Manage your recommendations & search results - Computer (2024)

There are several ways to influence your YouTube recommendations and search results. You can remove specific videos from your watch history and searches from your search history. You can also turn off your watch and search history, or start fresh by deleting your watch and search history.

If you don’t want video recommendations on the homepage, you can delete and turn off your watch history.

Watch history and search history

• Remove individual videos from your watch history: If you notice recommendations on a subject you're not interested in, try removing a video you previously watched on that topic. It may reduce the chance of similar recommendations in the future.
• Remove individual searches from your search history: If you notice recommendations on a subject you're not interested in, try removing a previous search on that topic. It may reduce the chance ofsimilar recommendations in the future.
• Turn off history: You can turn offyour watch or search history when you don'twant your watches or searches to influence future recommendations and search results. For example,when you're researching a subject for a school project that you aren’t personally interested in. Remember to resume your history when you’re done.
• Delete history: If your entire watch and search histories are no longer relevant to your interests, you can deleteyour watch and searchhistories. Tip: If you want to use your watch history to re-watch some videos, try adding those videos to a playlist or "Watch Later" to find them again.

Tune your recommendations

Smart TVs, streaming devices, or game consoles

Choose topics in your recommendations

If you’re signed in, you’ll notice topics on Home and on watch pages to help you refine your recommendations. These topics arebased on your existing, personalized suggestions. The topics are also based on content related to what you interact with. These topics aremeant to help you find content you want to watchfaster.

If you find a video that isn’t related to the topic you’ve chosen on Home,let us know by tapping More and then Not <topic> .

Remove recommended content from homepage

If you can'tfollow these instructions, you're likely using the old version of YouTube. If you're using a newer browser, update to the current version of YouTube.

The following recommended content can be removed from the homepage on your computer:

• Videos
• Channels
• Sections
• Playlists

To remove a recommended video from your homepage:

1. Point to the recommended video or the X for a section you’d like to remove.
2. Select Morenext to the title of the video or playlist.
3. Select Not interestedto remove the video from your feed.
4. Select Tell us why to share why you’d like the video removed. You can select I’ve already watched the video or I don’t like the video to customize your recommendations.

You can also make sure that videos from specific channels don't show up in your recommendations. Select the Menu, and then Don’t recommend channel.

Clear “Not interested” and “Don’t recommend channel” feedback

Your “Not Interested” and “Don’t recommend channel” feedback may be used to tune your recommendations. To clear all the “Not interested” and “Don’t recommend channel” feedback you've submitted:

1. Go to My Activity. You might need to sign in to your Google Account.
2. Find Other Google activityin the left-hand Menu or under the My Activity banner.
3. Select "YouTube 'Not interested' feedback," then select Delete.

View our other articles for more info about watch history, search history, and improving your recommendations.

Recommendations using your Google Activity

YouTube may also use data from your Google Account activity to influence your recommendations, search results, in-app notifications, and suggested videos in other places.

You can view and control your activity at myactivity.google.com. Learn more about controlling activity for your Google Account.

Manage liked videos

Your recommendations and search results are also based on videos that you’ve liked. You can like, dislike, andremove liked videosto influence your recommendations and search results.