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Recently Microsoft added a new program to Windows 10 that runs in the taskbar called 'news and interests'. There are many ways to disable this from appearing. But is there a way to remove it?
In the past we had an 'app' that would provide 'news'. And you could remove it using 'get-appx'.
It now appears that Microsoft has made this part of the OS? More and more the end user is being limited to how they can manage the OS?
Or is there a way to remove 'news and interests' like any other 'app'?
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Can this be disabled through Device Manager - Configuration settings?
No I don’t think it can be disabled there, you can disable it in the Windows Registry.
@Stan Kasper
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Hi @Stan Kasper ,
I believe it cannot be removed as of today, it can simply be enabled/disabled.
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@Stan Kasper
Hi,
This widget is now slowly rolling out for Windows 10 version 1909 and higher releases, including version 2004, 20H2, and 21H1.
As you said, this is a part of the OS, so we cannot remove it.
If you do not find the taskbar widget useful, you can disable it quite easily.
Also, you can remove News and Interests icon on Taskbar using a BAT File:
https://www.windowsq.com/t/how-to-add-or-remove-news-and-interests-icon-on-taskbar-in-windows-10.651/
Please note: Information posted in the given link is hosted by a third party. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy and effectiveness of information.
Hope above information can help you.
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Thank you for your response. My question was if this item can be removed as past versions allowed a get-appx management for app removal. Since LeonLaude posted 1st as to this cannot be removed I have to give him accepted credit.
Hello,
You can disable News & Interests using this guide:
https://www.kapilarya.com/show-hide-news-and-interests-from-windows-10-taskbar
When you remove it using registry, the News & Interests option will be completely removed from taskbar.
Hope this helps!
Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.
Thank you for your response. I realize there are many ways to disable this. My question was on how to remove it. Apparently it is know part of the OS and cannot be removed.
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Hi All
Have 1909 and 20H2 machines both had the June patch applied. Don't see the News and Interest at the taskbar. Both ENTERPRISE versions. Right click on Taskbar, and i dont see the "news and interest" there either.
Just wondering whether this new feature was meant for ALL machines... or if there are any exceptions?
Thanks
Dave
The 'news and interests' item is kinda of quirky. You can right click on the task bar and select 'taskbar settings' and play with that. I have found that if you have many toolbar items that can affect whether it appears. Also if you move the taskbar to some new location it may magically appear. Very quirky.
The N&I feature is slowly rolling out to everyone. So if you're not seeing it on your system, no need to worry. It will be available soon as you got an eligible update.
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We see the same behavior. Our 1909 Enterprise systems do not get this feature after June patches which was not what we were expecting. We patch through WSUS if that is making a difference in this case.
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You can disable through the registry also:
In Start Search type Regedit and hit the Enter key.
Locate the following:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds
Right-click the Feeds key, select the New submenu, and choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.
Name the new key ShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode and press Enter
Double-click the newly created key and make sure the value is set from 0 to 2 to disable the feature.
Close the Registry Editor.