Widget feature missing in Windows 11

Anonymous
2021-07-02T10:22:15+00:00

Hello,

it seems that "Widgets" feature hadn't been properly installed with Windows 11 for me, because there is no option to add it to the taskbar and Win+W keys doesn't work.

I already tried re-registering apps using powershell, without results.

Do you have any idea how to fix this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-10-07T17:59:13+00:00

    Ok this is on a desktop PC using a 980TI video card, but will check the settings.

    Desktop maybe a different case, my laptop can use either the Integrated Intel Graphics or the Nvidia, it fails only when using the Intel 4000 Graphics, so I just forced it to use the Nvidia.

    If I revert to Auto Select I can still reproduce the problem.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-16T14:16:31+00:00

    Uninstalling "Windows Web Experience Pack" using Powershell and reinstalling it from the Microsoft store fixed the issue for me:

    1. Open PowerShell as admin
    2. Type the following command and hit enter: winget uninstall "windows web experience pack"
    3. Type "Y" when prompted
    4. Reinstall the pack by grabbing it from the Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9MSSGKG348SP
    5. Go to taskbar settings, the Widgets switch should be there, disable it and enable it again
    6. That's it! Widgets icon should appear in your taskbar.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-18T02:03:13+00:00

    yes me !

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-18T08:44:01+00:00

    I tried this, did the uninstall in Powershell. But when going to the Microsoft Store link to download "Windows Web Experience Pack" it will not do anything.

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