How do I stop "Show news and interests on the taskbar" from turning on?

Anonymous
2024-03-13T04:16:08+00:00

Whenever I turn off the "Show news and interests on the taskbar" setting, it eventually turns itself back on. While it is off, it works properly, disappearing from my taskbar. But then around 10 minutes later, it reappears on my taskbar with the setting being turned back on.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T14:08:27+00:00

    I figured out what the issue was. When I changed the setting, it kept changing it back because the registry wasn't being updated to match the changed setting. When I changed the registry value for the setting, it stopped changing back.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-06T21:50:00+00:00

    So I'm having this same issue on three different systems, two of them being windows 10, one being windows 11. These are fresh installs. Something from Microsoft is inadvertently re-enabling the setting. I actually pressed the off button one time and while on the screen, watched it switch back to on, on its own.

    Going to try the policy edit method, as having this menu appear on business machines is highly unethical.

    edit: taskkilling exploerer.exe and restarting it, would instantly re-enable this setting. Changing the registry key ( HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds\ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode ) to 2, seems to have solved this. I'll update if this behavior comes back. As a side note, the more and more Microsoft forces unwanted and unauthorized contact to outside services, the less anyone offering support should rely upon sfc and dism to repair these situations. These sorts of interferences from Microsoft have been well documented over the last decade. This isn't a malfunctioning of the system, but an "as designed feature".

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-13T05:03:02+00:00

    'Use start full screen' is off. 'Show news and interests on the taskbar' is also off.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-03T21:13:17+00:00

    This makes no sense. The toggle shouldn't have anything to do with any other apps as this is native windows setting. It's broken. Fix it! Stop giving stupid suggestions. Thanks.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-13T04:55:28+00:00

    Hi. My name is Lester, and I am an Independent Advisor. I'm sorry that you are experiencing this issue. I'd be more than happy to assist you.

    Please try the following steps:

    First, go to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar. Scroll down and toggle off the 'Show news and interests on the taskbar.'

    Next, go to Settings > Personalization > Start. Ensure the 'Use Start full screen' toggle is OFF.

    I hope this information is helpful. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions. Thank you

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