Turning off account level Automated Assets within the Google Ads web interface is tricky for the uninitiated. It involves at least 30 clicks.

How to turn off account level Automated Assets in Google Ads

In the tree menu on the left, click on Assets > Assets

On the right-hand side above the data table click the More … three dot menu

Click Account level automated assets

Click Account level automated assets settings tab

Turn off assets from this screen and choose the most appropriate reason for turning off, not that it matters.

Here are the steps with screenshots

1. In the tree menu on the left, click on Assets > Assets

Google ads web interface: turning off google ads automated assets google ads tree menu step 1

2. On the right-hand side above the data table click the More … three dot menu

3. Click Account level automated assets

Google ads web interface: turning off google ads automated assets - click three dot menu More

4. Click Account level automated assets settings tab

Google ads web interface: turning off google ads automated assets settings

4. Turn off assets from this screen and choose the most appropriate reason for turning off, not that it matters.

Google ads web interface: turning off google ads automated assets - turn off assets from this screen

This method is slow and laborious.

A better way to solve this problem would be using Google Ads Editor or to be able to select all assets in one click to turn off, but this is currently not possible.