Taskbar Widgets keep closing, won't stay open

Anonymous
2021-10-05T23:12:50+00:00

I downloaded the full Win 11 ISO today from Microsoft and installed it on my desktop PC (over Win 10 Pro). I had been using my laptop for the Insider Preview Beta. Everything works OK on the Desktop PC install except the Widgets. When I click on the Widgets icon, it flys open and then closes right away. Rebooted a few times, removed and added Widgets from the Taskbar, but it still closes right away.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-10-18T09:04:23+00:00

    In the other Widgets thread, someone posted the following:

    "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."

    I followed this, but going to Step 4, it will not allow the download from the Microsoft Store. So now I have no way to installed the Widgets.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-18T08:34:20+00:00

    I just installed the Win 11 (258) and still have the same problem with Widgets not opening.

    I checked and do that the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version 94.0.992.50 installed.

    I tried the "Modify" where it downloads and installs it again, but Widgets still wont open.

    I looked at Task Manager and there is no listing for Widgets.exe running.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-07T20:25:12+00:00

    I do have MS Edge browser installed, would have to check on Edge WebView2 Runtime.

    Here is mine on the MSI Laptop with Build 22000.194.

    On the Desktop WebView2 is 94.0.992.38 this one is still .31

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-07T00:37:45+00:00

    I do have MS Edge browser installed, would have to check on Edge WebView2 Runtime.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-06T21:53:01+00:00

    Widgets depends on a runtime library called "WebView2" which is tied to Microsoft Edge.

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    Do you have Microsoft Edge WebView Runtime installed?

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