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This wikiHow teaches you how to remove all activity-based recommendations from your YouTube Music account, using a desktop internet browser. This way, you won't see any music recommendations based on your previous likes or the tracks you've listened to.
Steps
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1Open YouTube Music in your internet browser. Type https://music.youtube.com into the browser's address bar, and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
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2Click your avatar on the top-right. You'll see a thumbnail of your profile picture in the upper-right corner of the page. It will open your account options on a drop-down menu.Advertisement
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3Click Settings on the menu. This option is listed next to a gray gear icon between History and Terms & privacy policy. It will open your settings in a new pop-up.
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4Click the Privacy tab on the left menu. You can find this option between Audio and Recommendations on the left-hand side of the Settings window.
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5Click and toggle the Pause activity-based recommendations switch to . Clicking the gray switch icon will turn it on.
- When this option is turned on, you won't see any music recommendations based on what you've liked or listened before.
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1. Open YouTube Music.
2. Click your avatar on the top-right.
3. Click Settings.
4. Click Privacy on the left.
5. Toggle Pause activity-based recommendations to On.
