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How do you stop the new Widget "News and Interests" (Edge Bar) from loading everytime I restart?

Anonymous
2021-12-01T08:14:52+00:00

This new Widget, EDGE BAR, even if I Turn it off or "quit", it reloads when I restart. I do not want that at all, but can see no way to stop it from reloading if I shut down or restart. When I right click the Taskbar it already shows it is turned off because I clicked Quit, but the next time I restart my PC it loads back up. How do I totally remove that News and Interest Widget from my PC so it does not reload?

Microsoft Edge | Browser extensions | Windows 10

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-01T09:15:57+00:00

    This new Widget, EDGE BAR, ...

    This feature has its own settings page: ⋯ (Settings and more) > Settings > Edge bar. One of the options is Automatically open Edge bar when the computer starts, so try turning that Off.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-01T08:50:42+00:00

    Good Day Ruth2340,

    My name is Carlo, I am also using Windows 10 pc and community member like you. Let us work together to sort this out.

    Here's the steps you can try.

    -Right click on your taskbar

    -Expand the News and Interest

    -Click Turn Off

    Please see the screenshot below.

    Restart and check the if issue persists.

    I hope the information above helps. Please let me know how it goes.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-12-12T03:27:07+00:00

    Go to Settings / Edge bar and disable the option that says "Automatically open Edge bar when the computer starts". Hope that helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-12-01T14:38:03+00:00

    Carlo Thanks for your response, but I had already done all that. I did get another response from a "Firedog" in here, and his advise worked. I did not even consider going to Microsoft Edge Settings itself, but there it is in Edge settings to Turn it off permanently and you then can turn it on again.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-12-01T14:34:51+00:00

    Thanks You so very much. I never thought to go to Microsoft Edge Settings in Edge itself. That did the job.

    Thanks again.

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