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Alex Wawro

How to remove the Windows 11 news and weather widget

A Windows 11 laptop, demonstrating how to run Android apps on Windows 11.

I switched to Windows 11 back when it launched in 2021, and while I didn't love it at first, I've grown pretty comfortable with Microsoft's changes over the last few years.

Lots of Windows diehards never got over the company's decision to center the Start button and lock down the taskbar, but that never bothered me much. No, what really ended up grinding my gears was the little breaking news and weather widget that Microsoft smooshed into the corner of the taskbar.

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