Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The weather and news widget was added to the Windows 10 taskbar to give you immediate access to news and the current weather in your local area. However, if you don't want it, you can easily disable the weather and news widget from the taskbar.

Step 1

Right-click an empty spot on the taskbar.

Step 2

Go to News and Interests.

Step 3

After hovering the cursor over News and Interests, you will notice that it gives you the option to turn it off. Select that option. That's it! You will notice the weather and news widget no longer appears on the taskbar.