Microsoft recently announced a ‘news and interests’ taskbar widget for Windows 10. While the feature was not widely available before, it has now expanded to Windows Insiders in beta and release preview rings. It hints that the stable launch is imminent. Although helpful, this widget takes up space on the taskbar, and some people may not prefer using it. So in this article, we’ll be going through the steps involved to remove the news and interests widget from Windows 10’s taskbar.
Note: I tested this on a Windows 10 laptop running Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21359.1 in the Dev channel.
- Right-click anywhere on the taskbar, and you’ll see the following list of options. If you have access to the ‘news and interests’ feature, you’ll notice a new option titled ‘News and interests’ here. Click or hover your mouse pointer over it to see the expanded set of options.
So, that’s how you can get rid of Microsoft’s news and interests taskbar widget on your Windows 10 computer. If you want a similar feature that doesn’t exist in your taskbar, you should consider checking out Edge’s news and weather feed. We’ve also written a tutorial you can follow to get news and weather widget on Microsoft Edge right now. For more such tips, check out our article on the best Windows 10 tips and tricks.
