How to disable news and interest in Windows 11 widget

Anonymous
2021-10-22T20:48:56+00:00

I want to keep the widget on my task bar, however I don't want the new stories to show. I've hide a bunch of them and they still end up showing, but I'm constantly having to hide them all since there are sooooo many. How do I disable the top stories, and the news and interest without turning off my widgets. I ONLY want the weather to show.

I've uninstalled microsoft news but I'm still seeing the news stories.

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Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2024-02-23T11:57:06+00:00

With the February update to Windows 11 - you have the option to disable MS start to feed from the Widget Settings. Requires Windows 11 23H2 at least.

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Anonymous
2021-10-24T20:11:33+00:00

I would suggest that you completely remove the the Widgets app from your taskbar - see here -and pin the Weather App to Start / Taskbar.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-09T14:11:49+00:00

    This works. THANK YOU! A note that you need to right-click and run PowerShell as Administrator and then it made me agree to a Microsoft source agreement to log my country code as US (why an agreement to uninstall??) and then it uninstalled.

    The only think is that I kind of like widgets, but I really wanted the news feeds to stop!!! I guess I have to throw out the baby with the bathwater. I'd rather give up the widgets if that's the only way to rid the constant pulls of the news feeds.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-09T13:52:02+00:00

    You keep on thinking that Newsmax is different. Poor, oblivious summer child.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-09T08:47:10+00:00

    It's far better, easily accessible. Both blow away the fake news mainstream media conglomorate... although sadly, Fox's role as controlled opposition has become painfully obvious

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