In addition to several new features such as the new Microsoft Store, centered Start Menu and Taskbar, and others, Windows 11 comes with Widgets. The feature helps you to view all information on News, Sports, Stocks, Weather from one place when you launch it. If you don’t like Widgets, you can disable and even uninstall the feature and reinstall when you change your mind, here is how to do that.
Widgets in Windows 11
Windows 11 comes preinstalled with the Widgets feature. Rather than using your smartphone, you can able to quickly find information on Stocks, traffic, Entertainment, Microsoft To-do, Family Safety, Sports, Weather, and news when you click on the Widgets icon on the taskbar.
You’ll find the experience with Widgets similar to News and Interests on Windows 10 from the taskbar. But, instead of the UI appearing from the taskbar, the flyout gets displayed from the left side of the screen with rounded corners and Windows 11 UI.
Pros: Variety of activities you can perform and track.
Cons: Widgets continue to consume system resources even when they are not open, you can notice this in Task Manager where 7 or more processes of Widgets processes running. It’s ideal for the Widgets process in the Suspended state when not running.
Disable Widgets in Windows 11
- Right-click on the taskbar
- Select Taskbar Settings
- Under Taskbar items, Toggle Widgets to off.
Do note this will remove the Widgets icon from the taskbar, but they keep running as said above.
Before knowing how to uninstall Widgets, take a look at how to remove a Widget.
Remove Widget in Windows 11
- Click on the icon on the taskbar to launch Widgets
- Here, you’ll notice several Widgets with a three-dot icon for each, click on the 3-dot icon for more options and select Remove Widget for the one you want to remove.
Widgets removed in this fashion, can be re-added back, here is how:
Re-add removed Widgets to Windows 11 again
- Open Widgets
- scroll down and click on Add widgets
- Choose a widget and click on the “+” icon to add one.
- Done,.scroll up to notice the newly added Widget.
Uninstall Windows 11 Widgets using Powershell
- Press win key and type Powershell, click Run as administrator
- Copy and paste this command and press enter
winget uninstall "Windows web experience Pack"
- Windows 11 uninstalls Windows Web Experience Package [[MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_cw5n1h2txyewy] that is responsible for Widgets .
Restore / Reinstall Widgets in Windows 11
- To get Widgets back, visit the Windows web Experience Store link in a browser
- Click on the Get button and further install it
Do you like or hate Widgets on Windows 11? Let us know in the comments below.
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