear how.
Exponify 10 Reputation points

2026-10-11T21:34:10.07+00:00

IT WORKS!!! 🎉🎉🎉

I've been trying to get rid of Microsoft's obnoxious "Upgrade Your Plan" button in Microsoft 365 for ages. It's incredibly irritating that paying customers are forced to look at an advertisement they can't dismiss.

I just downloaded and ran the Windows Registry (.reg) fix, restarted Office, and the button is COMPLETELY GONE!

Here's the direct link to the fix:

https://gist.github.com/cruithne3753/d7ebf2f11203635f5ba7478b4de3600c

I did NOT use the Python fix. I used the .reg file that changes three Office feature settings to "false."

No downgrading Office, no disabling updates, and no apparent loss of functionality. Just a clean interface again!

Huge thanks to the person who figured this out. Microsoft, with all its resources, couldn't provide a simple "Don't show this again" option, but one resourceful individual managed to solve the problem.

For anyone else trying this: Back up your registry or create a Windows restore point first, and keep the undo file. This is an unofficial workaround, and future Office updates could potentially undo it.

This deserves to be shared far and wide. Thank you!!!
Exponify 10 Reputation points

2026-10-11T21:35:37.6733333+00:00

I've been trying to get rid of Microsoft's obnoxious "Upgrade Your Plan" button in Microsoft 365 for ages. It's incredibly irritating that paying customers are forced to look at an advertisement they can't dismiss.

I just downloaded and ran the Windows Registry (.reg) fix, restarted Office, and the button is COMPLETELY GONE!

Here's the direct link to the fix:

https://gist.github.com/cruithne3753/d7ebf2f11203635f5ba7478b4de3600c

I did NOT use the Python fix. I used the .reg file that changes three Office feature settings to "false."

No downgrading Office, no disabling updates, and no apparent loss of functionality. Just a clean interface again!

Huge thanks to the person who figured this out. Microsoft, with all its resources, couldn't provide a simple "Don't show this again" option, but one resourceful individual managed to solve the problem.

For anyone else trying this: Back up your registry or create a Windows restore point first, and keep the undo file. This is an unofficial workaround, and future Office updates could potentially undo it.

This deserves to be shared far and wide. Thank you!!!

Answer 1

Alex Flaxman 0

This worked for me under Windows 11 Pro and Office 365. I did first create a system restore point and I used the reg files.

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Answer 2

IT WORKS!!! 🎉🎉🎉

I've been trying to get rid of Microsoft's obnoxious "Upgrade Your Plan" button in Microsoft 365 for ages. It's incredibly irritating that paying customers are forced to look at an advertisement they can't dismiss.

I just downloaded and ran the Windows Registry (.reg) fix, restarted Office, and the button is COMPLETELY GONE!

Here's the direct link to the fix:

https://gist.github.com/cruithne3753/d7ebf2f11203635f5ba7478b4de3600c

I did NOT use the Python fix. I used the .reg file that changes three Office feature settings to "false."

No downgrading Office, no disabling updates, and no apparent loss of functionality. Just a clean interface again!

Huge thanks to the person who figured this out. Microsoft, with all its resources, couldn't provide a simple "Don't show this again" option, but one resourceful individual managed to solve the problem.

For anyone else trying this: Back up your registry or create a Windows restore point first, and keep the undo file. This is an unofficial workaround, and future Office updates could potentially undo it.

This deserves to be shared far and wide. Thank you!!!

Answer 3

Filo 15

This is pure harassment by Microsoft. I already have a paid plan and I don't want to pay extra. I hope these kinds of nudges will eventually be prohibited by law. It's so rude that I wouldn't pay for it now even if I needed it

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Answer 4

DaveM121 947.5K Independent Advisor

There is no working method, setting or registry hack available to remove the 'Upgrade your Plan' notification on the top of the Office apps, many people have been asking how to remove that for the last couple of months.

The best option is to open Word, click Help - Feedback and suggest to the Office developers they provide a setting to remove that annoyance on the top bar of the Office apps.

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