Windows 10 'News and Interests'

Stan Kasper 1,376 Reputation points
2021-06-09T20:11:29.46+00:00

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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  1. Jenny Feng 14,081 Reputation points
    2021-06-10T06:25:57.903+00:00

    @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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  2. Kapil Arya 7,756 Reputation points MVP
    2021-06-10T12:38:20.353+00:00

    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.

  3. David Moon 541 Reputation points
    2021-06-11T00:43:57.367+00:00

    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.

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    Just wondering whether this new feature was meant for ALL machines... or if there are any exceptions?

    Thanks
    Dave

  4. S.Sengupta 15,521 Reputation points MVP
    2021-06-11T14:40:29+00:00

    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.

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